EFTA Bulletin (Switzerland) articles from December 2001

EFTA Bulletin (Switzerland) archives from December 2001

Foreword.(Editorial)
December 1, 2001... The imminent enlargement of the European Union to include new European countries is of great historic significance, marking yet another step towards the unification of Europe. Enlargement entails enormous political and economic opportunities....

EFTA Parliamentary Committee Conference on EFTA-EU relations and enlargement: welcome and introduction.
December 1, 2001... Colleagues, Excellencies, Members of the EFTA family, Ladies and Gentlemen! I welcome all of you to our EFTA Parliamentary Committee Conference on the relations between EFTA and the European Union and the implications of enlargement of the...

EFTA and enlargement.
December 1, 2001... Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, The enlargement of the European Union will create a new Union and a new Europe. It will significantly change the map of our part of the world. It will foster stability and prosperity across our...

EFTA and Europe.
December 1, 2001... Distinguished Members of Parliament, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen! EFTA and Europe is the theme for my intervention of today. As a matter of fact, one has to admit that the place and the role of EFTA in the economic--and...

Enlargement--a historic opportunity.
December 1, 2001... Thank you, Mr Chairman, for your introduction, and it is a great pleasure to be here in Oslo again. I would like to begin by recalling that the enlargement of the EU to include the countries of Central and Eastern Europe was not invented...

Photo gallery depicting a pan-European atmosphere.
December 1, 2001... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Caption: 1. Gunnar Hafsteinsson, employee of Hotel Bristol in Oslo, assists Ms Katinka Barysch, Senior Economist of the EIU, preparing the technical aspects of her presentation. 2. Approximately eighty delegates...

Emerging political opportunities an enlarged Europe.
December 1, 2001... Dear Friends and Colleagues from near and far! It is a great pleasure for me to be here with so many fellow parliamentarians from all over Europe to discuss our future co-operation in the European Economic Area. I say future cooperation but...

Emerging economic opportunities in an enlarged Europe.
December 1, 2001... I would like to start by saying a few words on what The Economist Intelligence Unit is. We are a private sector organisation and are part of the Economist Group, which publishes The Economist newspaper. We specialise in country analysis,...

The future of EU after enlargement--security.
December 1, 2001... Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen! My preliminary remark should be to apologise to organisers of this conference for the change I made in the title of my presentation, for including the term security, but still I am not excluding...

Shaping Europe after enlargement and the implications for the South-East of Europe--view from a non-applicant country.
December 1, 2001... Dear Mr Chairman, fellow Parliamentarians, distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen! It is my pleasure to address you at this conference and present the views on the enlargement of Europe from a non-applicant country, as least as...

Dismantling borders in Europe--the Russian perspective on European integration.
December 1, 2001... Dear Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Participants to the conference, Dear Colleagues! It is a pleasure for me to take part in this conference and present the Russian view on the European integration and first of all, the political dimension....

EFTA Parliamentary Committee Conference on EFTA-EU relations and enlargement.
December 1, 2001... Conference on EFTA-EU relations and enlargement: opportunities an enlarged Europe Day 1 Tuesday 13 november 09.00-11.30 Sightseeing by coach in Oslo 12.00-13.30 Buffet Lunch, Hotel Bristol (Lille Festsal/Mauriske Sal) SESSION...

List of participants.
December 1, 2001... Members of Parliaments Bosnia and Herzegovina 1. Mr Sead Avdic, MP, Vice-Chairman of the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia 2. Mr Ivo Skrabalo*, MP, Chairman of the Committee for...