- Opening session of the training event at Systra’s Head Quarters – Paris
- Mr. Fabrice Terrac, Chargé de Programmes – EuropeAid Cooperation Office – EC, addressing the welcome speech on behalf of the European Commission
- Mr. Philippe Citroën, Managing Director – Systra, welcoming the participants on behalf of the consortium members
- Mr. Ralf-Michael Kaltheier, Project Director & Ms. Dalila Achour Limam, Assistant Manager & Event Coordinator – EuroMed Transport Project - introducing the event programme
- Introductory words by Mr. Dimitris Kostianis, Training Coordinator – EuroMed Transport Project
- Presentation of Mr. Winfried Kleingries, Representative of the Directorate ”Land Transport” – DG TREN – EC
- Coffee break and discussion: Mr. R. Kaltheier, Project Director – EuroMed Transport Project, Mr. Ait Abdallah Boubekeur, Deputy Director of Railway – MoT Algeria, Mr. Avy Yerushalmi, Director of Transport Policy – Israeli MoT & National Coordinator of Israel, Mr. F. Terrac, Chargé de Programmes, EuropeAid Cooperation Office – EC, Mr. Winfried Kleingries, Representative of the Directorate ”Land Transport” – DG TREN – EC (from left to right)
- Intervention of Mr. Mouldi Zouaoui, Central Director at the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens “SNCFT”
- Panel discussion on EU Rail Policies with Mr. Luc Aliadière, General Director – Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer “UIC”; Prof. Alexander Eisenkopf, University Professor – Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen; Mr. Stephen Perkins, Principal Administrator – European Conference of Ministers of Transport ECMT (from right to left)
- Discussion with the French Rail infrastructure provider RFF; intervention of Dr. Ghada Hamouda, Expert Minister’s Advisor at the Egyptian MoT and Deputy National Coordinator
- Introduction to the French Railway Reform, presented by a representative of the French Ministry of Transport, Public Works, Tourism & Sea and Mr. Jean Faussurier, Head of European & Intl’ Affairs – Réseau Ferré de France “RFF”
- Introduction to the French Railway Reform, presented by a representative of the French Ministry of Transport, Public Works, Tourism & Sea and Mr. Jean Faussurier, Head of European & Intl’ Affairs – Réseau Ferré de France “RFF”
- Presentation of the new structure and role of the French State Rail Operator SNCF, by Mr. François Grossiod, Director of the Strategy – Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer “SNCF”
- Presentation of the private rail operator Veolia, by Mr. Didier Leandri, Directorate Attaché, Railway Affairs Delegate – Veolia Transport
- Debate on the French case during the SNCF and Veolia presentations
- Presentation related to the Greek case made by Mr. Vassilis Evmolpidis, Expert on Private Sector Participation – EuroMed Transport Project and General Manager of Trademco – Member of the Project Consortium Group
- Presentation of the Reform Process of the Turkish Railway Reform by Mr. Selim Bolat, Representative of TCDD
- Intervention of Mr. Ait Abdallah Boubekeur, Deputy Director of Railway – MoT Algeria
- Intervention of Mr. Thierry Breyne, Project Officer – ERA, on reinforcing safety within railways throughout Europe
- Presentation of Mr. Airy Magnien, Coordinator – ERA, on reinforcing interoperability of railways throughout Europe
- Intervention of Mr. Dominique Ligier, Project Officer – ERA, on the European rail traffic management system “ERTMS”
- Ms. Ilham El-Khabbaz, Chief of Land Transport – Lebanon MoT, actively participating in the debate during the ERA presentations
- Intervention of Mr. Avi Yerushalmi, Director of Transport Policy – Israeli MoT & National Coordinator of Israel, during the ERA presentations
- Lunch break during the third working day – Valencienne
- Brief relax in Valencienne during the visit to ERA Head Quarters
- The Training Coordinator, Mr. Dimitris Kostianis, lively guiding discussions
- Group photo during the visit to the European Railway Agency “ERA” – Valencienne (France)
- Mr. Louis Garcin, Expert on Railway Issues – EuroMed Transport Project, exposing an overview on the current situation on railway in MEDA region
- From left to right: Ms. Chantal Barbieux, Systra representative and Institutional Expert at EuroMed Transport Project and Mr. Yishay Talor, Commissioner of Land Transport - Israel
- Mr. Ralf-Michael Kaltheier, Project Director – EuroMed Transport Project, presenting the Blue Paper railway recommendations and the proposed rail actions in the Regional Transport Action Plan “RTAP”
- Syrian representatives, from left to right: Dr. Moussa Al-Shaar, Deputy Minister – Syrian MoT, National Coordinator and Chairman of Board Directors – Syrian Railways and Eng. Abdul Mounem Al-Boum, Director General – Syrian Railways
