Informal Energy Council: "Fuelling a secure, low-carbon and affordable energy future for Europe"
Brussels is hosting the Informal Energy Council this 6th and 7th September 2010. Three topics will be discussed during the informal meeting of ministers: the issue of consumers, the infrastructure package, and energy efficiency. Commissioner Oettinger will use the opportunity to provide an update on the current status of discussions on ocean-based drilling platform safety. The EU Ministers will also discuss the succession of the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency.
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In Paris, Melchior Wathelet makes a plea for an asylum policy based on responsibility and solidarity
At the invitation of France, Melchior Wathelet, State Secretary for Migration, went to Paris today, Monday 6 September.
Vanackere wants to build a bridge between the EU and citizens
For four more months still, Belgium will play host to high-level European and international gatherings. According to Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Steven Vanackere, this is a truly exceptional opportunity to bring the Union closer to citizens. “All Belgians stand to benefit from our European involvement and there is every reason to give that special emphasis.”
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Made in Belarus: when travel becomes a raison d’être
52 photographs paced by fragments of travel notes. This is the journey proposed within the walls of the Museum of Photography of Charleroi by Philippe Herbet, an artist who is as passionate about literature as he is about photography.
Galileo
During the summer break, many Europeans go on holiday by car. In order to avoid getting lost along the way, increasingly, they are making use of a GPS. Yet very few of them know that in the near future, they will be able to use a European global satellite navigation system: Galileo.
Schengen: from anonymous border community to world famous town
14 June 1985. Ministers of Belgium, Germany, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands sign a historic agreement on pleasure boat Princesse Marie Astrid moored in the Luxembourg town of Schengen. The objective of this agreement is the gradual abolishment of border checks on common borders. In short, citizens are free to travel. The agreement comes into force ten years later. These days, you can travel from Faro to Lapland without being checked at the border even once.
112: Help at hand on the other end of the line
In need of emergency help? An ambulance? Immediate assistance from the police or fire brigade? No matter where you are in the European Union (EU), the only number you need to remember is: 112.
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Première journée du CIE sur les aspects de la politique énergétique européenne liés aux consommateurs - www.magnette.fgov.be — 6 hours 28 min ago
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Conclusions de la première session du Conseil informel de l'Energie — 8 hours 7 min ago
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Deuxième partie de la session du Conseil informel de l'Energie, "Une énergie abordable pour tous" — 9 hours 44 min ago
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Deuxième partie de la session du Conseil informel de l'Energie, "Une énergie abordables pour tous" — 9 hours 44 min ago
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Début de la session du CIE "Comment rendre la politique énergétique plus proche des citoyens?" www.eutrio.be/fr/conseil-informel-energie — 11 hours 49 min ago
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