Pictures from the Dutch NCP

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Pictures from the Dutch NCP

• Ida de Kat
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Brussel 21 May 2008

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Twinning 2004 and 2008

• 1. Landscape
• 2. Political climate
• 3. Enlargement waterway
• 4. Twinningboat
• 5. Crew
• Recommendations

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2004

• 15 BC , EU dominance, acquis
• Sunny, downstream, clear view
• Reports known, finish clear, stampede
• Heavy, but sure
• Founding MS, experienced EC delegations BC,
  transfer CFCU

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2008

• 30 BC, no EU dominance, harmonization
• Unstable, varied
• No firm shores, maps and goals
• Ripe NMS, adult CC, infant BC
• New crews, OMS public sector cuts

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Recommendations

• Maintain
• enlargement policy, budget
• public sector reform
• public twinning networks
• Boost
• timely coordination in BC
• flexible implementation
• create critical mass
• institutional memory

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Dutch NCP team

• Thank you all
• The Dutch NCP team
• Ida de Kat
• Chris Baaré
• Sheila Kwint
• Cindy Mooiweer

Michiel van Erkel