Tuesday, 27th October 2009
PARTICIPATION OF A MACEDONIAN DELEGATION AT THE PARLIAMENTARY SEMINAR ON FREE TRADE AND REGIONAL INTERNAL MARKET
Jointly organized by the European Parliament and the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia, the Parliamentary Seminar on “Free Trade and Regional Internal Market” was held on 26 and 27 October 2009 in Zagreb. Parliamentarians from the Western Balkans parliaments, members of the European Parliament, as well as representatives of the European Commission took part at the Seminar.
The Delegation of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia was composed of Mr. Vančo Kocev from VMRO-DPMNE, Roza Topuzova Karevska from LDP, Femi Jonuzi from DUI, and Mile Andonov from SDSM.
Ms. Silvana Koch-Mehrin - Vice-President of the European Parliament, the MEPs Mr. Zoran Thaler, Mr. Bastian Belder and Mr. Iuliu Winkler, as well as other high ranking officials addressed the meeting. The participants discussed various issues, such as the relations between the European Parliament and the national parliaments, the emphasis on regional cooperation in the Stabilziation and Association Agreement as a political condition for European Union membership, the role of parliaments in the promotion of the regional economic cooperation, the renewed CEFTA and the gola of multilateral free trade, as well as the role of the Regional Cooperation Council in encouraging regional cooperation and trade.
Mr. Vančo Kocev from the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia had a presentation on the implementation of the commitments of the Republic of Macedonia in the area of regional cooperation and trade.