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

27th November 2007
Yerevan- Armania/Ani Plaza Hotel

A G E N D A

TUESDAY, 27TH NOVEMBER 2007
Opening Session

(9:00 - 10:15 AM)

9:00 - 9:30 Registration

Welcome address and opening speech

9:30 - 9:45 Mr. Raul de Luzenberg, Charge d'Affaires, Delegation of the European Commission to Armenia
9:45 - 10:00 Mr. David Avetissian, Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy

Press Point (10:15 - 11:00 AM)

10:00 - 11:00 Press Point

Mr. David Avetissian, Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy
Mr. Raul de Luzenberg, Charge d'Affaires, Delegation of the European Commission to Armenia
Mr. Hrayr Gyonjyan, Head of UA TA Coordination Unit, Head of the PAO (Programme Administration Office fot 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 - 11:00 Coffe Break

Second Session
General introduction to Twinning
Twinning experience in ENP countries
(11:00 - 12:30)

11:00 - 11:15 Ms Barbara Lucke, Head of Unit Geographical Co-ordination and Supervision for Europe, EuropeAid, European Commission
EU-Armenia 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 - 11:45 Mr. Hrayr Gyonjyan, Head of UA TA Coordination Unit, Head of the PAO (Programme Administration Office fot Twinning and TAIEX operations) - First steps for starting Twinning operations in Armenia: state of play

11:45 - 12:00 Mr Andriy Vyshnevsky, Director of the Programme Administration Office for Twinning and TAIEX Operations in Ukraine -
Twinning in Ukraine: lessons learned

12:00 - 12:30 Questions and answers

Third Session
Twinning Framework and Procedures
Twinning Experience of New Member States
(14:00 - 17:15)

14:00 - 14:15 Presentation: Twinning in Armenia
Ms Marine Mizandari, Multi-country programmes Unit, EuropeAid, EC

14:15 - 14:30 Presentation: Twinning in the Neighbouring Countries: Key Facts and
Figures
Ms Carmen Garcia Audi, Multi-country programmes Unit, EuropeAid, EC

14:30 - 15:00 Presentation: Identification of a Twinning Project/Thesaurus
Mr Olivier Vanhoenacker, Multi-country programmes Unit, EuropeAid, EC

15:00 - 15:15 Coffe Break

15:15 - 15:45 Presentation: Twinning Principles and Twinning Cycle
Mrs Stephanie Palombi, Multi-country programmes Unit, EuropeAid, EC

15:45- 16:15 Speaker: Ms Rasa Tamosiuniene, National Contact Point from Lithuania, Lithuania's Experience in Twinning: Beneficiary and Provider

16:15 - 16:45 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

Questions and answers sessions after each presentation

16:45 - 17:15 Closing remarks: conclusions and definition of the next steps for
the immediate future

Discussion by all participants

18:00 Cocktail (Art Gallery, Saryan Museum)

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