In a context marked particularly by this summer's crisis, the 9th EU-Georgia Cooperation Council should enable a review of the relations between the EU and Georgia and confirm Tbilisi's commitment to continuing the implementation of the 2006 action plan.
moreThe 9th EU-Azerbaijan Cooperation Council, to be held on the margins of the General Affairs and External Relations Council, will help to evaluate the progress of the action plan adopted in 2006, the date on which the EU decided to include the countries of the Southern Caucasus (Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia) in its neighbourhood policy.
moreThe 9th EU-Armenia Cooperation Council will take place on the margins of the General Affairs and External Relations Council in Brussels. It is an excellent opportunity to take stock of relations between the EU and Armenia, particularly in relation to progress on the 2006 action plan.
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On 9 December 2008 in Paris, the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union is to hold the first "European sessions on innovation", with the participation of the President of the French Republic and President of the European Council, Nicolas Sarkozy, as a prelude to The European Year of Innovation in 2009.
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In the first week, numerous speakers insisted that fighting climate change must remain the main priority at national and international level, despite the financial crisis.
moreThe Energy Community was established to create an integrated energy market (electricity and gas) between the European Union and the Balkan States. In this context there will be a ministerial conference in Tirana (Albania) on 11 December.
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The 187 signatory countries of the Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol met for two weeks in Poznań, Poland, to decide on the final steps to be taken to reach an agreement on a new treaty by the end of 2009.
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