in co-operation with the

Albanian Training Institute of Public Administration

Programme

Regional EU Trainer Conference 2009

Tirana, 5 to 8 November 2009

This project is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development on behalf of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany

Project Partners: InWEnt - Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbH Capacity Building International, Germany Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 40, 53113 Bonn, Germany Dr.h.c. Frank NEUMANN, Senior Project Manager Phone: +49 (0) 228 4460 1806, Fax: +49 (0) 228 4460 1530 E-Mail: [email protected] Ms Diana VANTU-GERSTACKER, Project Manager Phone: +49 (0) 228 44 60 1197, Fax: +49 (0) 228 4460 1530 E-Mail: [email protected] Training Institute of Public Administration (TIPA) Blv. “Zogu” I, Godina 57, Shk I, Tirana, Albania Mr Fatmir DEMNERI, Director Phone: +355 42 271 860, Fax: +355 42 240 759 E-Mail: [email protected] Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) Bundesallee 23, 10717 Berlin, Germany Mr Dominic MAUGEAIS, Project Manager Phone: +49 (0) 30 8891 3484, Fax: + 49 (0) 30 8891 3499 E-Mail: [email protected]

Experts: Mr Christophe SOLIOZ, Secretary General, Center for European Integration Strategies, Geneva - Vienna - Sarajevo Ms Isabella TORTA, EU - Albanian Relations Officer, Delegation of the European Commission to Albania, Tirana

Venue: Hotel Diplomat Fashion Rruga "Irfan Tomini", Tirana Tel: +355 42 235 090, Fax: +355 42 320 749 www.diplomatfashion.com

THURSDAY, 5 NOVEMBER 2009 Afternoon/Evening

Arrival and registration of all participants

19.00 hrs

Welcome dinner at the Hotel Diplomat Fashion

FRIDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2009 Chair: Mr Dominic Maugeais, Institut für Europäische Politik, Berlin 09.30 – 10.00 hrs

Welcome, introduction to the conference and presentation of InWEnt Activities Mr Bernhard Dresbach, Second Secretary Political Affairs, German Embassy, Tirana Dr.h.c. Frank Neumann, InWEnt, Bonn Mr Fatmir Demneri, TIPA, Tirana Mr Dominic Maugeais, IEP, Berlin Ms Diana Vântu-Gerstacker, InWEnt, Bonn

Presentation of the EU trainer groups’ activities since the last regional conference in Skopje 2008 along the following questions 1) Who are you and what is the background of your Trainer Group? 2) In which fields was your group active since the last regional meeting in Skopje 2008? 3) What were the greatest successes of last year? 4) With which failures did you have to cope? Why were there failures? 5) What role did EU TRAINET play for your activities? 6) What are your plans for 2010? 10.00 – 10.30 hrs

Macedonian Centre for European Training (MCET) Presentation of actual activities Andreja Stojkovski, Lidija Dimova, Filip Tosevski, Martin Nanik, Natasha Jovanova

10.30 – 11.00 hrs

Presentations of Activities of the European Education Forum EEF - Croatia Karlo Čulo, Tatjana Čorlija, Jasna Kancir

11.00 – 11.15 hrs

Coffee break

11.15 – 11.45 hrs

Presentations of Activities of the Association of European Training and Information AETI - Republic of Moldova (short information about Moldova's current situation in ENP) Angela Gramada, Arina Kraijdan

11.45 – 12.15 hrs

Presentations of Activities in Romania Narciza Zaharia, Zeno Consulting

12.15 – 12.45 hrs

Presentations of Activities in Montenegro Pavle Kaludjerovic, Mitar Djurovic, MEI

12.45 – 13.45 hrs

Lunch break

13.45 – 14.15 hrs

DEI-InWEnt Training Perspectives in Bosnia-Herzegovina Dzenana Zivalj

Reports from IPA-Training in Albania and Serbia 14.15 – 14.45 hrs

Train the Trainers on IPA management in Albania Fatmir Demneri, Elda Kallfa, Ledina Luzi, Aida Lahi, Enea Hoti, Roza Dedja

14.45 – 15.00 hrs

Coffee break

15.00 – 15.30 hrs

Train the Trainers on IPA management in Serbia Ivana Zlatanovic, Sanja Stanojević, Jasmina Radonjić, Jelena Pajovic,

15.30 – 16.15 hrs

Presentation of the Europe for Citizens Programme Tatjana Čorlija, EEF

16.15 – 16.30 hrs

Wrap up of the day Dominic Maugeais, IEP Spare time

19.00 hrs

Common dinner at the Sky Club Restaurant, Sky Tower, Tirana

SATURDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2009

Chair: Mr Dominic Maugeais, Institut für Europäische Politik, Berlin 09.30 – 09.45 hrs

Introduction to the second conference day

09.45 – 11.00 hrs

Perspectives on the European Union’s Enlargement Policy – Rethinking the EU integration process for the Balkans Mr Christophe SOLIOZ, Center for European Integration Strategies, Geneva

11.00 – 11.15 hrs

Coffee break

11.15 – 12.00 hrs

Recent developments in the EU’s Enlargement Policy – the EC Strategy Paper on Enlargement Ms Isabella TORTA, Delegation of the European Commission to Albania, Tirana Discussion

13.00 – 14.00 hrs

Lunch break

Training Perspective for IPA Training (Components 3 + 4): - Knowledge transfer from candidate countries to potential candidate countries 14.00 – 14.45 hrs

IPA Component III – Regional Development Lidija Dimova, MCET

14.45 – 15.30 hrs

IPA Component IV – Human Ressources Development Tatjana Čorlija, EEF

15.30 – 15.45 hrs

Coffee break

15.45 – 16.45 hrs

Group work: Reflection of (first) training experiences and exchange of good practices

17.00 – 19.00 hrs

Guided City Tour

19.00 hrs

Common dinner at the Ujvara Resort, Ibe Km 15, Tirana

SUNDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2009

Chair: Mr Dominic Maugeais, Institut für Europäische Politik, Berlin 08.30 – 08.45 hrs

Preparation for presentation of the results of the working groups

08.45 – 09.45 hrs

Presentation of working groups (about 10-15min each)

09.45 – 10.00 hrs

Conclusions and perspective for further training activities

10.00 – 10.15 hrs

Coffee break

10.15 – 10.45 hrs

Wrap up, evaluation of the conference and submission of the certificates Mr Dominic Maugeais, IEP Dr.h.c. Frank Neumann, InWEnt Mr Fatmir Demneri, TIPA Ms Diana Vântu-Gerstacker, InWEnt

10.45 hrs

End of session Farewell – airport shuttle for participants

12.00 – 13.00 hrs

Common lunch Farewell – airport shuttle for participants