- Ms. Najiba Belhadfa, Morocco National Expert – EuroMed Transport Project, presenting the case of Morocco
- Participating during the Work Group Exercise
- Arwa Al-Hyari, EU Jordan Transport Relations – Jordan MoT and National Coordinator, presenting the Jordanian Railway Master Plan during the day 4
- Mr. Abdelkader Bouchentouf, Director of Infrastructure – General Secretariat – Union du Maghreb Arabe “UMA” during his presentation on facilitating Maghreb railway integration
- The Algerian delegation, from left to right: Mr. Ait Abdallah Boubekeur, Deputy Director of Railway – MoT Algeria and Mr. Karim Ayache, Central Director of Operations – SNTF
- Group photo during the trip on the Seine River in Paris
- Visit to the National Operation Centre of SNCF – St. Lazare railway station - Mr. Mouldi Zouaoui, Central Director at SNCFT - Tunisia, requiring further information on the OC system
- Mr. Jacque Brisou, National Centre of Operations Dirigent – SNCF, presenting the national rail operations centre of SNCF
- Group photo at St. Lazare Railway Station
- Ms. Arwa Al-Hyari, EU Jordan Transport Relations – Jordan MoT and National Coordinator, interviewed by French journalists from “La vie du Rail”, “Le Rail” and “Le Moniteur” magazines
- Ms. Chantal Barbieux, Systra representative and Institutional Expert at EuroMed Transport Project, summarising the tour visits in France
- Joint dinner at the restaurant “Train Bleu” – Gare du Lyon – Paris, after a successful seminar week in France
- Presentation on the Trans-Maghreb and Europe-Mashreq Railway Corridors by Mr. Steave Fletcher, Associate Director – ARUP
- Mr. Ait Abdallah Boubekeur, Deputy Director of Railways – MoT Algeria, presenting the Algerian Railway Investment Programme
- Mr. Abdul Mounem Al-Boum, Director General – Syrian Railways, presenting the Syrian Railway Master Plan
- Mr. Peter McCarthy, Head of Customer & Stakeholder Relations – Department of Transport “DfT”, exposing the deregulation and privatisation of the British railway system
- Mr. Giles Thomas, Head of Rail and Safety Division – Office of Rail Regulation ORR, presenting safety & security regulations in the British Railway System
- Active intervention of the Morocco Local Expert, from left to right: Mr. Arnaud Dauphin, Regional Director – Systra, Ms. Najiba Belhadfa and Mr. Bouchentouf, Director of Infrastructure – General Secretariat – Union du Maghreb Arabe “UMA”
- The Mashrek Rail Corridor – brainstorming: Mr. Kostianis, Training Coordinator EuroMed Transport Project; Mr. Radwan Bou Nasr Eddine, Chief of Board Director and Director General – Railways and Public Bus Transport Authority – Lebanon; Ms. Ilhem El-Khabbaz, Chief of Land Transport – Lebanon MoT; Dr. Moussa Al-Shaar, Deputy Minister – Syrian MoT, National Coordinator and Chairman of Board Directors – Syrian Railways (from left to right)
- Round table discussion during the Group Exercises on MEDA Rail Corridors: Mr. Steve Fletcher, Associate Director – ARUP, Ms. Ghada Hamouda, Minister’s Advisor at the Egyptian MoT and Deputy National Coordinator, Mr. Avi Yerushalmi, Director of Transport Policy – Israeli MoT & National Coordinator of Israel, Mr. Dimitris Kostianis, Training Coordinator – EuroMed Transport Project, Mr. Yishay Talor, Commissioner of Land Transport – Israel, Mr. Wail Al-Momani, Infrastructures Projects Director General – Railways Amman Municipality – Jordan, Dr. Moussa Al-Shaar, Deputy Minister – Syrian MoT, National Coordinator and Chairman of Board Directors – Syrian Railways (from left to right)
- Mr. Martin Llewellyn, European Affairs Specialist – Network Rail, presenting the British rail infrastructure provider
- MEDA representatives, from left to right: Mr. Radwan Bou Nasr Eddine, Chief of Board Director and Director General – Railways and Public Bus Transport Authority – Lebanon, Ms. Ilhem El-Khabbaz, Chief of Land Transport – Lebanon MoT and Dr. Ghada Hamouda, Minister’s Advisor at the Egyptian MoT and Deputy National Coordinator
- Mr. John Smith, Managing Director – GB Rail Freight Ltd, presenting the rail freight operations
- Coffee break and participants’ discussions during the seventh day
- Closing seminar cum study tour by Mr. Dimitris Kostianis, Training Coordinator – EuroMed Transport Project
- Happy faces after a long training event
- Final dinner at the Kettner Soho Restaurant – London
- After a successful tour, Ms. Dalila Achour Limam, Assistant Manager & Event Coordinator – EuroMed Transport Project and Mr. Robert Lamarque, Tour Guide – Systra in London Eye capsule
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