This Monday, 20 September 2010, Mr Paul Magnette, Minister for Climate and Energy Policy, took the floor during the 54th IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) General Conference, on behalf of the European Union. The candidate countries, the countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process, the potential candidates, as well as Ukraine, the Republic of Moldavia and Norway, shared in the declaration that he delivered.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Employment, Joëlle Milquet, recalled that the future governance of the Europe 2020 Strategy is one of the major work areas of the Belgian Presidency, and that the role of the European and national social partners has not yet received the attention that it deserves in the discussions under way.
The 17 most important economies will meet up in New York on 20 and 21 September to prepare the Cancún (Mexico) Climate Summit. Flemish minister Joke Schauvliege, as President of the Environment Council, will be representing the European Union.