Traditionally, at the beginning of each six-month Presidency, the ministers come to debate with the MEPs in specialised committee sessions to present their programme and priorities.
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The national parliaments of the 27 EU Member States and the European Parliament are meeting in Brussels on 10 and 11 September 2008 for a joint parliamentary meeting on the theme of "Europe: migration and integration". The French ministers Brice Hortefeux and Jean-Pierre Jouyet will address the meeting on behalf of the Council of the European Union.
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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.
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The "Handinnov Europe 2008" competition will reward exemplary practices introduced in each Member State of the European Union in favour of young disabled people.
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The annual conference of the European Microfinance Network will be held in Nice from 8 to 10 September and will be organised in partnership with EUROFI, a think tank dedicated to financial integration in Europe. It builds on the extension of measures taken by the European Parliament and Commission in support of micro-credit.
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This conference, to be held on 9 -10 September in Strasbourg, should be a step towards extending the procedures which guarantee the quality of educational courses and qualifications throughout Europe and beyond by means of the "Bologna process", which aims to promote the European system of training and higher education.
moreThe Eurofi think tank is holding a seminar on financial services on 10 - 12 September.
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