Tuesday afternoon Deputy Prime Minister for Employment and Equal Opportunities Joëlle Milquet attended a meeting of senior officials and experts of the European Union concerning gender equality, organised within the framework of the Belgian Presidency. She presented the Belgian Presidency’s programme concerning equality between women and men. For the Presidency, gender equality must be considered an absolute priority in all areas of society. Our programme fits into that of the Trio (Spain-Belgium-Hungary) and hinges on four priorities.
The Informal Energy Council was held in Brussels on 6 and 7 September 2010. This informal ministerial meeting focused on three issues: consumer protection, the grid infrastructure and energy efficiency.
Speech by Secretary of State for European Affairs Olivier Chastel regarding the situation of the Roma people in Europa, European Parliament, 07/09/2010
The Secretary of State for European Affairs, Olivier Chastel, spoke about the Roma situation in Europe on behalf of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union during the current affairs question period held during the plenary session of the European Parliament.
Brussels, 7th September 2010 – The European Industrial Technologies 2010 conference is being held September 7th through 9th at the Tour & Taxis conference and exhibition centre in Brussels. Dedicated to the integration of nanotechnologies and nanosciences, materials and production technologies, the conference will bring together more than 1000 attendees including the top managers of companies and SMEs active in research, high-level EU political decision-makers and key researchers and scientists from industry and public research organisations.
Secretary of State for European Affairs Olivier Chastel spoke at the plenary session of the European Parliament, in response to the speech on the State of the Union by the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso.
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