TWINNING LAUNCHING WORKSHOP

27 November 2007
Yerevan-Armenia/Ani Plaza Hotel

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TWINNING LAUNCHING WORKSHOP

29-30 November 2007
Tbilisi- Georgia/Marriott Hotel

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TWINNING LAUNCHING WORKSHOP

29-30 November 2007
Tbilisi- Georgia/Marriot Hotel

A G E N D A

THURSDAY, 29TH NOVEMBER 2007
Opening Session
(9:30 - 10:15 AM)

9:30 - 10:00 Registration and welcome coffee

Press Point (9:30 - 10:15 AM)

9:30 - 10:15 Press Point

Mr Giorgi Baramidze, Vice Prime Minister, State Minister of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
Mrs Tamar Beruchashvili, Deputy State Minister of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
H.E. Per Eklund, Head of European Commission Delegation to Georgia and Armenia, Ambassador
Mr Roman Kakulia, National coordinator, Director of the PAO (Programme Administration Office for Twinning and TAIEX operations)
Ms Barbara Lucke, Head of Unit Geographical Co-ordination and Supervision for Europe, EuropeAid, European Commission
Mr Jorge de la Caballeria, acting Head of Unit Multi-country Programmes, EuropeAid, European Commission

10:15 - 10:30 Welcome address and opening speech
H.E. Per Eklund, Head of European Commission Delegation to Georgia and Armenia, Ambassador

Opening speeches

10:30 - 10:40 Mr Giorgi Baramidze, Vice Prime Minister, State Minister of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration

10:40 - 10:50 Mrs Tamar Beruchashvili, Deputy State Minister of Georgia on Europe and
Euro-Atlantic Integration

Co-chairmen (all sessions) - Mr Jorge de la Caballeria, Acting Head of Unit Multi-country Programmes and Mr Roman Kakulia, Director of PAO

THURSDAY, 29TH NOVEMBER 2007

Second Session
General introduction to Twinning
Twinning experience in ENP countries
(11:00 - 13:30)

11:00 - 11:15 Ms Barbara Lucke, Head of Unit Geographical Co-ordination and Supervision for Europe, EuropeAid, European Commission
EU-Georgia Financial Cooperation - from Tacis to ENPI

11:15 - 11:30 Mr Jorge de la Caballeria, acting Head of Unit Multi-country programmes,
EuropeAid, European Commission
Twinning in the context of the ENP

11:30 - 12:00 Coffee break

12:00 - 12:15 Mr Roman Kakulia, Director of the Programme Administration Office
for Twinning and TAIEX Operations in Georgia
First steps for starting Twinning operations in Georgia: state of play

12:15 - 12:30 Mr Andriy Vyshnevsky, Director of the Programme Administration Office
for Twinning and TAIEX Operations in Ukraine
Twinning in Ukraine

12:30 - 13:00 Questions and answers

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch (Restaurant - Marriott)

Third Session
Twinning Framework and Procedures
(14:30 - 16:00)

14:30 - 14:45 Presentation: Twinning in Georgia
Ms Marine Mizandari, Multi-country programmes Unit, EuropeAid, EC

14:45 - 15:00 Presentation: Twinning in the Neighbouring Countries: Key Facts and
Figures
Ms Carmen Garcia Audi, Multi-country programmes Unit, EuropeAid, EC

15:00 - 15:30 Presentation: Identification of a Twinning Project/Thesaurus
Mr Olivier Vanhoenacker, Multi-country programmes Unit, EuropeAid, EC

15:30 - 16:00 Presentation: Twinning Principles and Twinning Cycle
Mrs Stephanie Palombi, Multi-country programmes Unit, EuropeAid, EC

Questions and answers sessions after each presentation

16:30 Cocktail (Marriott Hotel)

FRIDAY, 30TH NOVEMBER 2007

Fourth Session
Twinning Experience of New Member States
TAIEX
(10:00 - 12:45)

10:00- 10:30 Speaker: Ms Rasa Tamosiuniene, National Contact Point from Lithuania, Lithuania's Experience in Twinning: Beneficiary and Provider.

10:30 - 11:00 Speaker: Ms Anda Grigale, Head of Co-operation Projects Division, EU and Foreign Affairs Department, vice National Contact Point from Latvia
Latvia as Twinning Beneficiary

11:00 - 11:30 Speaker: Ms Nelli Timm, National Contact Point from Estonia
Estonian Twining Experience

11:30- 12:00 Presentation: TAIEX
Olivier Vanhoenacker, Multi-country programmes Unit, EuropeAid, EC

Questions and answers sessions after each presentation

12:00 - 12:45 Closing remarks: conclusions and definition of the next steps for
the immediate future

Discussion by all participants

13:00 Closing Lunch (Marriott Hotel)

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