MEPs Jose Salafranca (Spain) and Vito Bonsignore (Italy) hosted an EPP-ED Study Day on the future of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation on Thursday 7 December in the European Parliament. Hans-Gert Poettering MEP (Germany), Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament, opened proceedings with a welcome address. Themes for discussion included: Euro-Mediterranean political challenges, the role of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA) in Euromed relations, culture, democracy and human rights: from Barcelona to the Neighbourhood Policy, and Economic challenges and perspectives of Euro-Mediterranean Relations.
Speeches Speech by Hans-Gert Poettering MEP Speech by Vito Bonsignore MEP Speech by Tokia Saïfi MEP Speech by Simon Busuttil MEP Speech by Kamel Jendoubi Speech by Ulysses Kyriacopoulos Speech by Monia Shkiri Speech by Heba El Kholy