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The Secretary General of the AII met, last Friday 10th of January in Tirana, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Mr. Ditmir Bushati and the President of the Albanian Parliament, Mr. Ilir Meta.
The conversation with Foreign Minister Bushati mainly focused on the forthcoming Special Adriatic Ionian Council which will take place in the morning of 6 February in Athens with the attendance of EU Commissioners Hahn and Damanaki.
A convinced reaffirmation of the strong support of the eight Governments to the process they decided to start in May 2010 during the AIC Council held in Ancona - seen with great favor by the European Commission - will be at the core of the Meeting and provide an extra boost to the EUSAIR process in view of its final approval by the end of the year.
The conversation with President Meta concentrated on some aspects of the forthcoming Annual Meeting of the Presidents of Parliaments which has been scheduled for the beginning of April in Tirana.
President Meta attaches a great relevance to the event and aims at giving it a practical and concrete character . The issue of setting up parliamentary delegations to the AII should be finalized with the creation of small National Delegations .This step is deemed particularly significant in view of the approval of EUSAIR to which civil societies have largely contributed.
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 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".
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.