This conference brings together the seven presidents of the Outermost European regions - Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion, the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands - representatives of the European Commission and the three Member States concerned, i.e. France, Spain and Portugal, as well as members of the European Parliament. Danuta Hübner, European Commissioner for regional policy will be present and governors of Para and Amapá (Brazil) as well as the Minister for planning, development and cooperation of Surinam will be associated to this meeting.
moreThis conference is a key opportunity for discussing the implementation of Community legislation on the CAP with the European Commission and the European Court of Auditors.
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The French Presidency is calling a second intergovernmental accession conference with Croatia on 30 October 2008, following the first conference which took place on 25 July and marked the first important step in accession negotiations with Croatia.
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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.
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.
moreThe 59th international session of the European Youth Parliament brings together hundreds of young people from all over Europe to discuss important European issues.
moreThis conference is in line with the European initiative on the rights of disabled children, established by the Lisbon Declaration of 17 September 2007.
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Within the framework of the "Energy-Climate" dossier, a priority of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the regions intend to demonstrate their central role in fighting global warming.
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Improving European coordination to effectively combat Alzheimer's disease and related diseases is the central focus of this conference.
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