The European Council meets in Brussels on 15 and 16 October, under the presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of the French Republic.
moreThe French Presidency of the Council of the European Union is holding a Bologna Follow Up Group meeting at the Sorbonne University in Paris on 14 and 15 October 2008.
moreHow can the European Security and Defence Policy best be explained to citizens? The directors of communication of the defence ministries of the Member States will explore different approaches in a coming reunion.
moreAs part of the French Presidency of the European Union, the EU-Russia Permanent Partnership Council meeting will be held in Paris on 14th and 15th October at the Palais des Affaires étrangères
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The meeting in Bissau on 15 and 16 October of accredited EU heads of mission resident in Bissau and Dakar is part of regular European meetings at local level and reinforced political dialogue provided for by Article 8 of the Cotonou Agreement.
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The Schengen Information System (SIS), a data exchange system, was set up with the purpose of maintaining a security level equivalent to that existing before the removal of checks at internal borders and their transfer to the external borders of the EU. The SIS connects States that apply Schengen cooperation (i.e. almost all European Union Member States and some third countries).
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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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The French Institute of the Ukraine (FIU) has organised a quiz on the European Union to better inform the Ukrainian public on the history of the EU, its institutions and the economic, political and social issues involved.
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.
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