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MINUTES OF THE JOINT COMMISSION

SLOVAK REPUBLIC - FLANDERS

HELD IN BRATISLAVA

From 02 February till 03 February 2006 

The second meeting of the Joint Commission to discuss the Co-operation Programme for the years 2006-2007 to implement the Co-operation Agreement between the Government of the Slovak Republic and the Government of Flanders was held in Bratislava from 02 till 03 February 2006.
The chairperson of the Slovak delegation Mr. Kálmán Petőcz welcomed the Flemish delegation and presented the members of his delegation and added the names of the persons to be contacted within the respective administrations or services:
Slovak delegation:

Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic
        Kálmán Petőcz                                  Director
                                                                  Aid Coordination Unit 
                                                                    T.00 421 2 5729 5515
                                                                    kalman.petocz@vlada.gov.sk
        Kornélia Čajková	      Chief state advisor
                                                                 Aid Coordination Unit
                                                             T.00 421 2 5729 5519
      kornelia.cajkova@government.gov.sk 
        Mária Berová 	      Chief state advisor 
                                                                 Aid Coordination Unit
                                                             T. 00 421 2 5729 5532  
       maria.berova@vlada.gov.sk  

Ministry of Economy and Trade
-	Emil Pícha	       Director General 
-	
-	                                                             T. 00 421 2 4854 7121 
-	                                                             picha@economy.gov.sk

Ministry of Environment	
-	Katarína Nováková 	     Director General
-	
-	                                                           T. 00 421 2 5956 2351
-	                                                           novakova.katarina@enviro.gov.sk

Ministry of Culture
-	Ladislav Šimko 	     Director General
-	
-	                                                            T. 00 421 2 5939 1332  
-	                                                            ladislav_simko@culture.gov.sk

Ministry of Construction and Regional Development
      Vladimíra Olléová                              Director General

                                                                T: 58317 463
                                                                olleova@build.gov.sk 
-	
Ministry of Agriculture
-	Eva Kolesárová	      Director
-	
-	                                                            T. 00 421 2 5926 6293
-	                                                            eva.kolesarova@land.gov.sk

Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications
-	Kvetoslav Kmec	     Director
-	
-	                                                           T. 00 421 2 5949 4746
-	                                                           kvetoslav.kmec@telecom.gov.sk
-	
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family
-	Sandra Štichová	           Director
-	
-	                                                               T. 00 421 2  5975 2613  
-	                                                                  stichova@employment.gov.sk

Ministry of Health
-	Zuzana Škublová	          Director
-	
-	                                                              T. 00 421 2  5937 3268   
-	                                                                 zuzana.skublova@health.gov.sk

Slovak Academy of Sciences
-	Ján  Barančík	        Director
-	
-	                                                           T. 00 421 2  5249 4217 
-	                                                               barancik@up.upsav.sk

Youth Council of Slovakia
-	Emil Mucha 	        Executive Director
-	                                                            T. 00 421 2  5720 6200
                                                                       jdirector@rms.mladez.sk   

The chairman of the Flemish delegation Mr. Freddy Evens thanked for the kind reception and presented the members of his delegation and added the names of the persons to be contacted within the respective ministries:

Flemish delegation:

Co-ordination Department
Administration of Foreign Affairs of Flanders
-	Freddy Evens	Head of division Europe
T. 02-553 59 20 
freddy.evens@coo.vlaanderen.be
-	Etienne Schollaert	Assistant to the director, secretary
T.02-553 59 02 
etienne.schollaert@coo.vlaanderen.be

Welfare, Public Health and Culture Department 
Culture Administration
-	Danny Deweerdt	Chief collaborator
T.. 02-553 69 18 
danny.deweerdt@wvc.vlaanderen.be
-	Marie-Anne Van Hijfte	Assistant to the director
T. 02-553 42 36 
marieanne.vanhijfte@wvc.vlaanderen.be
-	Noemi De Clercq	Assistant to the director
T. 02 553 42 35
noemi.declercq@wvc.vlaanderen.be

Environment and Infrastructure Department
Roads and Traffic Administration
-	Etienne De Winne	Inspector General
T. 02-553 79 19   
etiennere.dewinne@lin.vlaanderen.be

The negotiations were held in a constructive atmosphere, and resulted in a draft text of the Co-operation Programme for the years 2006-2007, which was signed by the heads of the delegation in implementation of the Cooperation Agreement between the Slovak Republic and Flanders.

Both parties also agreed to refer to each other's websites - which will contain updated information about their mutual cooperation. The Flemish Party will, in view of this, have a special link on its website www.flanders.be. 

The Slovak Party will be providing information on this co-operation on the website of the Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic, www.government.gov.sk.

For all information and follow-up of this cooperation programme in both countries, the diplomatic channels will be used.  

Bratislava, February 3, 2006

Kálmán Petőcz                                                                         	Freddy Evens