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Behind the scenes of the Danish Presidency

A presidency is more than meets the eye. Photographer Bjarke Ørsted has kept his eyes open and camera ready to capture the Danish Presidency behind the scenes, with ministers, officials and the press going about their work.

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The Council Building in Luxembourg

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Ambassador Jonas Bering Liisberg and Minister for Climate, Energy and Building Martin Lidegaard at the ENVI Council meeting in Luxembourg

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The host of the meeting has to look her best; Margarethe Vestager, Minister for Economy and the Interior, checks her appearance at the ECOFIN meeting in Copenhagen, 30-31 March.

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Briefing in connection to the meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in Luxembourg

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The delegation at the TTE/Energy briefing in Luxembourg

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Highlights

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High Representative Catherine Ashton and Danish Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal were not the only ones to welcome arriving Foreign Ministers to their Informal meeting, Gymnich, in Copenhagen, 9-10 March.

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Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in the spotlight.

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Checking the very last details before entering the Informal meeting of Foreign Ministers, Gymncih, in Copenhagen, 9-10 March 2012.

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The press digests news coming out of the Informal meeting of Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) in Copenhagen, March 30-31.

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Preparing for a live transmission during the Informal Meeting of Ministers of Economy and Finance, ECOFIN, in Copenhagen 30-31 March.

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An unexpected visit of the Austrian Finance Minister, Maria Fekter, to the press centre during the ECOFIN meeting in Copenhagen 30-31 March.

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Impromptu pressbriefings may look a bit chaotic, as this one during the Informal meeting of Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) in Copenhagen, 30-31 March.

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Trying to catch a glimpse of the arriving dignitaries during the Informal Meeting of Ministers of Economy and Finance, ECOFIN, in Copenhagen 30-31 March.

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Heated discussions during the Informal meeting of Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) in Copenhagen 30-31 March.

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Astrid Krag, Minister for Health, with the youngest participant of the Informal meeting of Ministers for Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) in Horsens 23-25 April

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