Dear Natia,

I am contacting you regarding your application for TAIEX assistance that has got recently approved. As you have been informed, I will be responsible person for the implementation of these events you requested.

First of all, I would like to propose to start from the event no 1 – expert mission.

·         Could you please draft an agenda in the template attached to this email? It is important that you keep the layout of the template as it is, avoiding major formatting errors and paying attention to the quality of the content. The aim of the event needs to be clear and contain 150-200 words. Imprecise and incomplete agendas will, unfortunately, be returned back for further editing, which can eventually prolong the implementation of the event. Drafting the agenda is an essential part of planning the event – only after receiving it, I will be able to start contacting suitable experts.

·         The dates you have proposed for the first mission are 23-27 July. I would like to inform you that these are the indicative dates and the final ones will depend on the availability of the expert. In order to try to make it for these dates indicated in your request, you will have to prepare the draft agenda by the end of the next week, namely, 14 June.

·         I have noted that you indicated Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) as you preferred EU MS institution to designate an expert. May I ask you whether you know already an exact expert you have in mind?

·         You have in total applied for 4 different TAIEX event, out of which two are expert mission. Do you want to have the same expert coming twice or would you like to hear different EU MS experiences each time?

·         Please make a list of participants in the excel sheet attached.

·         I am also sending you the Guide for LCOs to learn more about the administrative aspects of TAIEX assistance.

·         Finally, will the interpretation be necessary for the first event?

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,

Brigita ŠALKUTĖ

European Commission
DG NEAR - Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations
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