2ND MEETING OF THE PRIORITY AREA 10 STEERING GROUP OF THE EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION (EUSDR) Date: March 29 - 30, 2012 Venue: Center of Excellence in Finance CEF, Ljubljana (Slovenia) – Participants: Razvan Apopei (RO), Elean Gagov (BG), Dana Mitea (AT), Irena Lorkova (SVK), Aniko Turi (HU), Snežana Filipović (RS), Marko Žabojec (CRO), Roland Arbter (AT), Tina Fink (SI), Walter Stoeckl (AT), Marlene Hahn (AT), Kurt Puchinger (PAC AT), Irena (PAC SI). – Lukač – OBJECTIVES OF THE MEETING As the implementation of the EUSDR gained momentum in the beginning of 2012, many issues needed to be tackled by the PA10 Steering Group (SG). The meeting took place over two days, its objectives were to: review the developments in the implementation of the EUSDR; review and discuss organizational aspects of PA10; report on the work of the PA10 working groups (intuitional capacity, civil society, regional cooperation and financing) and the 1st Danube Financing Dialogue; report on the work of the members of the Steering group of PA10; review project proposals submitted to the PA10; discuss and establish guidelines on how to administer project proposals; decide on next steps. TOPICS DISCUSSED DAY 1 Opening Session The SG received a copy of email with comments made by Mr Johannes Urban (DE) who was not able to participate at the meeting. Adopting the Minutes of the Kick-off Meeting of the PA10 Steering Group meeting Minutes of the kick-off meeting that took place on July 1, 2011 were unanimously adopted. Adopting the Rules of Procedure of the PA10 Steering Group Proposal of the Guidelines of the functioning of the PA10 Steering Group were sent to SG members in advance of the meeting. The Section (2) c) of the Guidelines was amended:
2ND MEETING OF THE PRIORITY AREA 10 STEERING GROUP OF THE EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION (EUSDR) Date: March 29 - 30, 2012 Venue: Center of Excellence in Finance – CEF, Ljubljana (Slovenia) Participants: Razvan Apopei (RO), Elean Gagov (BG), Dana Mitea (AT), Irena Lorkova (SVK), Aniko Turi (HU), Snežana Filipović (RS), Marko Žabojec (CRO), Roland Arbter (AT), Tina Fink (SI), Walter Stoeckl (AT), Marlene Hahn (AT), Kurt Puchinger (PAC – AT), Irena Lukač (PAC – SI). OBJECTIVES OF THE MEETING As the implementation of the EUSDR gained momentum in the beginning of 2012, many issues needed to be tackled by the PA10 Steering Group (SG). The meeting took place over two days, its objectives were to: review the developments in the implementation of the EUSDR; review and discuss organizational aspects of PA10; report on the work of the PA10 working groups (intuitional capacity, civil society, regional cooperation and financing) and the 1st Danube Financing Dialogue; report on the work of the members of the Steering group of PA10; review project proposals submitted to the PA10; discuss and establish guidelines on how to administer project proposals; decide on next steps. TOPICS DISCUSSED DAY 1 Opening Session The SG received a copy of email with comments made by Mr Johannes Urban (DE) who was not able to participate at the meeting. Adopting the Minutes of the Kick-off Meeting of the PA10 Steering Group meeting Minutes of the kick-off meeting that took place on July 1, 2011 were unanimously adopted. Adopting the Rules of Procedure of the PA10 Steering Group Proposal of the Guidelines of the functioning of the PA10 Steering Group were sent to SG members in advance of the meeting. The Section (2) c) of the Guidelines was amended:
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