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Friday, 17 September 2010

  • 19:04
    Declaration by High Representative Catherine Ashton on behalf of the European Union on political prisoners in Eritrea

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  • Work meeting Belgian Presidency and the President of the European Parliament
    11:28
    Work meeting Belgian Presidency and the President of the European Parliament

    This Friday, 17 September, Secretary of State Olivier Chastel participated, together with Prime Minister Yves Leterme and the President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, in an initial working meeting on strengthening the relationship between the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament.

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Thursday, 16 September 2010

  • Marcourt opens conference on energy challenges confronting European industry
    19:28
    Marcourt opens conference on energy challenges confronting European industry

    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.

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  • From now on the EU has a 'Sport Council'
    19:00
    From now on the EU has a 'Sport Council'

    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.

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  • European Council: Conclusions
    12:32
    European Council: Conclusions

    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.

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  • Brigitte Grouwels makes five recommendations to support European inland ports
    11:59
    Brigitte Grouwels makes five recommendations to support European inland ports

    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.

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  • Conference on European Coordination of social policies in the context of the Europe 2020 Strategy
    11:45
    Conference on European Coordination of social policies in the context of the Europe 2020 Strategy

    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.

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  • Council approves agreement with South Korea on free trade
    10:30
    Council approves agreement with South Korea on free trade

    The Council today adopted a decision giving the go-ahead for an agreement with South Korea on free trade to be signed and provisional applied.

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  • A regulatory framework for nanomaterials?
    10:30
    A regulatory framework for nanomaterials?

    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.

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  • European offshore wind energy grid: Paul Magnette meets with EUFORES
    08:05
    European offshore wind energy grid: Paul Magnette meets with EUFORES

    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.

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  • Towards a common framework for making the diversity of higher education in Europe more transparent
    06:37
    Towards a common framework for making the diversity of higher education in Europe more transparent

    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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Wednesday, 15 September 2010

  • 08:57
    Declaration by the High Representative Catherine Ashton on behalf of the European Union on the occasion of the International Day of Democracy on 15 September

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Tuesday, 14 September 2010

  • 17:24
    "2012 is almost tomorrow"

    Under the Belgian Presidency of the European Union, Mr Melchior Wathelet, Belgian Secretary of State for Migration and Asylum, has chaired in Brussels on 13 and 14 September a European Ministerial Conference on ‘Quality and Efficiency in the asylum process’.

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  • Olivier Chastel: For better cooperation between the Presidency of the Council and the European Parliament
    15:50
    Olivier Chastel: For better cooperation between the Presidency of the Council and the European Parliament

    The Secretary of State for European Affairs met with Member of the European Parliament Klaus-Heiner Lehne, President of the Conference of Committee Chairs of the European Parliament, this 14 September 2010.

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  • Regulation of products containing nanomaterial: Traceability, a pre-condition to acceptability
    14:41
    Regulation of products containing nanomaterial: Traceability, a pre-condition to acceptability

    Within the framework of the Belgian Presidency of the EU, a conference on the development of nanomaterials management and information tools is being held today. No wonder, as nanomaterials are increasingly more often found in consumer products and items.

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  • Olivier Chastel optimistic about the entry into force of the citizens’ initiative
    11:34
    Olivier Chastel optimistic about the entry into force of the citizens’ initiative

    Since the coming into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, the “citizens’ initiative” has been added to the range of instruments available to European citizens through which they can get involved in the policymaking of the European Union.

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  • Belgian Presidency and Commission hold major conference on a sustainable bio-economy
    09:04
    Belgian Presidency and Commission hold major conference on a sustainable bio-economy

    The Belgian Presidency, together with the European Commission, is holding a conference today in Brussels on building a Knowledge based Bio-Economy. The European bio-economy is estimated to be worth over € 2 trillion, employing around 22 million people, and the prospects for further growth are promising.

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  • Steven Vanackere welcomes the outcome of the referendum on constitutional reform in Turkey
    07:40
    Steven Vanackere welcomes the outcome of the referendum on constitutional reform in Turkey

    Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Steven Vanackere welcomes the outcome of the Turkish referendum on constitutional reform held this past weekend. Turkish voters have in this way been able to voice their support for constitutional change that will strengthen their rights and freedoms.

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Monday, 13 September 2010

  • Belgian Presidency: Meeting of the Spain Belgium Hungary Trio
    16:01
    Belgian Presidency: Meeting of the Spain Belgium Hungary Trio

    While attending the General Affairs Council on September 13th, Olivier Chastel, Secretary of State for European Affairs, met with his Spanish and Hungarian counterparts to discuss the progress made on the various team Presidency programme dossiers.

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  • Declaration by Steven Vanackere within the General Affairs Council in Brussels
    09:59
    Declaration by Steven Vanackere within the General Affairs Council in Brussels

    "Today, of course, the General Affairs Council will be preparing for the European Council of Thursday and this is the first Council on which the Foreign Affairs Ministers will be assisting the Prime Ministers and the Presidencies of the governments to discuss how we can make it possible that the foreign policy of the European Union becomes more effective."

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  • General Affairs Council
    07:01
    General Affairs Council
    • Approval of the list of "A" items
    • Press conference
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  • Environment and Health Events
    06:03
    Environment and Health Events

    During the Belgian EU presidency, several high-level events will be organized by the partners of the Joint-Interministerial Conference on Environment and Health (JICEH). This very diverse programmeof environment and health issues mirrors the growing social and political interest in the challenges and opportunities around linking more closely health and environment and their interactions, which are increasingly being recognized. At least 6 key conferences and not less than twelve other events will be organized during the following months.

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