The Danish Presidency has just reached an agreement in the EU ensuring seafarers improved training.
Today, one of the goals high on the energy agenda of the Danish Presidency has been reached. The Danish Presidency has finalized an agreement with the European Parliament, which will put Member States in a stronger position when entering into oil and gas agreements with countries outside of the EU.
The EU agriculture Ministers have today decided to work for better animal welfare in the future and have endorsed both a proposal for combating antimicrobial resistance and a progress report on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.
Today, at the last Energy Council meeting during the Danish EU presidency Member States endorsed the compromise on the Energy Efficiency Directive reached with the European Parliament in negotiations Wednesday and confirmed by Coreper Thursday.
Today, Christian Friis Bach was one of the main forces when 105 rich and poor countries signed a major alliance ahead of next week's Rio+20 summit.
Save the Children and the Ministry of Justice are hosting a joint conference on unaccompanied minors arriving in Europe. This conference will focus on the exchange of experiences on unaccompanied minors and participants will discuss future challenges and practical tools. The conference will take place on the 18th and 19th of June 2012.
The Danish Presidency today received the EU Member States' endorsement of the compromise on the Energy Efficiency Directive, which was reached with the European Parliament in the negotiations last night. Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Buildings, Martin Lidegaard, will present the final compromise text to his ministerial colleagues at the Energy Council meeting on 15 June.
The European patent prize has today been awarded to inven-tors from Danish Widex at the European Inventor Award 2012 in the Danish Playhouse in Copenhagen. The prize is awarded for Widex' revolutionary computer technology to design hearing aids. The prestigious prize emphasizes Danish companies’ innovation capacity, says Danish Minister for Business and Growth, Ole Sohn.
As part of the Danish EU Presidency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with the Ministry of Culture are hosting a ‘Meeting of Cultural Directors’ from 13-15 June. The meeting involves senior officials from member and candidate countries' ministries of culture and ministries of foreign affairs responsible for cultural affairs and public diplomacy. The meeting will contribute to the formulation of a comprehensive European strategy for culture and has a special focus on the relationship between the EU and China.
Meet the Presidency for a chat about the six months as chair of the EU Council of Ministers and join when Minister for European Affairs Nicolai Wammen debate the results of the Presidency with colleagues from the Commission and the European Parliament - all at the People Meeting, Denmark’s National Political Festival, taking place on 14 - 17th June in Allinge on the island of Bornholm.
Press release from the European Commission, European Parliament and the Presidency of the Council.
Development Minister Christian Friis Bach will travel to New Zealand and Vanuatu to create a new alliance between the EU and Pacific, African and Caribbean countries on sustainable development ahead of the RIO+20 Summit.
Climate Finance, land-use and forestry greenhouse gas uptake and emissions were discussed by ministers for climate and state of play on Low Carbon Energy Roadmap 2050 was presented in today’s Council meeting in Luxembourg.