<rss xmlns:a10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>General Affairs Council</title><description /><copyright /><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-26/montengro</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-26/montengro</link><title>Last working day for the Danish EU Presidency: Nicolai Wammen opens accession negotiations with Montenegro</title><description>
		Nicolai Wammen is in Brussels today to open EU accession negotiations with Montenegro. On behalf of the EU Presidency Minister for European Affairs Nicolai Wammen opens accession negotiations with Montenegro at an accession conference in Brussels today. This is done on the last working day of...</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-26/post-GAC</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-26/post-GAC</link><title>Minister Wammen: The stage is now set for the European Council</title><description>Yesterday EU's Ministers for European Affairs held the last Council meeting during the Danish Presidency. The Ministers put the finishing touches on the Presidency’s draft negotiating box on the Multiannual Financial Framework as part of preparations for the meeting of Heads of State and Government in the European Council on 28-29 June. Furthermore it was agreed to open accession negotiaions with Montenegro.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:44:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-26/Pre-GAC</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-26/Pre-GAC</link><title>Minister bereiten stärkeren Einsatz für Wachstum in Europa vor</title><description>Am 26. Juni treffen sich die Europaminister zum letzten Mal während der dänischen Ratspräsidentschaft im Rat für Allgemeine Angelegenheiten (RAA). Europaminister Nicolai Wammen wird die Sitzung leiten, die unter anderem die Erörterung des mehrjährigen Finanzrahmens der EU, die Vorbereitung des Europäischen Rates und die Erweiterungsverhandlungen mit Montenegro auf der Tagesordnung hat. </description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:47:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-25/Iceland</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-25/Iceland</link><title>Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs: Danish Presidency graduates with flying colours</title><description>
		A so-called accession conference was held today in Brussels as part of the enlargement negotiations with Iceland. Under the leadership of the Danish Minister for European Affairs, Nicolai Wammen, it was decided to open a further 7 negotiating chapters of which 2 could also be provisionally...</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-25/Turkey-wammen</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-25/Turkey-wammen</link><title>The relationship between the EU and Turkey has improved during the Danish Presidency</title><description>
		Today was held the 50th meeting in the EU/Turkey Association Council, where the Danish Minister for European Affairs Nicolai Wammen participated on behalf of the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy. The Turkish Minister for European Affairs Egemen Bağış participated on the Turkish side....</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:08:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-25/EP</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-25/EP</link><title>The Presidency debriefs in the European Parliament’s committees</title><description>
		The Danish Presidency ends in a few weeks. As an established tradition, the Presidency will debrief the European Parliament on the results obtained during the presidency. In the week to come, six Danish ministers will go to the European Parliament. The briefings will take place as part of the...</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-24/Agency</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-24/Agency</link><title>Breakthrough as EU institutions agree common approach on agencies</title><description>Press release from the European Commission, European Parliament and the Presidency of the Council.   </description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:43:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-24/Growth</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-24/Growth</link><title>The Path to European Growth</title><description>
		
   By Nicolai Wammen, Danish Minister for European Affairs 
  
  The Danish government is determined to create growth and jobs – both in Denmark and in Europe. Promoting growth initiatives is – and has been – a central priority for the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European...</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:49:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-24/Post-informal-gac</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-24/Post-informal-gac</link><title>Nicolai Wammen: Offene und konstruktive Diskussion darüber, wie wir in Europa Wachstum schaffen.</title><description>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.</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:57:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-23/pre-informal-gac</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Juni/Uge-23/pre-informal-gac</link><title>Nicolai Wammen ist Gastgeber des Wachstumstreffens in Aarhus und Horsens </title><description>Am 10. und 11. Juni versammeln sich die Europaminister der EU in Aarhus og Horsens zum letzten informellen Ministertreffen während der dänischen Ratspräsidentschaft. Hier werden die Minister die Verhandlungen über den Mehrjahreshaushalt der EU fortsetzen und das kommende Treffen des Europäischen Rates am 2. und 29. Juni vorbereiten, auf dem die Staats- und Regierungschefs der EU eine Wachstumsstrategie für die EU erörtern.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Maj/Uge-22/post-gac</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Maj/Uge-22/post-gac</link><title>Verhandlungen zum mehrjährigen Haushaltsplan gehen voran. Nächster Halt: Aarhus und Horsens</title><description>
