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The Parties reaffirm the importance they attach to the fair treatment of their workers legally residing and employed in the territory of the other Party. The Member States and Egypt, at the request of any of them, agree to initiate talks on reciprocal bilateral agreements related to the working conditions and social security rights of Egyptian and Member State workers legally resident and employed in their respective territory.
1. The Parties shall conduct regular dialogue on social matters which are of interest to them. 2. This dialogue shall be used to find ways to achieve progress in the field of movement of workers and equal treatment and social integration of Egyptian and Community nationals legally residing in the territories of their host countries. 3. The dialogue shall notably cover all issues related to: (a) migrant communities' living and working conditions; (b) migration; (c) illegal migration; (d) actions to encourage equal treatment between Egyptian and Community nationals, mutual knowledge of cultures and civilizations, the furthering of tolerance and the removal of discrimination.
Dialogue on social matters shall be conducted in accordance with the same procedures as those provided for in Title I of this Agreement.
With a view to consolidating cooperation between the Parties in the social field, projects and programmes shall be carried out in any area of interest to them. Priority will be given to: (a) reducing migratory pressures, notably by improving living conditions, creating jobs, and income generating activities and developing training in areas from which emigrants come; (b) promoting the role of women in economic and social development; (c) bolstering and developing Egyptian family planning and mother and child protection programmes; (d) improving the social protection system; (e) improving the health care system; (f) improving living conditions in poor areas; (g) implementing and financing exchange and leisure programmes for mixed groups of Egyptian and European young people residing in the Member States, with a view to promoting mutual knowledge of their respective cultures and fostering tolerance.
Cooperation schemes may be carried out in cooperation with the Member States and the relevant international organisations.
A working group shall be set up by the Association Council by the end of the first year following the entry into force of this Agreement. It shall be responsible for the continuous and regular evaluation of the implementation of Chapters 1 to 3.
The Parties agree to cooperate in order to prevent and control illegal immigration. To this end: — each of the Member States agrees to readmit any of its nationals illegally present on the territory of Egypt, upon request by the latter and without further formalities once such persons have been positively identified as such, — Egypt agrees to readmit any of its nationals illegally present on the territory of a Member State, upon request by the latter and without further formalities once such persons have been positively identified as such. The Member States and Egypt will also provide their nationals with appropriate identity documents for such purposes. In respect of the Member States of the European Union, the obligations in this Article shall apply only in respect of those persons who are to be considered their nationals for Community purposes. In respect of Egypt, the obligation in this Article shall apply only in respect of those persons who are considered nationals of Egypt in accordance to the Egyptian legal system and all the relevant laws concerning citizenship.
After the entry into force of the Agreement, the Parties, at the request of any of them, shall negotiate and conclude bilateral agreements with each other, regulating specific obligations for the readmission of their nationals. These agreements shall also cover, if deemed necessary by any of the Parties, arrangements for the readmission of third country nationals. Such agreements will lay down the details about the categories of persons covered by these arrangements as well as the modalities of their readmission. Adequate financial and technical assistance to implement these agreements will be provided to Egypt.
The Association Council shall examine what other joint efforts can be made to prevent and control illegal immigration as well as deal with other consular issues.
1. The Parties agree to promote cultural cooperation in fields of mutual interest and in a spirit of respect for each other's cultures. They shall establish a sustainable cultural dialogue. This cooperation shall promote in particular: — conservation and restoration of historic and cultural heritage (such as monuments, sites, artefacts, rare books and manuscripts), — exchange of art exhibitions, troupes of performing arts, artists, men of letters, intellectuals and cultural events, — translations, — training of persons working in the cultural field. 2. Cooperation in the field of audiovisual media shall seek to encourage cooperation in such areas as co-production and training. The Parties shall seek ways to encourage Egyptian participation in Community initiatives in this sector. 3. The Parties agree that existing cultural programmes of the Community and of one or more of the Member States and further activities of interest to both sides can be extended to Egypt. 4. The Parties shall, in addition, work to promote cultural cooperation of a commercial nature, particularly through joint projects (production, investment and marketing), training and exchange of information. 5. The Parties shall, in identifying cooperation projects, programmes and joint activities, give special attention to young people, self-expression, heritage conservation issues, the dissemination of culture, and communication skills using written and audiovisual media. 6. Cooperation shall be implemented in particular through: — a regular dialogue between the Parties, — regular exchange of information and ideas in every sector of cooperation including meetings of officials and experts, — transfer of advice, expertise and training, — implementation of joint actions such as seminars and workshops, — technical, administrative and regulatory assistance, — dissemination of information on cooperation initiatives.
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