Study Days of the EPP-ED Group

Malta - 4-6 July 2007

Programme

Wednesday, 4 July 2007

09.00-10.00

Opening: Joseph DAUL MEP, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament Welcome address: Lawrence GONZI, Prime Minister of Malta Simon BUSUTTIL MEP, Head of the Maltese Delegation in the EPP-ED Group in the EP

10.00 - 12.30

Part I: EUROMED - The peace process in the Middle East

Chairman:

10.00 - 10.10

Vito BONSIGNORE MEP, Vice-Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament

10.10 - 10.25

Welcome address: Guido de MARCO, Former President of Malta

Speakers:

10.30 - 10.40

Mohammed Al-Fatah NACIRI, Director of the office for European Affairs of the Arab League

10.40 - 10.50

Marc OTTE, EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process

10.50 - 11h00

Patrick CHILD, Head of Cabinet of Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU Commissioner

11.00 - 11.10

Tokia SAÏFI MEP, Chairwoman of the Political Committee of EMPA (Euro Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly)

11.10 - 11.20

Michael GAHLER MEP, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the European Parliament

11.20 - 11.30

Jana HYBÁŠKOVÁ MEP, Chairwoman of the EU-Israel Inter-parliamentary Delegation

11.30 - 11.40

Ioannis KASOULIDES MEP, Vice-Chairman of the EU-Palestine Delegation

11.40 - 12.30

Discussion

15.00 - 18.00

Part II: EUROMED - Future steps Chairman:

15.00 - 15.10

Othmar KARAS MEP, Vice-Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the EP

15.10 - 15.30

Welcome addresses: Michael FRENDO, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Malta

Speakers:

15.30 - 15.50

Abdelwahab ABDALLAH, Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs

15.50 - 16.10

Didier BOUTEILLER, Expert on the coordination of financial instruments (European Commission)

16.10 - 16.30

Antonio TAJANI MEP, Vice-President of the EPP, responsible for Euromed Policy

16.30 - 17.45

Discussion

Conclusions

17.45 - 18.00

Vito BONSIGNORE MEP, Vice-Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament

Thursday, 5 July 2007

09.00 - 09.30

Part II: EUROMED Chairman: Joseph DAUL MEP, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament The peace process in the Middle East Keynote speech by Abdelelah AL-KHATIB, Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs

09.45 - 12.30

Part III: MARITIME POLICY - Transport and Energy Chairman:

09.45 - 10.00

Marianne THYSSEN MEP, Vice-Chairwoman of the EPP-ED Group in the EP Speakers:

10.00 - 10.15

1) Green Paper on Maritime Policy: Introduction and the energy dimension Joe BORG, Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

10.15 - 10.30

2) The transport dimension Jacques BARROT, Vice-President of the European Commission, Commissioner for Transport

10.30 - 10.45

3) Malta's position on the Green Paper Censu GALEA, Minister for Competitiveness and Communications in Malta

10.45 - 11.00

4) EPP-ED Group's position on the Piecyk Report Georg JARZEMBOWSKI MEP, Member of the EPP-ED Group Bureau, EPP-ED Coordinator of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, Member of the Committee on Fisheries

11.00 - 12.15

Discussion Conclusions:

12.15 - 12.30

David CASA MEP, Member of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament

Afternoon

Site visits

Friday, 6 July 2007

09.00 - 12.00

Part IV: IMMIGRATION Chairman:

09.00 - 09.20

Simon BUSUTTIL MEP, Head of the Maltese Delegation in the EPP-ED Group in the EP Speakers:

09.20 - 09.40

1) Introduction of the immigration package Franco FRATTINI, Vice-President of the European Commission, Commissioner for Freedom, Security and Justice

09.40 - 10.00

2) Problem of immigration across the Mediterranean Sea Tonio BORG, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Justice and Home Affairs

10.00 - 10.20

3) View of the future Slovenian Presidency Dragutin MATE, Minister of the Interior in Slovenia

10.20 - 10.50

4) Towards an EPP-ED Group approach on immigration Mario MAURO MEP, Vice-Chairman of the European Parliament and Member of the Bureau of EPP-ED Group

10.50 - 11.30

Discussion Conclusions:

11.30 - 11.45

Jószef SZÁJER MEP, Vice-Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the EP Final conclusions:

11.45 - 12.00

Joseph DAUL MEP, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the EP

12.00

Press conference