- Home
- December 2008
- PFUE-31.12.2008
Day's event: 31.12.2008
- European Council
-
A Europe that acts to respond to today's challenges
- On:31.12.2008
The six months of the French Presidency were primarily marked by a series of international crises (conflict in Georgia, economic and financial crises) in which the European Union was able to play a decisive role thanks to its capacity to act in a reactive, voluntary and united manner. Moreover, the Presidency also stayed the course on the priorities it had set itself at the start: combating climate change (with the adoption of the 'energy-climate package'), immigration policy (with the adoption of the European pact on immigration and asylum), the European security and defence policy (a new stimulus with a specific and operational programme). The six months were marked by major advances in all the EU's areas of activity, notably in the economic and financial domain, in the social sector, on the cultural front, and also at international level (with 8 summits between the EU and its main international partners, including the Paris summit launching the Union for the Mediterranean).
more - European Parliament
-
The French Presidency of the Council takes stock of its work before the European Parliamentary Committees
- from:01.12.2008 to : 21.01.2009
- In: Brussels, European Parliament
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.
more - Common Foreign and Security Policy
-
Declaration by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on the 9th Parliamentary Elections in Bangladesh, 31 December 2008
- On:31.12.2008
-
Declaration by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on the Pressure Placed on the Lawyer Shirin Ebadi
- On:31.12.2008
-
Declaration by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on the Death of the Lawyer Goungaye Wanfiyo in the Central African Republic
- On:31.12.2008
-
Declaration by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on foreign radio broadcasts in Azerbaijan
- On:31.12.2008
-
Déclaration au nom de l’Union européenne sur la situation en Guinée
- On:31.12.2008
- Other
-
The Eiffel Tower in the colours of Europe
- from:30.06.2008 to : 31.12.2008
- In: Paris
With blue floodlighting and a circle of twelve stars, the Eiffel Tower will be donning the colours of Europe every evening from 30 June onwards.
more -
European Cultural Season
- from:01.07.2008 to : 31.12.2008
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.
more
-
A Comédie-Française tour
- from:01.11.2008 to : 28.02.2009
- In: In 10 new EU countries
Two plays in one and the same show … on tour in 10 new EU member states!
more
