25th to 27th February 2009

A Delegation of the European Movement Portugal (EMP) officially visited the European Movement in Serbia (EMinS) between February 25th and 27th.
The members of the delegation of the EMP were:

• Mr João Menezes Ferreira, Advisor to the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affaires, member of the EMP

• Mr Armando Marques Guedes, Professor, Faculty of Law, Nova de Lisboa University, Vice Chairperson of the Superior council of the EMP

• Mr Nuno Piçarra, former executive director for Schengen, European Law professor, Nova de Lisboa University, Vice President of the EMP

During their stay, they met with the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Ms Slavica Dukic Dejanovic, Assembly Vice chairperson Ms Gordana Comic and European Integration Committee President Mr Laslo Varga. The Portuguese delegation was also welcomed by the Dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences, Milan Podunavac.
Political club: “Portugal, experience and success in the process of European integration” was held on Thursday, February 26th. The speakers included, besides the Portuguese guests, Živorad Kovacevic, President of the European Movement in Serbia, Claudia Crawford, director of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, which helped organize the political club, and Milica Delevic, Director of the Serbian European Integration Office.
Having in mind that the purpose of the visit was to initiate close cooperation between the two organizations, exchange experiences and examples of good practice which would be applicable to our road to EU, as well as to develop plans for future cooperation, the EMinS and the EMP signed a Treaty on Cooperation. The linking of the two organizations will also enable the linking of the Serbian and Portuguese societies and improve political cooperation as well as business and cultural collaboration.