The Agriculture and Fisheries Council of 18 and 19 December reached a unanimous agreement on the total allowable catches and fishing quotas for 2009.
moreDuring 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.
moreThe goal of this forum is to evaluate vocational training needs in the countries of the Mediterranean basin.
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The EU economic and financial affairs ministers hold an informal meeting on 18 December in Paris, in the presence of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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The first Euro-Mediterranean Forum dedicated to technical and vocational education and training was held on 18 December in Marseilles, under the co-presidency of Mohamed Rachid, the Minister of Trade & Industry of the Arab Republic of Egypt and Laurent Wauquiez, the French Minister of State for Employment. This event was held within the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean and the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
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Following the G20 meeting, the ECOFIN informal identified European guidelines regarding non-cooperative jurisdictions, the FMI’s resources, and the setting up of an early warning system to prevent financial crises.
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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.
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