http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-26/montengrohttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-26/montengro 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...Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:43:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-26/post-GAChttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-26/post-GACYesterday 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.Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:44:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-26/Pre-GAChttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-26/Pre-GACMinisters for European Affairs will meet in the General Affairs Council (GAC) for the last time during the Danish Presidency on 26 June. Danish Minister for European Affairs, Nicolai Wammen, will chair the meeting that will address the EU's multiannual financial framework, preparation of the European Council and the enlargement negotiations with Montenegro.Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:47:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-25/Icelandhttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-25/Iceland 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...Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:16:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-25/Turkey-wammenhttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-25/Turkey-wammen 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....Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:08:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-25/EPhttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-25/EP 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...Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:15:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-24/Agencyhttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-24/AgencyPress release from the European Commission, European Parliament and the Presidency of the Council. Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:43:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-24/Growthhttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-24/Growth 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...Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:49:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-24/Post-informal-gachttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-24/Post-informal-gacYesterday and today, Danish Minister for European Affairs Nicolai Wammen hosted a meeting for the Ministers for European Affairs in Aarhus and Horsens. The meeting was the first opportunity for Ministers to discuss the full range of inputs on ways of promoting growth as preparation for the meeting of the European Council at the end of June.Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:57:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-23/pre-informal-gachttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Juni/Uge-23/pre-informal-gacOn 10-11 June the Ministers for European Affairs will meet in Aarhus and Horsens for the last informal ministerial meeting during the Danish Presidency. The ministers will continue the negotiations on the EU’s multiannual budget and prepare the upcoming meeting of the European Council on 28-29 June, where the EU Heads of State and Government will discuss a growth strategy for the EU.Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:29:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Maj/Uge-22/post-gachttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Maj/Uge-22/post-gac Today’s negotiations on the EU's multiannual budget addressed for the first time the first full text draft, including the revenue side. Negotiations focus on how to use the budget most effectively to promote growth and employment in Europe. Progress is good, even though negotiations also...Tue, 29 May 2012 16:27:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Maj/Uge-22/GAC-budget-discussionshttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Maj/Uge-22/GAC-budget-discussionsMinister for European Affairs, Nicolai Wammen, chairs negotiations on the multiannual budget of the EU in the General Affairs Council on Tuesday 29 May.Mon, 28 May 2012 15:24:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Maj/Uge-21/EChttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Maj/Uge-21/EC 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...Wed, 23 May 2012 11:14:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Maj/Uge-21/parliamenthttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Maj/Uge-21/parliamentToday 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).Tue, 22 May 2012 10:10:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/April/Uge-18/Enlargement-lecturehttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/April/Uge-18/Enlargement-lectureThe 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.Fri, 04 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/April/Uge-17/post-GAChttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/April/Uge-17/post-GAC Today's important negotiations on the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework focussed especially on Cohesion, Agriculture and Infrastructure. Although the discussions were constructive, there is still a considerable gap between national positions. But negotiations are on the right track and...Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:31:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/April/Uge-17/Pre-GAC-aprilhttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/April/Uge-17/Pre-GAC-aprilMinister for European Affairs, Nicolai Wammen, is chairing the third round of negotiations on the multiannual budget of the EU in the General Affairs Council on Tuesday 24 April. The meeting will address the part of the budget, which concerns the EU’s Cohesion Policy and Common Agricultural Policy. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:42:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/April/week-16/EP-the-state-of-playhttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/April/week-16/EP-the-state-of-play 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. ...Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:21:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/April/Uge-14/Citizens-Initiative-Insighthttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/April/Uge-14/Citizens-Initiative-InsightThe EU citizens' initiative came into effect on Sunday 1 April and gives EU citizens the opportunity to set the agenda.Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:34:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Marts/Uge-13/EP-Wammenhttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Marts/Uge-13/EP-WammenMinister 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.Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:29:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Marts/Uge-13/Post-GAChttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Marts/Uge-13/Post-GAC Today’s discussions brought the negotiations an important step forward. A number of topics under the EU budget was discussed, such as the policies oriented towards growth and employment. Considerable challenges remain with regard to bridging Member States’ positions and important work is...Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:27:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Marts/Uge-13/Citizenhttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Marts/Uge-13/Citizen 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,...Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:17:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Marts/Uge-12/GAChttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Marts/Uge-12/GACMinister for European Affairs, Nicolai Wammen, will be chairing the second round of negotiations on the multiannual budget of the EU in the General Affairs Council on Monday 26 March.Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:00:00 +0200http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Marts/Uge-12/MFFhttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Marts/Uge-12/MFFThe 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.Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:37:00 +0100http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Marts/Uge-10/Minister-Wammen-in-Icelandhttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Marts/Uge-10/Minister-Wammen-in-IcelandMinister 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.Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:00:00 +0100http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Marts/Uge-10/Wammen-in-Serbiahttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Marts/Uge-10/Wammen-in-SerbiaThe 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.Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:57:00 +0100http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Februar/Week-9/Serbia-belongs-in-Europehttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Februar/Week-9/Serbia-belongs-in-EuropeThe EU General Affairs Council under the chairmanship of Minister for European Affairs Nicolai Wammen today agreed to recommend granting Serbia candidate status. The Council looks forward to the confirmation of this decision by the March European Council. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:33:00 +0100http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Februar/Week-9/Serbia-on-the-agendahttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Februar/Week-9/Serbia-on-the-agendaTomorrow, Minister for European Affairs, Nicolai Wammen, will be chairing the General Affairs Council’s discussions on granting candidate status to Serbia. The Council’s decision must be confirmed by the European Council later this week.Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:48:00 +0100http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Februar/Week-8/Vigtigt-skridt-paa-Serbiens-vej-mod-EUhttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Februar/Week-8/Vigtigt-skridt-paa-Serbiens-vej-mod-EUSerbia and Kosovo have reached an agreement on two important issues that have so far created problems in their relations.Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0100http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Februar/Week-8/Serbiahttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Februar/Week-8/SerbiaDuring a two-day visit Minister for European Affairs, Nicolai Wammen, discussed EU enlargement with the Governments of Serbia and Montenegro.Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:21:00 +0100http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Februar/Week-7/classified-informationhttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Februar/Week-7/classified-informationAfter 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.Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:20:00 +0100http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Februar/Week-7/EPhttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Februar/Week-7/EPThis 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.Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:06:00 +0100http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Januar/week-4/European-Council-Januaryhttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Januar/week-4/European-Council-JanuaryOn 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.Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:19:00 +0100http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Januar/week-4/GAC---press-releasehttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Januar/week-4/GAC---press-releaseToday, 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.Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:30:00 +0100http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Januar/week-4/GAChttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Januar/week-4/GACTomorrow, the Minister for European Affairs, Nicolai Wammen, will be chairing the first General Affairs Council (GAC) under the Danish presidency, marking a first in a series of meetings over the coming six months where the GAC will be deeply involved in issues ranging from the generation of renewed and green growth to enlargement.Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:11:00 +0100http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Januar/Uge-3/Croatiahttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Januar/Uge-3/CroatiaIn a referendum yesterday, Croatian voters said yes to membership of the European Union. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:13:00 +0100http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Januar/week-4/Ministers-in-EPhttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Januar/week-4/Ministers-in-EP24 presentations by 15 ministers in 16 EP Committees over 3 daysMon, 23 Jan 2012 08:46:00 +0100http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Januar/Uge-3/Debate-on-Hungaryhttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Januar/Uge-3/Debate-on-HungaryToday 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. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:46:00 +0100http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Januar/presentation-of-presidency-programmehttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/Januar/presentation-of-presidency-programmePrime 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.Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:25:00 +0100http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/November-December/EUM-praesenterer-de-danske-prioriteter-i-BXLhttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/November-December/EUM-praesenterer-de-danske-prioriteter-i-BXLToday Denmark’s Minister for European Affairs, Nicolai Wammen, presented the priorities of the upcoming Danish EU Presidency at a press conference in Brussels.Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:56:00 +0100http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/November-December/Velkomsthttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/November-December/Velkomst Welcome to the Danish EU Presidency Now more than ever, we need to work together in the EU. We must dare to make difficult decisions. We must restore confidence, security and optimism. We must, therefore, work towards a responsible Europe. The economic rules of play must be followed...Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:04:00 +0100http://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/November-December/Saesonkort-til-Europa-Parlamentethttp://eu2012.dk/en/NewsList/November-December/Saesonkort-til-Europa-ParlamentetDenmark's face in Europe. The Minister who has primary responsibility for the Government's EU policy. An "honest broker" in the questions on the EU agenda during the Danish EU Presidency. A passionate interest in international politics since college. Nicolai Wammen (Social Democrats) is Denmark's first permanent Minister for European Affairs. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:00:00 +0100