Q. whereas the UfM is currently on hold, in particular following the postponement sine die of the its Second Summit of Heads of State or Government and ministerial meetings and the resignation of its Secretary-General; whereas the regional context in which the UfM is taking shape is one which is marked by territorial conflicts, political crises and an increase in social tension and which has been overtaken by the popular uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and other Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries, all of which are hampering the operation of the UfM's institutions and the start of the major regional integration projects identified b ...[+++]y the UfM Heads of State and Government at the Paris Summit in July 2008 and by the UfM Ministers of Foreign Affairs at their meeting in Marseille on 3 and 4 November 2008; whereas the UfM, which was supposed to enhance EU policy in the region, has proved ineffective in allaying the growing mistrust and meeting the basic needs of the peoples concerned,

4. Christos Bletas, Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Epsilon tis Eletherotypias,

4. Christos Bletas, Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Epsilon tis Eletherotypias,

- having regard to the African Union's Ministerial Declaration on EPA Negotiations made at the 3rd Ordinary Session of the AU Conference of Ministers of Trade, Cairo, 5-9 June 2005 (AU/TI/MIN/DECL (III)),

Both sides underlined the importance of an enhanced political dialogue between the EU and ECOWAS and expressed their satisfaction at the improvement and intensification of this dialogue. Co-operation between ECOWAS, the EU, the AU and the UN is considered important. Six-monthly EU-ECOWAS Ministerial troika meetings are enhanced and complemented by meetings at different levels, including between i) ECOWAS in Abuja (both Executive Secretariat and ECOWAS Heads of Mission in Nigeria) and the EU Heads of Mission in Abuja; ii) the ECOWAS p ...[+++]residency and EU Heads of Mission in the country holding the ECOWAS presidency, iii) the national authorities of ECOWAS member states in charge of relations with the ECOWAS Secretariat and EU Heads of Mission and iv) EU-ECOWAS-UNOWA dialogue.

DEP, transporting or distributing gas pursuant to Ministerial Decision 2583/1987 (Anathesi sti Dimosia Epicheirisi Petrelaioy armodiotiton schetikon me to fysiko serio) Systasi tis DEPA AE (Dimosia Epicheirisi Aerioy, Anonymos Etaireia). Athens Municipal Gasworks S.A., DEFA transporting or distributing gas.