Nicolas Sarkozy, the President-in-office of the European Council, welcomed the announcement by the White House of a summit, to be held on 15 November 2008 in Washington, of the main countries and institutions concerned by the financial crisis.
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MEPs are meeting in Strasbourg on 20 October for a plenary session focusing mainly on examining the draft budget for the European Union for 2009.
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In the follow up to the EU-Central Asia Forum on security issues on 18 September 2008, the Ministerial Conference in Dushanbe, held under the aegis of all the co-organisers (French Presidency, Germany, European Commission, Finland, UNDP, OSCE and UNODC), brought together Central Asian countries, Afghanistan, Russia, the United States, United Kingdom, China, Japan, India, Iran, Pakistan and Turkey, and the regional and international organisations concerned.
moreNational drugs coordinators will debate the new ways of consuming alcohol, particularly in the context of poly-consumption, and the communication on illegal drugs.
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The international donors’ conference for the reconstruction of Georgia is held on Wednesday 22 October in Brussels, in accordance with the conclusions of the Extraordinary European Council of 1 September and the conclusions of the GAERC of 15 and 16 September last.
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Today in the European Parliament a political declaration was signed which aims at encouraging cooperation among the EU institutions and Member States on communication about Europe.
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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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