The conference in Avignon on 4 and 5 December 2008 will bring together all the administrators of 'European Heritage' listed sites for the first time. Creating a network will help to strengthen best practices in terms of management and to place heritage properties at the heart of intercultural dialogue in Europe.
moreBusinessEurope will be welcomed to Paris by the French employers' association, MEDEF, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary and the meeting of its Council of Presidents.
moreThe proposal for a directive on consumer rights, the action of enforcement bodies and class action proceedings will be the central themes of the conference debates.
moreThere will be a 'Social inclusion - European experiences' day in Paris on 5 December in Paris, under the auspices of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
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The French National Medical Council is organising a round table on medical interoperability in the European Union, in view of the different health information systems used in EU countries. Two other complementary areas are also on the agenda: the functions of exchanges between health information systems of Member States and the sharing of medical data at European level.
moreWith blue floodlighting and a circle of twelve stars, the Eiffel Tower will be donning the colours of Europe every evening from 30 June onwards.
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To mark its Presidency of the Council of the European Union, France is launching a ground-breaking initiative by inviting its 26 EU partners to showcase the best of their heritage and creative talent during the second half of 2008.
Under the title of the European Cultural Season, this series of events will highlight the creative vitality of European cultures as well as the strengths of a largely shared identity through a common European cultural heritage.
Hundreds of events have been staged around France to bring this Europe of creation and heritage to as many people as possible.
The Autumn Festival in Paris plays host to a multitude of European artists who express their cultural diveristy through their discipline whether this be dance, theatre, visual arts or cinema.
moreTwo plays in one and the same show … on tour in 10 new EU member states!
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