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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141201
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SUMMARY:2014 Annual Dinner
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe Annual Dinner of 2014 was organized on the 2th of December at the European Parliament with Mario Monti\, former Italian Prime Minister\, as a guest of honour. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”5087\,5089\,5091\,5093\,5095\,5097\,5099\,5101″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:http://www.formermembers.eu/event/2014-annual-dinner/
CATEGORIES:Dinner Debate
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141010
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SUMMARY:Study Visit 2014 to Kosovo
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row el_class=”download-box-list”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Files” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%230005ad” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:800%20bold%20regular%3A800%3Anormal” custom_letter_spacing=”-1.8px”][vc_column_text el_class=”download-box-list”] \n\nFull report\nProgramme\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You can read here the full report of the Study Visit to Serbia.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\nThe Study Visit\, held once a year\, is a combination of political dialogue and cultural meetings  (with Government representatives\, NGOs\, academic and media representatives). This year the delegation was made up of 15 former MEPs \, one accompanying persons and a member ofSecretariat\, and took place in Kosovo from 11 to 19 October. Members of the delegation had the chance to meet members of the various political groups\, officials of the government and representatives of civil society. An interesting trip to the border between Serbia and Kosovo was also a highlight of the visit. A full report can be read in the Bulletin but you can find some additional documents here below (including a letter to VP Mogherini on our visit and a report by Peter Price). \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \n\nMission Report \n  \n\n\nDuring our study visit\, the most widely discussed topic was the problem of what is generally regarded as widespread corruption that is undermining the democratic and economic development of the country\, placing it just 105th on the transparency International corruption index. In a recent progress report\, the Commission indicated that: ‘The implementation of the anti-corruption strategy and action plan fails to generate effective results due to weak political support’. significantly\, the leaders of the five largest parties all assured us that they wholeheartedly endorsed effective measures to combat the problem. The fault always lay somewhere else. The opposition parties now seeking power were accusing the government parties of failure to act or\, worse still\, of active involvement in corruption. The civil engineering sector appeared to be a particularly attractive option for a minister with a keen eye for a little extra cash.\n\nFor example\, over one billion euros had been channelled into the construction of a motorway costing less than half that amount. however\, given the great symbolic value for most Albanians of  the road link from Pristina to tirana\, the government was in no mood to quibble. Following a visit from the transport Minister to Washington\, the united states’ Ambassador succeeded in having the contract awarded to an American company in which he now holds a senior post. According to nGO and business representatives\, no members of the political establishment\, whether in government or opposition\, see anything wrong with supplementing their meagre pay on the side. The head of the Foreign Investment Council\, a highly successful Greek oil magnate\, informed us that he was careful to steer clear of public procurement\, since it was always tainted by corruption\, adding that he had nevertheless managed to conclude some highly successful deals in Kosovo. When I asked how\, he replied that he was able to talk business with clients on a strictly objective basis\, adding that it was his word not his wallet that counted.\n\nWe were also informed by public officials that\, while measures to combat corruption were an absolute priority under the rule of law\, the problem was deeply ingrained in the Balkans as a whole and not limited to Kosovo. It is also proving hard to eradicate in a poor country where numerous laws have not yet taken effect and where the legal apparatus is still being assembled under the direction of euLeX.\n\nA select delegation also met the leaders of the highly nationalistic Albanian Vetëvendosje (self-determination) party\, including mayor of Pristina\, who had adopted a hard line against corruption despite the risk to himself and been named bravest mayor in the world by the British Guardian newspaper. his party is in favour of the annexation of Kosovo by Albania and wishes to hold referendum to decide the matter. however\, this would do little to help Kosovo in the anti-corruption stakes\, given that Albania is even further behind on the index (116th)!\n\n\nKosovo still has a long way to go before being eligible for eu membership and must first of all put an end to the corruption blocking its road. It is by no means enough to have just one brave mayor. The entire political establishment needs to take a long hard look in the mirror. \n\nBob van den BOS\, ELDR\, The Netherlands (1999-2004)\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:http://www.formermembers.eu/event/study-visit-2014-to-kosovo/
CATEGORIES:Study Visit
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SUMMARY:2014 Dinner Debate
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe 2014 Dinner Debate took place on Tuesday 8th April at the European Parliament in Brussels. Mr.Eduardo Barredo Capelot\, Director for Social Statistics at Eurostat \, was our Guest of Honour. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”4925\,4929\,4941\,4939\,4937\,4935\,4933\,4931″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Memorial Service 2014
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 2014 Memorial Service was held on Tuesday 8 April 2014\, at 5.45 pm\, in room ASP 5G2\, European Parliament\, Brussels.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Read the Final Oration by President Klaus Hansch and please find below the Brochure with the full list of deceased members  and obituaries written by their former colleagues.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:http://www.formermembers.eu/event/memorial-service-2014/
CATEGORIES:Memorial Service
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SUMMARY:2014 Annual Lunch
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe 2014 Annual Lunch took place at the European Parliament in Brussels. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”4987\,4989\,4991\,4993\,4995\,4997″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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