The summit on 17 October focused on strengthening economic partnership between the EU and Canada.
more
The Schengen Information System (SIS), a data exchange system, was set up with the purpose of maintaining a security level equivalent to that existing before the removal of checks at internal borders and their transfer to the external borders of the EU. The SIS connects States that apply Schengen cooperation (i.e. almost all European Union Member States and some third countries).
more
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.
more
The French Ministry of the Interior, Overseas France and Territorial Communities (the Ministry of State for Overseas France) is organising an exhibition on "Overseas Europe: Wealth and Diversity". The exhibition is being held in Brussels from September to December 2008 in the main European institutions: the Commission, the European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions.
more
The French Institute of the Ukraine (FIU) has organised a quiz on the European Union to better inform the Ukrainian public on the history of the EU, its institutions and the economic, political and social issues involved.
moreOne of the country's largest performing arts festivals for children took place in Washington, D.C., when Kids Euro Festival - starring the most talented European children's entertainers - presented more than 150 free events around the city from October 9 through November 9.
more
9th Colloquium of EPPOSI (the European platform for patient organisations, science and industry).
more