		In den heutigen Verhandlungen zum mehrjährigen Haushaltsplan der EU ging es erstmalig um den ersten vollständigen Textentwurf, einschließlich der Einnahmeseite. Dabei konzentrieren sich die Verhandlungen vor allem darauf, wie sich mit dem Haushalt Wachstum und Beschäftigung in Europa am...</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Maj/Uge-22/GAC-budget-discussions</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Maj/Uge-22/GAC-budget-discussions</link><title>Haushaltsverhandlungen treten in die letzte Phase im Rahmen der dänischen Ratspräsidentschaft ein</title><description>Den Vorsitz über die Verhandlungen zum mehrjährigen Haushaltsplan der EU im Rat „Allgemeine Angelegenheiten“ am Dienstag, dem 29. Mai, führt der Minister für europäische Angelegenheiten, Nicolai Wammen.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Maj/Uge-21/EC</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Maj/Uge-21/EC</link><title>Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt attends informal meeting of the European Council to discuss growth</title><description>
		Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt will attend an informal dinner in the European Council on May 23. The purpose of the dinner is to discuss how to boost growth and jobs creation in the EU. The aim of the dinner is to have an initial political discussion of the elements of a future growth...</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Maj/Uge-21/parliament</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Maj/Uge-21/parliament</link><title>Minister for European Affairs discusses growth in the European Parliament</title><description>Today Nicolai Wammen will discuss ways to generate investment, growth and jobs in the EU with the parliamentarians. The debate takes place ahead of the informal meeting among the Heads of State or Government in Brussels 23 May. Wammen will also participate in debate specifically about ways to improve the conditions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME).</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 10:10:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/April/Uge-18/Enlargement-lecture</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/April/Uge-18/Enlargement-lecture</link><title>EU candidate country: A strategic and existential choice</title><description>The door is ajar for a number of countries' membership of the EU, but what are the prospects of the new countries' accession and what does it means for the countries to join and for the EU to have more members? Those are some of the questions that will be debated when Minister for European Affairs Nicolai Wammen lectures at Aarhus University together with Professor Philipp Schröder and Associate Professor Derek Beach.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/April/Uge-17/post-GAC</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/April/Uge-17/post-GAC</link><title>Wichtige Fortschritte bei MFR-Verhandlungen über die Agrar- und Kohäsionspolitik</title><description>
		Die wichtige Debatte des Tages über den Mehrjahreshaushalt der EU handelte besonders von Kohäsion, Landwirtschaft und Infrastrukturinvestitionen. Obwohl die Gespräche konstruktiv waren, besteht immer noch ein deutlicher Abstand zwischen den Positionen der Mitgliedsländer. Aber die...</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:31:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/April/Uge-17/Pre-GAC-april</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/April/Uge-17/Pre-GAC-april</link><title>Die EU-Ratspräsidentschaft beginnt mit dem schwierigsten Teil der Budgetverhandlungen</title><description>Europaminister Nicolai Wammen leitet am Dienstag, dem 24. April die dritte Verhandlungsrunde über die mehrjährige Haushaltsplanung im Rat für Allgemeine Angelegenheiten. Die Verhandlungen umfassen den Teil des Haushalts, der die Agrar- und Kohäsionspolitik der EU betrifft.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/April/week-16/EP-the-state-of-play</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/April/week-16/EP-the-state-of-play</link><title>Minister for European Affairs on the state of play of the Danish Presidency</title><description>
		Minister for European Affairs Nicolai Wammen attends the European Parliament plenary session on 17 to 18 April in Strasbourg. On 18 April he will attend the meeting of the Conference of Committee Chairs to provide a state of play of the Danish Presidency at the mid-term of the Presidency. 
 ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/April/Uge-14/Citizens-Initiative-Insight</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/April/Uge-14/Citizens-Initiative-Insight</link><title>More democracy in the EU</title><description>The EU citizens' initiative came into effect on Sunday 1 April and gives EU citizens the opportunity to set the agenda.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:34:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Marts/Uge-13/EP-Wammen</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Marts/Uge-13/EP-Wammen</link><title>Minister for European Affairs Nicolai Wammen talks enlargement and launches the Citizen’s Initiative in the European Parliament this week</title><description>Minister for European Affairs Nicolai Wammen attends the European Parliament mini plenary session on 28 and 29 March and in particular participates in four debates on enlargement (Serbia, Kosovo, Turkey and Montenegro). He will also hold a meeting with commissioner Štefan Füle and sign EU legislation.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:29:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Marts/Uge-13/Citizen</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Marts/Uge-13/Citizen</link><title>The Danish Presidency launches the EU's Citizen Initiative in Copenhagen and Brussels</title><description>
		When the Citizens' Initiative enters into force on 1 April 2012, the EU citizens gain a new op-portunity to influence the EU agenda. This is celebrated by the Danish EU Presidency with a public debate in Copenhagen on 27 March and a press conference in Brussels on 28 March.
  From 1 April,...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:17:00 +0200</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Marts/Uge-12/MFF</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Marts/Uge-12/MFF</link><title>Open debate on the future of the EU Budget beyond 2013</title><description>The future scope and impact of EU policies will largely depend on the shape of the next MFF, which is now under discussion, on the basis of the European Commission's proposals submitted in June last year. The aim of this conference is to deepen the discussion between the key actors of the European institutions.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:37:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Marts/Uge-10/Minister-Wammen-in-Iceland</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Marts/Uge-10/Minister-Wammen-in-Iceland</link><title>Minister Wammen in Iceland: Negotiations for EU membership are progressing – but still a long way to go</title><description>Minister for European Affairs, Nicolai Wammen, today concludes a two-day visit to Iceland, where especially Iceland’s ongoing EU enlargement negotiations and the Danish EU Presidency were in focus.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Marts/Uge-10/Wammen-in-Serbia</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Marts/Uge-10/Wammen-in-Serbia</link><title>Minister Wammen in Serbia: Today is for celebration, a good day for Serbia and the EU</title><description>The Danish minister for European Affairs, Nicolai Wammen, today met with the Serbian President Boris Tadic in Belgrade to discuss the next steps in the EU integration process after the EU decided to grant candidate status to Serbia yesterday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:57:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Februar/Week-8/Vigtigt-skridt-paa-Serbiens-vej-mod-EU</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Februar/Week-8/Vigtigt-skridt-paa-Serbiens-vej-mod-EU</link><title>Wammen: Important step on Serbia’s road toward the EU</title><description>Serbia and Kosovo have reached an agreement on two important issues that have so far created problems in their relations.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Februar/Week-8/Serbia</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Februar/Week-8/Serbia</link><title>The Danish Minister for European Affairs visits Serbia and Montenegro</title><description>During a two-day visit Minister for European Affairs, Nicolai Wammen, discussed EU enlargement with the Governments of Serbia and Montenegro.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:21:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Februar/Week-7/classified-information</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Februar/Week-7/classified-information</link><title>Agreement on European Parliament’s access to classified information held by the Council</title><description>After months of negotiations yesterday agreement was reached in principle between the European Parliament and the Council on the European Parliament’s access to classified information held by the Council.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:20:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Februar/Week-7/EP</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Februar/Week-7/EP</link><title>Three Danish ministers to speak in the European Parliament this week</title><description>This week the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister for Economics and the Interior, and the Minister for European Affairs will participate in debates during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:06:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Januar/week-4/European-Council-January</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Januar/week-4/European-Council-January</link><title>Informal European Council to focus on employment and the fiscal compact</title><description>On Monday the 30 January the EU Heads of State or Government will convene in Brussels for an informal meeting of the European Council. An agreement on the fiscal compact may be reached. In addition, growth and employment policies, and especially youth unemployment will be on the agenda. The meeting in the European Council will be chaired by the Permanent President, Herman van Rompuy.