SEETAC’s Seventh Project meeting in Trieste, Italy
On 30th and 31th May 2011 SEETAC's
7th Project Meeting took place in Trieste (Italy)
, hosted by the Central European Initiative - Executive
Secretariat, Lead Partner of the Project. Welcoming speeches
were given by the CEI Secretary General Amb. Gerhard Pfanzelter and
the Regional Councilor for Infrastructure, Mobility, Territorial
Planning and Public Works of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Mr.
Riccardo Riccardi who expressed the full support for the SEETAC
project, in particular in the light of creating a North Adriatic
Port system (port of Trieste and Monfalcone) inter-linked with EU
Priority Projects crossing the region. He also pointed out the
importance of connecting the Friuli Venezia Giulia with the
Baltic-Adriatic corridor.
The works were opened with a round-table debate on the topic
"SEETAC and the EU strategies for cohesion", chaired by Mr. Carlo
Fortuna (CEI). On that occasion, the presentation of the
first SEETAC project results enabled a discussion on the
contribution of the SEETAC analysis to the ongoing TEN-T
revision process and to the inclusion of the Western Balkans in the
EU infrastructure networks. All partners participated actively in
the debate and illustrated their positions. The meeting was also
attended by important actors - Mr. Ivan Curzolo, Head of SEE
Project Management and Development Unit and Mr. Franc Zepic,
Priority area coordinator for the Danube Strategy International
Affairs Directorate, Ministry of Transport of Slovenia. Both gave
their contribution to the discussion, while Mr. Alain Baron,
Project Officer of the European Commission DG MOVE as meeting's
special guest had the task to draw some conclusions.
The second day was reserved to administrative and financial
issues as to the evaluation of the technical activities, the status
of the works and to the next steps to be undertaken.
The next project meeting will take place in October in Belgrade
(Serbia).