Les ministres des transports des Vingt-sept se réuniront jeudi 7 juin à Luxembourg pour discuter, entre autres, du financement des infrastructures d'interconnexions européennes, du bruit des aéroports et du système de navigation et de positionnement par satellite Galileo.
Informal Council in Horsens: The discussion at the agricultural Minister’s green think tank showed consensus that there really is no choice between productivity and sustainability.
As part of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, The Danish Minister for Culture, Uffe Elbæk, has together with the Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou taken the initiative to start a dialogue on the role of culture in a time of crisis.
Under the headline ‘EU Snapshots of Your Life’, the Danish EU Presidency has organized a photo competition primarily aimed at young people taking photos of how the EU and Europe affects their daily lives. The 40 best photos will be on display at the Royal Library in Copenhagen from 7 June.
A la session du Conseil des ministres de l'agriculture qui se tiendra à Kolding et à Horsens, du 3 au 5 juin, Mette Gjerskov invite ses collègues européens à apporter de nouvelles idées propices à un verdissement de la PAC. Les Vingt-sept visiteront également la mer des Wadden autour de l'île de Mandø ainsi que le château de Gram, la plus grande ferme bio du Danemark.
The Danish EU Presidency has reached an agreement on European standardisation. Thereby the Council and the European Parliament has agreed on the first of the twelve initiatives in the Single Market Act intended to modernise European trade and contribute to growth in Europe. The agreement will improve conditions for participation of businesses and stakeholders in the development of standards, ensure that standards reach the market faster, which will shorten the time span from idea to production, and boost the development of European standards for services.
Sous la conduite de la ministre danoise du Commerce extérieur et de l'Investissement, Pia Olsen Dyhr, le Conseil des affaires étrangères a aujourd'hui apporté sa pierre à l'ordre du jour de croissance de l'UE sur le front de ses accords de libre-échange avec les économies émergentes les plus prépondérantes.
The European ministers for research- and innovation have after long and hard negotiations reached an agreement on the overall structure for the EUs coming Framework programme for research and innovation – Horizon 2020 – which has a proposed budget of EUR 80 billion.
The administrative burdens on listed companies are being reduced in order to make it easier for businesses to raise capital and contribute to growth and employment in the EU. This is at the heart of changes to the so called Transparency Directive. The Danish Presidency is leading negotiations of the Directive, and has just received a mandate in the Council of Ministers to begin negotiations with the European Parliament.
New EU rules require that providers of mortgage credit in the EU should ensure better information for consumers and more solid credit assessments for the receipt of mortgage credit. At the same time it will be easier for consumers to see where the best options are for them in taking out a mortgage. This is the heart of the new so-called Mortgage Credit Directive. The Danish Presidency is leading negotiations on the Directive, and has just received a mandate in the Council of Ministers to begin negotiations with the European Parliament.
On 30 May, together with other European ministers, the Danish Minister for Business and Growth set a footprint on the growth agenda in Europe. The Competitiveness Council discussed a number of the initiatives to cre-ate growth in the Single Market Act.
160 parliamentarians from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and Europe had a number of questions for the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Christian Friis Bach during the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in Horsens, ending today.
La ministre danoise du Commerce extérieur et de l'Investissement, Pia Olsen Dyhr, conduira jeudi la dernière réunion des ministres européens du commerce sous présidence danoise, avec, au programme, plusieurs points auxquels cette présidence accorde un caractère prioritaire, car ils doivent contribuer à une relance de la croissance et de l'emploi dans l'Union européenne.
Les 30 et 31 mai, la présidence danoise de l'UE conduira sa seconde et ultime réunion formelle du Conseil Compétitivité. Le thème en sera la croissance au sein du Marché unique et le prochain programme cadre européen en matière de recherche et d'innovation, Horizon 2020.
Nicolai Wammen, ministre danois des Affaires européennes, conduit ce mardi 29 mai la négociation relative au cadre financier pluriannuel de l'UE à l'occasion d'une réunion du Conseil Affaires générales.
Today, Monday 28 May, Prime Minster Helle Thorning-Schmidt and President of the Danish Parliament Mogens Lykketoft welcomed politicians from 78 developing countries as well as from the European Parliament in Horsens.