</description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:19:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Januar/week-4/GAC---press-release</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Januar/week-4/GAC---press-release</link><title>Nicolai Wammen chairs the General Affairs Council on budget, fiscal compact and growth</title><description>Today, the negotiations on the Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) took off in the General Affairs Council under Danish Presidency with Minister for European Affairs, Mr Nicolai Wammen, as chair. The ministers also met the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, as part of the preparation of the informal European Council on Monday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Januar/week-4/GAC</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Januar/week-4/GAC</link><title>Wammen im Rat für Allgemeine Angelegenheiten: ”Jetzt müssen wir arbeiten”
</title><description>Morgen wird Europaminister Nicolai Wammen die erste Sitzung des Rates für Allgemeine Angelegenheiten unter dänischer Präsidentschaft leiten, der ersten von einer Reihe von Sitzungen im Laufe der nächsten sechs Monate, in denen der Rat für Allgemeine Angelegenheiten sich in verschiedene Themen vertiefen wird, die von der Förderung erneuten grünen Wachstums bis zur EU-Erweiterung handeln.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:11:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Januar/Uge-3/Croatia</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Januar/Uge-3/Croatia</link><title>Croatia: Yes to EU membership</title><description>In a referendum yesterday, Croatian voters said yes to membership of the European Union. </description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:13:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Januar/week-4/Ministers-in-EP</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Januar/week-4/Ministers-in-EP</link><title>Presentation of the Presidency priorities in the Committees of the European Parliament</title><description>24 presentations by 15 ministers in 16 EP Committees over 3 days</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:46:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Januar/Uge-3/Debate-on-Hungary</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Januar/Uge-3/Debate-on-Hungary</link><title>The Presidency supports the Commission’s efforts to ensure Hungary’s compliance with EU law</title><description>Today the Minister for European Affairs Nicolai Wammen attended the debate on Hungary in the European Parliament on behalf of the Council of the EU. The debate took place the day after the European Commission completed its preliminary analysis of the Hungarian legislation and its compatibility with EU law. Today's debate was also attended by the Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán.
</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:46:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Januar/presentation-of-presidency-programme</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/Januar/presentation-of-presidency-programme</link><title>Launching of the Programme of the Danish EU Presidency Friday in Copenhagen</title><description>Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Minister for Economics and the Interior Margrethe Vestager, Minister for Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal and Minister for European Affairs Nicolai Wammen will present the Presidency programme.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:25:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/November-December/EUM-praesenterer-de-danske-prioriteter-i-BXL</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/November-December/EUM-praesenterer-de-danske-prioriteter-i-BXL</link><title>The Minister for European Affairs presents the priorities of the Danish EU Presidency in Brussels </title><description>Today Denmark’s Minister for European Affairs, Nicolai Wammen, presented the priorities of the upcoming Danish EU Presidency at a press conference in Brussels.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:56:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/November-December/Velkomst</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/November-December/Velkomst</link><title>Begrüßungswort der Ministerpräsidentin Helle Thorning-Schmidt</title><description>
		Willkommen zur dänischen EU-Ratspräsidentschaft 2012
  Mehr als je zuvor ist es erforderlich, dass wir in der EU zusammenarbeiten. Wir müssen es wagen, wichtige Beschlüsse zu fassen.Wir müssen wieder Vertrauen, Sicherheit und Optimismus schaffen.
  Deshalb müssen wir für ein...</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:04:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/November-December/Saesonkort-til-Europa-Parlamentet</guid><link>http://eu2012.dk/de/NewsList/November-December/Saesonkort-til-Europa-Parlamentet</link><title>Dauereintrittskarte für das Europäische Parlament</title><description>Dänemarks Gesicht in Europa. Der Minister, der die Hauptverantwortung für die EU-Politik der Regierung trägt. Ein „honest broker“ in den Fragen, die während der dänischen Ratspräsidentschaft auf die Tagesordnung der EU kommen. Interessiert sich schon seit der Studienzeit brennend für internationale Politik. Nicolai Wammen ist der erste ständige Europaminister Dänemarks. </description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate></item></channel></rss>