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Month's event: 12.2008
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European Council
- from:11.12.2008 to : 12.12.2008
- In: Brussels
Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of the French Republic, is presiding over the European Council being held in Brussels on 11 and 12 December.
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European Council: a historic agreement
- from:11.12.2008 to : 12.12.2008
- In: Brussels
Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of the French Republic, presided over the European Council held in Brussels on 11 and 12 December. A historic agreement was reached on climate protection and reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The Council also reached an agreement on the European economic recovery plan, the Lisbon Treaty and the European Security and Defence Policy.
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A Europe that acts to respond to today's challenges
- On:31.12.2008
The six months of the French Presidency were primarily marked by a series of international crises (conflict in Georgia, economic and financial crises) in which the European Union was able to play a decisive role thanks to its capacity to act in a reactive, voluntary and united manner. Moreover, the Presidency also stayed the course on the priorities it had set itself at the start: combating climate change (with the adoption of the 'energy-climate package'), immigration policy (with the adoption of the European pact on immigration and asylum), the European security and defence policy (a new stimulus with a specific and operational programme). The six months were marked by major advances in all the EU's areas of activity, notably in the economic and financial domain, in the social sector, on the cultural front, and also at international level (with 8 summits between the EU and its main international partners, including the Paris summit launching the Union for the Mediterranean).
more - EU and Third Country Summits
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EU-China Summit postponed - European Union Statement
- On:01.12.2008
- In: Lyon
The Chinese authorities informed the European Union of their decision to request the postponement of the 11th EU-China Summit, scheduled to be held on 1 December next.
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EU-Brazil Summit
- On:22.12.2008
- In: Rio de Janeiro
The President of the Council of the European Union, Nicolas Sarkozy, and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, adopted a joint action plan devoted to creating a tangible EU-Brazil strategic partnership.
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Outcome of the EU-Brazil Summit
- from:22.12.2008 to : 23.12.2008
- In: Rio de Janeiro
- Council Sessions
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Competitiveness Council: Political agreement on the SBA, establishment of an action plan for European SMEs
- from:01.12.2008 to : 02.12.2008
- In: Bruxelles
Hervé Novelli obtains a political agreement on the SBA (Small Business Act) and on the establishment of an action plan for the European SMEs.
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The Competitiveness Council will meet in Brussels on 1 and 2 December
- from:01.12.2008 to : 02.12.2008
- In: Brussels
The competitiveness Council members on internal market affairs will be meeting on 1 December under the presidency of Hervé Novelli, the French Minister of State for Business, Trades, Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Tourism and Services and Jean-Pierre Jouyet, the French Minister of State for European Affairs.
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Competitiveness Council (research configuration): main results
- On:02.12.2008
- In: Brussels
This meeting of the Competitiveness Council, presided over by Valérie Pécresse, the French Minister for Higher Education and Research, allowed progress to be made on some important issues for the European Research Area (ERA) within the framework of the Ljubljana process.
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ECOFIN Council of 2 December 2008 : main results
- On:02.12.2008
- In: Brussels
Main results of the ECOFIN Council: Common approach of the Council in favour of a concerted European Recovery Plan and advances made on a number of points with regard to bolstering the stability and solidity of the European financial sector and taxation.
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