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The Round Table on Tourism under Albanian Chairmanship took place in Tirana last Friday 10th of January. The meeting was opened by the Albanian Minister for Tourism and Urban Development Mrs. Eglantina Gjermeni who underlined the crucial role of Tourism for the sustainable development of the entire region and the great opportunities that will come from the approval of the EUSAIR.
The Round Table was aimed at supporting the EUSAIR process and was enriched by the participation of representatives of the European Commission (DG REGIO, DG Enterprise and Industry, Representation in Tirana) together with the representatives of the AII participating countries and the AII Secretary General, Amb. Pigliapoco.
The minutes will be published as soon as they are approved.
The deadline for the public consultation launched by DG Regional and Urban Policy on the EU Strategy for the Adriatci Ionian Region (EUSAIR) has been extended to 17 January 2014 and it is accessible at the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/pbl_cons_eusair
The AII Round Table on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises under Albanian Chairmanship took place last Thursday 7 November in Tirana.
The meeting was an occasion to exchange experiences among participant countries and to discuss about possible joint actions on supporting SMEs innovation, capacity building, improving business culture in the young generation, etc.
The XV Plenary Session of the Forum of Adriatic and Ionian Cities took place in Brindisi, from 9th to 11th Decembre 2013. The session was dedicated to "Macroregion and territories: The role and functions of the local communities in cross-border cooperation processes".
The representatives of the Adriatic and Ionian Municipalities gathered in Brindisi and tried to upgrade their cooperation in order to contribute to process of establishment of the EUSAIR (EU Strategy for the Adriatic Ionian Region). The priorities of this year's session were matched to the EUSAIR four pillars.
On the occasion, the AII Secretary General, Amb. Fabio Pigliapoco was awarded with the International Award Bruno Bravetti "The Adriatic is Not a Barrier".
As agreed at the first meeting of the EUSAIR National Contact Points held in Rome on 13 June , the 2nd Meeting took place in Brussels on 15 November , before the end of the stakeholders consultation to make sure that the overall process is on track.
The meeting was co-chaired by DG Regio and DG Mare and examined the state of play of stakeholders consultation per pillar , the composition of the working groups and the activities carried out so far , along with the remaining Programme of activities.
The Commission informed on the preparation of the stakeholders consultation closing event , to be held in Athens on 6-7 February 2014
The AII Secretary General , who regularly attends the EUSAIR meetings , informed the NCPs and the Commission about the Calendar of the events of the Albanian Chairmanship of the Adriatic Ionian Initiative stressing that both , the Presidency and the Permanent Secretariat , are ready to syncronize the events of the AII Calendar with the future activities of the preparation of the EUSAIR .