ANNEX OF MEASURES FOR CLOSER POLITICAL DIALOGUE The following mechanisms for a closer political dialogue with the Europe Agreement signatories as a group could be considered: - one meeting at Ministerial level per semester in the format either of a special extended Council meeting or Troika; - one m
eeting at Political Director level per semester; - creation of the post of shadow European Correspondent in the associated countries. One meeting at Correspondent level per seme
ster to prepare the meetings of Political Directors and to co
...[+++]ordinate experts meetings (agenda; choice of suitable themes); - meetings at expert level per semester, in the margins of the EPC working groups, along the lines of the working group level political dialogue with the United States and the accession candidates. Identification of the relevant working groups, including those in the security field, by mutual agreement, to be prepared by Correspondents for decision by Political Directors; - Continuation of existing practice and open mind regarding participation of associated countries as observers in working groups in cases where there are special reasons for their participation (eg ad hoc Group Yugoslavia, ECMM; sanctions enforcement); - consultations between missions in third countries on the domestic and foreign policy of the host country along the lines of the EC/US model; limited number of countries (eg 5) initially.Vastlegging van de werkgroepen, ook op het gebied van de veiligheid, door onderling overleg, met voorbereiding door de functionarissen Europese Zaken en besluitvorming door de hoge politieke ambtsdragers; - voortzetting van de bestaande praktijk en openhouden van nieuwe mogelijkheden in verband met de aanwezighei
d van geassocieerde landen als waarnemers in de werkgroepen wanneer er speciale redenen daartoe bestaan (bij voorbeeld de Groep ad hoc Joegoslavië, ECMM, toepassen van sancties); - overleg tussen missies in derde landen over het binnen- en buitenlands beleid van het gastland volgens het EG/VS-model; aanvankelijk een beperkt aa
...[+++]ntal landen (bij voorbeeld vijf).