A European Union 'twinning' project to provide Israel with technical assistance in the field of telecommunications is to be launched at an international conference at Mishkenot Sha'ananim in Jerusalem on Monday, March 28 in the presence of Minister of Communications, Moshe Kahalon."Twinning" projects are one of the tools that the European Union employs in the framework of its European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). A twinning project consists of sending a resident advisor from an EU member state to a partner country for at least one year.

1. EUROPEAN UNION - Delegation to the State of Israel
‫האיחוד האירופי - המשלחת למדינת ישראל‬
‫األتحاد األوروبي – البعثة إلى دولة إسرائيل‬
25.3.11
Press Release
European Union telecommunications "twinning" project to be launched at
international conference in the presence of Minister of Communications,
Moshe Kahalon
A European Union 'twinning' project to provide Israel with technical assistance in the
field of telecommunications is to be launched at an international conference at
Mishkenot Sha'ananim in Jerusalem on Monday, March 28 in the presence of Minister
of Communications, Moshe Kahalon. "Twinning" projects are one of the tools that the
European Union employs in the framework of its European Neighbourhood Policy
(ENP). A twinning project consists of sending a resident advisor from an EU member
state (supported by other advisors on shorter term missions) to a partner country for
at least one year.
The telecom twinning project is called “Assist the Israeli Telecommunications regulator to
establish greater approximation to the European Union regulatory approach, specifically with
wholesale markets”. It is being conducted by the Israel Ministry of Communications with the
cooperation of the German Federal Network Agency, the Italian Authority for
Communications, and the Telecommunications Market Commission of Spain.
The Resident Twinning Advisor will be Ms. Yvonne Groesch of the German Federal Network
Agency's department 'International Policy Issues and Regulatory Strategies', who has vast
experience in advising public authorities on regulatory reform and sector specific regulation.
The launch of the project will be also be attended by Ambassador Andrew Standley, Head of
the Delegation of the European Union to Israel, the Ambassador of Spain Alvaro Iranzo
Gutierrez, the directors of the National Regulatory Agencies of Germany, Italy and Spain,
and other guests.
For further information on the launch and the twinning project, please contact: Yvonne
Groesch at groeschy@moc.gov.il 054-3299335
For European Neighbourhood Policy see http://ec.europa.eu/world/enp/index_en.htm
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