During December 2008, the French ministers will take stock of the French Presidency of the Council before the Parliamentary Committees of the European Parliament in Brussels.
moreThe Poznań conference, organised under the auspices of the United Nations, aims to continue the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention and the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change and to further negotiations on the multilateral climate change regime beyond 2012.
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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.
moreFrom 8 November to 15 December 2008 the French embassy in Portugal is opening its doors to host a contemporary art exhibition open to the public, as part of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the Temps d'Images festival.
moreUnder the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, three European Union film festivals are being held in Ottawa, Vancouver and Toronto.
moreUnder the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the European Commission delegation and the French embassy in Beijing are organising the first European Union Film Festival in China from 1 to 20 December 2008.
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.
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.
moreTwo plays in one and the same show … on tour in 10 new EU member states!
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