First bilateral Steering Committee Meeting of the EU/CoE joint Programme
“Towards Strengthened Democratic Governance in the Southern Mediterranean”
(South Programme II) in Jordan
6 December 2016, Jordan Institute of Diplomacy, Amman, Jordan
Agenda
(21/11/2016)
8:45 – 9:30 Registration of participants
9:30 – 10:15 Opening session
· Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
· Ms Verena Taylor, Director, Office of the Directorate General of Programmes, Council of Europe
· Representative of the Delegation of the European Union to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
10:15 – 11:15 Reform of justice
· Ms Muriel Iseli, Administrator, Secretariat of the European Commission for Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law, Council of Europe
· Representative of the Ministry of Justice of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
· Representatives of Jordanian relevant Ministries and Agencies
Exchange of views
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 Co-operation in constitutional matters, support to democratic institutions
· Mr Serguei Kouznetsov, Head of the Neighbourhood Co-operation Division, Venice Commission, Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law, Council of Europe
· Representatives of Jordanian relevant Ministries and Agencies
Exchange of views
12:30 – 14:15 Buffet-luncheon
14:15 – 15:00 Prevention of corruption, money laundering and terrorism
· Mr Igor Nebyvaev, Head of Unit, Economic Crime and Co-operation Division, Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law, Council of Europe
· Representatives of relevant Ministries and Agencies
Exchange of views
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee break
15:15 – 16:30 Partnership networks between CoE and Jordan
· Ms Francesca Lionetti, Project Officer, Intercultural Cities Network, Directorate General of Democracy, Council of Europe
· Representatives of Jordanian relevant Ministries and Agencies
Exchange of views
16:30 Concluding remarks