The capital welcomed 2010 with a salute to the Spanish presidency of the nearest uela with Morocco summit, a meeting to be held on 6 and 7 March and aroused great expectation to be the first to be held from Rabat is 'strategic partner'.

Granada has been selected by the Executive to host many of the meetings that take place during the Spanish presidency of the European Union (EU). While in Seville, Cordoba and Malaga also held several meetings in Europe, one of the largest will be the EU summit with Morocco, which will host the City of Alhambra on 6 and 7 March.

According to information provided by the Prefectures in this meeting, the first after the award of advanced status to Morocco, will attend (except for last minute changes) José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, acting president of the EU, the EU president , Herman Van Rompuy, the chairman of the Council of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Javier Solana, and EU Vice President, Joaquin Almunia. Morocco attended by Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, and four cabinet ministers.

The quote, details directly Moncloa during these last days has awakened great expectations, since this is the first summit between Europe and its recent 'strategic partner', which recently granted advanced status.

This is a new figure driven directly by Spain to promote political cooperation and security, to prepare a comprehensive free trade agreement, to promote the progressive integration of Morocco in various EU sectoral policies and that a greater level of exchanges among peoples. Although not publicly transcended the content of the summit meeting is expected to bear fruit: practical measures and guidelines to follow in this new stage of cooperation.

But this appointment will be only the first of six that are scheduled in Grenada to mid-May. Because between 14 and 17 March will be held the European Week of Regions 'Wire 2010', which involved about 500 people from 27 countries.

Sub sources explained that the purpose of this meeting is to identify good practices for the optimal use of structural funds for R + D + ia national and regional level. The event involved some European Ministers of Science and Innovation, as well as advisers to the EU.

In April there will be three games. The first, from 18 to 20 April, brings together ministers of Telecommunications of the European Union. The second one will take place from 21 to 23 April and will be a general assembly of Eurohocs: heads of European research councils and council of the European Ciencia2010 Foundation (ESF).

As if this were not enough, between 21 and 25 will open an informal meeting of COREPER (Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU). The number of participants in this session will be 100 people from the 27 EU countries, Deputy Permanent Representatives, 27 ambassadors, senior officials of the General Secretariat of the Council and the General Secretariat of the Commission.

Finally, and in May, will be a meeting of Attorneys-General of the 27 countries on 5 and 6, although this appointment has yet to be confirmed.

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