The Heads of State and Government representing the European Union and Asia met in Beijing for the 7th ASEM Summit on 24 and 25 October. Their discussions focused on the means to tackle the international financial crisis.
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The Justice and Home Affairs Council of 24th October deals with 'Home Affairs' in the morning and 'Justice' in the afternoon.
moreMichèle Alliot-Marie, the French Minister of the Interior, Overseas France and Territorial Communities, and Rachida Dati, French Minister for Justice and Keeper of the Seals, presided over the Justice and Home Affairs Council that was held on 24 October 2008 in Luxembourg.
moreOn 24 October 2008, the Committee of the Regions and the French Senate will jointly host a conference on subsidiarity at the Palace du Luxembourg, under the auspices of the French Presidency of the Council of the EU.
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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 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.
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.
moreCan the ocean provide humanity with responses to the most pressing issues of tomorrow, such as famine or energy?
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