In Strasbourg on 23 and 24 October, the École nationale d'administration (ENA - European School of Governance, France) will host a meeting of the heads of institutions responsible for training senior civil servants in all States of the European Union and in European institutions.
moreNew technologies linked to the smart card are being developed and generally simplifying relations between citizens and administration.
moreThis conference aims to foster exchange and debate between retail trade specialists from the 27 Member States.
moreA meeting to discuss Europe organized in collaboration with the Cultural Season
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The seminar on traditional foodstuffs and food safety held on 23 and 24 October in Paris reaffirmed the importance of preserving food safety and the diversity of traditional products for European citizens.
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On 23 October in Nantes, France, the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) organised a debate on the future of the post-2013 European agriculture and food policy.
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.
Walk around a large map of the European Union, on display at the Champ de Mars, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, and learn to recognise each of the EU's 27 Member States.
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The Autumn Festival in Paris plays host to a multitude of European artists who express their cultural diveristy through their discipline whether this be dance, theatre, visual arts or cinema.
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