The Agriculture and Fisheries Council are meeting on 29 and 30 September 2008 in Brussels under the chairmanship of Michel Barnier, French Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.
moreFollowing the meeting of the EU’s fisheries ministers, Michel Barnier presided over the second Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the French Presidency on 29 and 30 September.
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The informal meeting will enable discussions to be held on the EU response to food security, health, and climate change challenges in developing countries; aid effectiveness following the Accra conference; and preparations for the Doha Conference on Financing for Development.
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The EU development ministers, gathered with the European Commission and members of the European Parliament, call for a rapid conclusion in the respect of the European Council Conclusions of June 2008 and the current Financial Perspectives, of the ongoing work based on the Commission's proposal.
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The French Presidency of the Council of the European Union is holding a second summit on equality on 29 and 30 September 2008 in Paris.
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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.
moreWithin the framework of combating terrorism in the EU, the French Presidency is to hold the last two seminars of a series of conferences on radicalisation and recruitment in prisons on 30 September and 1 October 2008.
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