The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) will bring together the 27 European health ministers in Brussels on 16 December and those responsible for labour and social affairs on 17 December.
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Xavier Bertrand, the French Minister for Labour, Labour Relations, the Family and Solidarity, presided over today’s meeting of the Council of ministers for labour and social affairs, in the presence of Vladimir Špidla, the European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities.
During December 2008, the French ministers will take stock of the French Presidency of the Council before the Parliamentary Committees of the European Parliament in Brussels.
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MEPs are meeting on 15 December for a plenary session in which French President Nicolas Sarkozy will take stock of the French Presidency of the Council.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, the current President of the European Council, welcomes the adoption of the energy-climate package on first reading by the European Parliament.
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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.
moreUnder the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the European Commission delegation and the French embassy in Beijing are organising the first European Union Film Festival in China from 1 to 20 December 2008.
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.
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