At the EPSSCO Council held in Luxembourg on 2 October 2008, Xavier Bertrand, the French Minister for Labour, Labour Relations, the Family and Solidarity and chairperson of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, underlined that 2008 should be the year to revive Europe’s social policy.
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The first meeting of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) under the French Presidency will be held on 2 October 2008 in Luxembourg.
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Material capacities, the EU's military operations and the link between the Europe of Defence and the citizens are the main subjects on the agenda for the discussions of 1 and 2 October in Deauville.
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In their working sessions the EU's defence ministers reviewed the military operations conducted by the European Union and various capacity projects.
moreThe European 'Green Spider Network' annual seminar, from 1 to 4 October in Annecy, aims to exchange best pratices with regard to environmental communication.
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A meeting of forestry directors from the Member States is to be held in Nice from 1-3 October 2008.
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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.
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Many arms which have been used in crimes linked to organised crime or terrorism were initially obtained through illegal trafficking. From 1 to 3 October 2008, in Paris, the EU Member States of the European Firearms Expert Group will review the problematic issues linked to arms trafficking.
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