The Heads of State or Government of the European Union met in Brussels on 7 November 2008 ahead of the international summit on the financial crisis which will be held on 15 November in Washington, a summit which should pave the way for reform of the international financial system. The Heads of State of Government once again expressed the unity of the EU Member States as they confront the crisis, and agreed on a number of specific principles and approaches which could be adopted at the summit of 15 November.
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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.
moreUnder the French Presidency of the Council the European Union, a short film from each of the 27 EU Member State is currently being broadcast on Eurochannel.
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Organised under the auspices of the French Presidency of the European Union, an international conference of experts was held on the 6, 7 and 8 November in Nancy, France, on the topic: “The European Forest-Based Sector: Bio-Responses to the New Climate and Energy Challenges?”
