Welcome Address of the EU Presidency

Angela Eagle MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Eland House, Bressenden Place
London SW1E 5DU, United Kingdom

INTRODUCTION

Mrs. Eagle was not able to present and welcome the delegates of the DETERMINE conference on behalf of the UK, and EU presidency, and a faxed message was therefore received by the Regional Environmental Center for presentation at the conference. This message was delivered to the conference by the Executive Director of the REC, who in particular elaborated upon the third paragraph of her message which encouraged participation in the forthcoming Framework Programme as a means for facilitating the EU accession process.

FROM ANGELA EAGLE MP
PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE

Angela Eagle

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT,
TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS
ELAND HOUSE
BRESSENDEN PLACE
LONDON SW1E 5DU

ENVIRONMENT AND RELATED TRANSPORT TELEMATICS RESULTS - INNOVATIVE SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE CITIZEN CONFERENCE

On behalf of the UK Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and the EU Presidency, I send warm greetings to the conference and trust it will be successful.

The UK fully supports the candidature of countries of from Central and Eastern Europe in their desire to join the European Union. The accession of these countries would be an historic step in strengthening democracy across Europe.

One of the ways in which potential new members of the EU can become involved at an early stage is through appropriate participation in relevant parts of the Framework Research Programme. Therefore, I encourage all candidate countries to take the opportunities offered by the Fifth Framework Programme which is planned to start in 1999.

There are many environment and transport problems facing all our countries. The solution to these will require developments in policy and technology across a broad range, and the application of appropriate telematics will be one element of the overall approach. The new Framework Programme will be expected to continue the development of telematics based systems and services to help citizens, industry and administrations move towards a sustainable society.

So, I welcome this conference and wish every success to deliberations and I look forward to a fruitful partnership between EU and CEE countries in the Fifth Framework Programme.

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ANGELA EAGLE

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