“Trade Remedies under the WTO”

Tirana International Hotel, March 17, 2004

PROGRAM

9:00 – 9:15 Registration and documentation

9:15 – 9:30 Welcoming remarks by

ISB/ACIT

Mr. Anastas Angjeli, Minister of Economy

Mr. Harry Birnholz, Mission Director, USAID, Tirana

9:30 – 10:00 “Albania and WTO: A review of commitments” a presentation of Engjëll Skreli, PhD, Executive Director of Institute of Public Policies, Local Expert Team at ACIT

Discussion by Ms. Adriana Civici, General Coordinator, WTO Secretariat, Ministry of Economy: “How much has Albania respected the commitments, costs of such actions and further implications”

10:00 – 10:15 Q&A; discussions

10:15 – 10:45 “Agriculture under the new negotiation initiatives”, a presentation by Prof. Dr. Adrian Civici, Director, Ministry of Finance, Local Expert Team at ACIT

10:45: 11:00 coffee break

11:00 – 12: 30

Q&A of the paper of Mr. Civici; discussions

“Protection policies and instruments under the WTO”, paper prepared by Aiga Gugu, LL.M., Trade policy analyst, ACIT

Discussion by private sector representative: “How private sector finds the possibilities for protection and relevant arguments for such requests”.

Q&A; discussions

12:30 - 13:00 Concluding remarks