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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wolfgang wrote :</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>"2. to identify "friendly governmental representatives" in the UNCSTD which
share to a certain degree the values, principles and visions of the CS IGC (and
there are a lot of these "friends of the CS" in this group). "</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'd suggest the European CS to reopen the
the European IGF (EIGF) issue as quickly as possible. The two days' EuroDIG
debates have shown there are some convergences between both the CoE and the
European Union with our main viewpoints in terms of IG. If we had an actual
European IGF set up in the coming months, a clear position could be
achieved with the European member countries just before the UNCSTD meeting
in May. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As for me, I asked Catherine Trautmann
(MEP, vice-chair of the parliamentary Committee on Industry, Research and
Energy and rapporteur of the WSIS and IGF to the EP) for urging the EIGF
creation following the decision of the European Parliament and the agreement of
the European Commission in January 2008.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That doesn't prevent us from lobbying our own
government... or our colleagues to act similarly with their (already) existing
national and regional IGFs.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jean-Louis
Fullsack </FONT><BR></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>