Programme

Friday 28 March 2008

6pm: Official opening session

Opening lecture : Jacques ATTALI

Saturday 29 March 2008

9:30: Speech by Hubert Védrine

9:30 - 11 am: Sessions

Session 1. Session 1. For a shared vision of the circulation of men in Mediterranean, in Partnership with Caisse Nationale des Caisses d’Epargne >>
Session 2. For an urban and land-use planning policy in the Mediterranean, in Partnership with Caisse des dépôts et consignations France & Caisse de Dépôt et Gestion Maroc >>
Session 3. Security in the Mediterranean >>

11:30am – 1pm: Plenary session I

“Who needs a Union for the Mediterranean?”>>

2:30 - 4pm: Plenary session II

“The Mediterranean: a strategic stake”>>

4:30 – 6pm: Plenary session III

“Rule of law in the Mediterranean”>>

Sunday 30 March 2008

“The Union for the Mediterranean: Contours, Content, Tools”

9:30 - 11am: sessions

Session 1.Union through education, culture and scientific cooperation >>
Session 2. Towards a Mediterranean of energy and the environment >>
Session 3.Should the Union for the Mediterranean have its own institutions?>>

11:30am – 1pm: Plenary session I

“What would a Mediterranean economic area consist of ? ”, in partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB) >>

2:30 - 4pm:Plenary session II

“Europe and the Union for the Mediterranean”>>

4:30 – 6pm: Closing session

1. Address by André Azoulay, Advisor to the king of Morocco
2. Speech by Bernard Kouchner, Minister of foreign affairs
3. Summary of the proceedings by Elie Barnavi, Director of the Museum of Europe
4. Closing speech by Bertrand Delanoë, Mayor of Paris