(ANSAmed) - BRUSSELS, SEPTEMBER 20 - The European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) ''is a key partner for us
in mitigating the impact of the financial crisis in our partner
countries and particularly those in the enlargement area'',
mostly in the Balkans, said Commissioner for Enlargement and
European Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Fule today, after the
meeting with the new President of EBRD, Suma Chakrabarti.
''Based on its experience over the last 20 years - Fule added - EBRD has a specific role to play in supporting private sector development and job creation''. Fule and Chakrabarti discussed the EBRD's operations in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean region, which have recently started.
''It is important - the EU Commissioner said - to continue working towards the expansion of the Bank’s activities in the Mediterranean region, notably with a view to creating employment opportunities, while ensuring such expansion is not to the detriment of the other countries within its mandate''. Regarding the Mediterranean area ''we agreed that close coordination of all donors in the region is important in order to respond effectively to the important challenges'' Fule declared.
The EU Commissioner also raised the potential membership of Kosovo in the EBRD, reiterating the EU view that Kosovo's socio-economic development would be enhanced through such membership. (ANSAmed)
''Based on its experience over the last 20 years - Fule added - EBRD has a specific role to play in supporting private sector development and job creation''. Fule and Chakrabarti discussed the EBRD's operations in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean region, which have recently started.
''It is important - the EU Commissioner said - to continue working towards the expansion of the Bank’s activities in the Mediterranean region, notably with a view to creating employment opportunities, while ensuring such expansion is not to the detriment of the other countries within its mandate''. Regarding the Mediterranean area ''we agreed that close coordination of all donors in the region is important in order to respond effectively to the important challenges'' Fule declared.
The EU Commissioner also raised the potential membership of Kosovo in the EBRD, reiterating the EU view that Kosovo's socio-economic development would be enhanced through such membership. (ANSAmed)
