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.
Auf dem Ratstreffen am 18. Juni präsentiert Mette Gjerskov ihren Zwischenbericht über die Arbeit an der Reform der gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik. Die EU-Landwirtschaftsminister werden auch über Tierwohlfahrt, die Politik der ländlichen Entwicklung und Ökologie diskutieren.
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.
Die Energieminister der EU treffen sich am Freitag, dem 15. Juni zum letzten Mal während der dänischen Ratspräsidentschaft in Luxemburg. Energieeffizienz, langfristige Energiepolitik und erneuerbare Energie sind Hauptthemen einer Tagesordnung, die einen großen dänischen Einsatz für europäische Energiepolitik und ein grünes Europa widerspiegelt.
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.
Environment Ministers adopted Council Conclusions on the content of the 7th Environment Action Programme in Luxembourg today. The Conclusions set an ambitious course for environment policies for the next decade.
Gestern und heute war Nicolai Wammen Gastgeber eines Treffens der EU-Europaminister in Århus und Horsens. Es war die erste Möglichkeit für die Minister, die ganze Palette wachstumsfördernder Ideen zu diskutieren und so das Treffen im Europäischen Rat Ende Juni vorzubereiten.
The Minister for European Affairs, Mr Wammen, will attend the European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg the 12th – 13th of June. It is the last out of nine plenary sessions during the Danish Presidency of the Council.
Nachhaltige Fischerei wird das Leitmotiv des sogenannten allgemeinen Ansatzes zur Reform der gemeinsamen Fischereipolitik sein, und der Ministerrat wird ihr am Dienstag dem 12. Juni voraussichtlich zustimmen.