On 15 July, Michel Barnier, French Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, chaired the first Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union. In the morning, Mr Barnier presented the Presidency’s programme to members of the European Parliament’s Agriculture and Rural Development Committee.
moreThe French ministers will present the programme of the Presidency of the Council to the Committees of the European Parliament on 15, 16 and 17 July.
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Under the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the French embassy in Germany and its cultural network, in partnership with European Movement Germany and European Movement France, is organising a series of debates under the "Impulse zu Europa/Penser l'Europe" banner.
moreFrom 7 to 17 July, 200 young people from all over the world will be meeting in Paris to discuss in French their personal views on the Europe of today and tomorrow.
moreThis seminar will concentrate on specific ways of reinforcing EU action in the fight against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.
moreWith blue floodlighting and a circle of twelve stars, the Eiffel Tower will be donning the colours of Europe every evening from 30 June onwards.
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To mark its Presidency of the Council of the European Union, France is launching a ground-breaking initiative by inviting its 26 EU partners to showcase the best of their heritage and creative talent during the second half of 2008.
Under the title of the European Cultural Season, this series of events will highlight the creative vitality of European cultures as well as the strengths of a largely shared identity through a common European cultural heritage.
Hundreds of events have been staged around France to bring this Europe of creation and heritage to as many people as possible.
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