Brussels, 19 October 2015
NOTICE OF MEETING
Joint Consultative Committee CoR - the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Meeting No 12
Co-chairs
Venue
Date
Draft agenda:
Jean-François Istasse and Ivica Konevski
Hotel Inex Gorica/Ohrid/Fyrom
28 October 2015, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
9 a.m.
1.
Adoption of the agenda (COR-2015-05262-00-00-CONVPOJ-TRA)
2.
Adoption of Draft work programme of the Joint Consultative Committee with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - from 2015 to the end of the CoR sixth halfmandate (February 2017) (COR-2015-05017-00-00-TCD-TRA)
9.15–9.50 a.m.
3.
Opening session
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Welcome statement by Nikola P. Bakracheski , Mayor of the Municipality of Ohrid;
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Welcome statement by the JCC;
Ivica Konevski , Mayor of Municipality of Aerodrom, co-chair of
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Opening statement by Jean-François Istasse (BE/PES), Municipal Councillor, Verviers/
Belgium, co-chair of the JCC;
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Introduction by Lirim Shabani , Minister of Local Self-government of former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia; (tbc)
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Address by Koce Trajanosvki , President of ZELS and Mayor of City of Skopje; (tbc)
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EN

9.50–11 a.m.
4.
First session: The state of play of the enlargement process and the involvement of subnational authorities
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H.E. Aivo Orav , Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia;
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Gjoko Strezovski , Mayor of Municipality of Resen;
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Ivan Frangov , Mayor of Municipality of Gevgelija (Refugee crisis on border crossing point Gevgelija: the current situation and challenges);
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Anastasija Ilieska , State Secretary of Ministry of Interior of the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia (Refugee crisis at the border crossing Gevgelija: current situation and challenges);
Exchange of views
11–11.15 a.m.
Coffee break
11.15 a.m.–1 p.m.
5.
Second session: Devolution of powers to sub-national level and fiscal decentralisation – experience from EU and update on devolution and fiscal decentralisation process in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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Jozsef Ribanyi (HU/EPP), Vice-President of County Council of Tolna Megye (Fiscal
Decentralisation process – lessons from his/her respective country experience);
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Jasna Gabric (SL/ALDE), Mayor of the Municipality of Trbovlje (Fiscal
Decentralisation in the European Union "Lessons and challenges);
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Hazbi Idrizi , Mayor of Municipality of Bogovinje (Update on devolution and fiscal decentralization process in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia);
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Exchange of views
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6.
Other issues
1–2.30 p.m.
Lunch in Ohrid
2.30–4 p.m.
Facultative programme: Presentation of cultural and historical heritage of the city of Ohrid
Working languages:
Interpreting:
10/10 BG/EL/EN/FR/IT/HU/PL/SK/SL/SV/MK *
ISO 639-1 code
4/4 from EN/FR/HU/MK
*
ISO 639-1 code
(participants may speak in)
(participants may listen in) 4/4 into EN/FR/HU/MK
*
ISO 639-1 code
N.B.: Only members of this JCC and substitutes appointed to attend the meeting will be entitled to travel and subsistence payments. Members are therefore required to use the online system in order to confirm their presence at the meeting or to notify the secretariat of any delegation of presence to another member or alternate under Rule 5(2) of the Rules of
Procedure. The new online system is accessible through the Members' Portal on the CoR main website.
The deadline for submitting a delegation of presence is at midnight on
27 October 2015.
*
Provisional code which does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be agreed following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place under the auspices of the United Nations.
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