News
6/21/2016 16:08
Today was held a meeting in the Secretariat for European Affairs between the State Secretary for European Affairs, Ms. Ana Blazheska and a high delegation from France lead by Ms. Marie-Reine Fisher, Regional Advisor and Deputy President of the Alsace Region.
The opportunities for cooperation between Macedonia and the Alsace region in terms of exchange of experiences and cooperation in the fields of tourism, economy, competitiveness, production and export of wine and innovations were discussed at the meeting. Alsace Region is the first region in France that has used support from the European funds and has gained vast experience in this area which can be shared with the country in order to promote the use of the European assistance.
As part of the delegation, the French Ambassador to Macedonia, H.E. Laurence Auer attended the meeting together with Mr. Philip Shukrun President of the Agency for Promotion of Alsace Region, Mr. Gerard Staedel, President of the International Alsatian Union and Director of "Crédit Mutuel" in Germany, Mr. Jacques Schlaf, President of the Alsace- Macedonian Association and Mr. Bertrand Millet, Advisor to SEA.
The high-level French delegation is visiting Macedonia from 19 to 22 June 2016. The aim of the visit is promotion of the economic cooperation.