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Andrew Kircher, External AffairsCopenhagen, January 25, 2010

Why MPs and ECA?Convene MPs from ECA countries to share

development experience and knowledge with eachother and the World BankShare latest World Bank research and findingsBuild deeper understanding of key issues among MPsresponsible for or interested in developmentassistanceBuild deeper understanding of World Bank’s role intransition and developing countries

2006 – Greece40 MPs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, FYR

Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and TurkeyCo-sponsored by the Hellenic Parliament andHellenic Foundation for European and Foreign PolicyTheme was

“Towards a Common Economic Space

for Southeast Europe”

with sub-focus on Greece’sexperience in EU AccessionTopics discussed – Education, Energy, GoodGovernance, Public Finance, Trade and Transport,Environment.

2007 - Slovenia40 MPs from Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Estonia,

Finland, Greece, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia,Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia,Spain, Turkey, and Ukraine.Co-sponsored by the Ljubjana-based Center forExcellence in FinanceTheme was on

Slovenia’s Experience with EU

Accession

Topics included – Migration, Role of RegionalDevelopment in Europe, Transforming JudicialSystems, and PPP’s in Infrastructure

2008 - Albania40 MPs from Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech

Republic, Greece, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia,Lithuania, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro,Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia,Turkey and UkraineCo-sponsored by Albanian ParliamentTheme –

“Looking Beyond Transition”

Topics – Investment Climate, Food and Energy Prices,Ageing and Demography

2010 - ?Tentatively slated for fall of 2010 – location tbdPossible future partnership with the Nordic-Baltic

Parliamentary Assembly?

Thank You