Within the framework of his presidency of the Competiveness Council, industry sector, the Minister for Economic Affairs Jean-Claude Marcourt opened the conference on the energy challenges confronting European industry.
Today, September 16, the European Council changes the name of the Council in charge of Education, Youth and Culture. Officially the Council is called from now on, the Education, Youth, Culture - including Audiovisual Affairs - and Sport Council. The insertion of Sport in the name of the Council confirms the intention to make fully use of this new EU competence.
The European Council of Thursday, 16 September, was held under the chairmanship of Mr. Herman Van Rompuy and was attended by the Heads of State and Government and the Foreign Ministers of the 27 EU Member States. The meeting mainly discussed relations between the EU and its strategic partners.
The Brussels Minister represents Belgium at the Informal Meeting of EU Transport Ministers in Antwerp. Today, Brigitte Grouwels (Flemish Christian Democrats), Minister of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region responsible for Transport, Public Works and the Port of Brussels, addressed the Informal EU Council of Transport Ministers in Antwerp.
A meeting was held on September 14th and 15th on the topic of the coordination of social policies at the European level in the context of the new Europe 2020 strategy. The delegations of the Member States and international experts had an opportunity to examine different approaches to improvement based on past successes in the field. Political leaders, social partners and civil society had an opportunity to be heard.
Today after having participated in a workshop along with all the other stakeholders, top level representatives from Member States’ regulatory bodies met in Brussels. The Belgian Presidency had invited them to examine a series of proposals whose aim is to guarantee hazard-free development of nanomaterials.
Wednesday September 15th, Paul Magnette, serving chairman of the Council of EU Energy Ministers, was invited by the European and national MPs from EUFORES (European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources) in Brussels.
At a meeting in Namur on 13 and 14 September, in the presence of Minister of Higher Education for the French Community, Mr. Jean-Claude Marcourt and of organisations representing the chief actors of higher education in Europe, the Directors General for higher education of the Member States and Associated States, made the commitment to take action in order to promote greater transparency, particularly through the potential development of a common reference framework.
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