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Website of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU: Dobrodošli!
2008-01-01
On 1 January 2008 Slovenia takes over the presidency of the Council of the European Union. Information on the Slovenian EU Council Presidency is available at www.eu2008.si.
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The Portuguese Presidency of the EU Council comes to an end
2007-12-31
During the last six months this website played the role of broadcasting multimedia information on the Portuguese Presidency, facing the critical responsibility of acting as the main communication source of the Presidency. For that purpose, we made use of press releases, news alerts, weekly newsletters, live streaming of the press conference of the main events (including the signing of the Lisbon Treaty), as well as video, audio and photo galleries....
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Handover of the Presidency of the Council of the EU
2007-12-28
The Portuguese minister of state and foreign affairs and current president of the Council of the European Union, Luís Amado, will hand over the Presidency of the Council of the EU to his Slovenian counterpart, Dimitrij Rupel, on 31 December...
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“There could have been no better ending for the Portuguese presidency” stated José Sócrates
2007-12-21
“There was no better way to finish the Portuguese presidency than to abolish borders, the real European aspiration”, stated José Sócrates, Portuguese prime minister and current president of the European Council, at the end of the symbolic ceremonies to open the Polish and Czech Republic borders to the Schengen area...
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Appearance of the minister of state and foreign affairs, Luís Amado, before the plenary session of the Assembly of the Republic
2007-12-21
Appearance of the minister of state and foreign affairs, Luís Amado, before the plenary session of the Assembly of the Republic.
Lisbon, 20 December 2007...
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Main results of the Environment Council - 20 December
2007-12-21
The Council adopted a directive regarding duty-free allowances on goods carried by persons entering the European Union from third countries...
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Europe's celebration: 23 December at Praça do Comércio
2007-12-20
Portugal will celebrate the enlargement of the Schengen Area to the new nine Member States of the European Union with a Popular Festivity that will take place at Praça do Comércio next Sunday, 23 December, between 15h00 and 18h00...
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Fourth meeting of the Accession Conference at ministerial level with Turkey
2007-12-19
The fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Accession Conference with Turkey at ministerial level was held today in Brussels, following the start of accession negotiations on 3 October 2005. The Head of the European Union Delegation was Luis Amado, Portugal's Foreign Minister and current President of the Council. The Turkish delegation was led by Ali Babacan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chief Negotiator...
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Fourth meeting of the Accession Conference at deputy level with Croatia
2007-12-19
The fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Accession Conference with Croatia at deputy level was held today in Brussels, following the start of accession negotiations on 3 October 2005. The aim of the Conference was to open negotiations on two further new chapters (all with closing benchmarks), namely: Chapter 21 - Trans-European Networks and Chapter 33 - Financial and Budgetary Provisions...
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Presentation to the ECON Commission of the European Parliament by the chair of the ECOFIN Council Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos
2007-12-18
«It is with great satisfaction that I come here today to present the final balance of the activities undertaken by the Ecofin Council under the Portuguese Presidency, thus ensuring the continuation of the very constructive relationship that we established at the start of our Presidency, when I informed you of our strategic objectives and of our priority lines of action in the Economic and Financial Affairs area...»
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Luís Amado at the European Parliament, in Brussels
2007-12-18
Luís Amado, minister of state and foreign affairs and president of the Council of Ministers of the European Union will be at the European Parliament, in Brussels, on the 18th...
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Luís Amado chairs the IV Ministerial Meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference of accession with Turkey
2007-12-18
The minister of state and foreign affairs and president of the Council of Ministers of the European Union, Luís Amado, chairs the IV Ministerial Meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference of accession with Turkey on Wednesday the 19th...
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Press release of the Council regarding the first day of the Agriculture and Fisheries meeting (original french version)
2007-12-18
"Le Conseil a adopté un règlement sur les boissons spiritueuses et un règlement reportant de deux ans la date d'entrée en vigueur de l'identification électronique des petits ruminants...
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Data protection under discussion at the European Parliament - 18 and 19 December
2007-12-18
On the 18th, at 09h00, the minister will appear before the Committee on Citizen's Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), where he will discuss, among other themes, the issue of data protection and protection of privacy when information is exchanged among courts and police authorities, the European Union's recognition and surveillance of penalties and alternative measures to prison and the unanimous assignment of an European Day Against the Death Penalty, a deed already achieved during the last Council for European justice ministers...
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Ministerial Declaration on the Euro-Mediterranean Energy Partnership
2007-12-17
The Ministers of Energy of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, hereinafter referred to as "Ministers", and the European Commission Taking part in the fifth Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Energy, held in Limassol, Cyprus, on 17 December 2007...
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International Conference on Drug Trafficking in Guinea Bissau, on 19 December
2007-12-17
Portugal will host the International Conference on Drug Trafficking in Guinea Bissau, which will take place on Wednesday, 19 December, at the Nónio Room in Pavilhão Atlântico (Parque das Nações). Participants in this conference include members of the International Contact Group for Guinea Bissau, representatives from EU member states, the prime minister and ministers for justice and home affairs from Guinea Bissau, as well as members of government from Cape Verde and Angola and representatives from several other countries...
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Minister for home affairs presents in Brussels the review of the main achievements of the Portuguese Presidency in the home affairs domain - 17-18 December
2007-12-17
The minister for home affairs, Rui Pereira, will travel to Brussels, to the European Parliament, next Wednesday, 17 December, where he will present to the MPs for the Commission on Liberty, Security and Justice the balance of the Portuguese presidency in the area of internal affairs...
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Quartet Statement - Paris Meeting
2007-12-17
The Quartet Principals - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, High Representative for European Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado, and European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner - met today in Paris to discuss the situation in the Middle East. They were joined by Quartet Representative Tony Blair...
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Luís Amado at the Palestine Donors Conference
2007-12-16
The minister of state and for foreign affairs and president of the Council of the European Union, Luís Amado, will participate tomorrow, Monday, 17 December, in the Palestine Donors Conference that supports the Palestinian Authority, which will be held in Paris and will be co-presided by France, Norway (the country that presides in the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee) and the European Commission, besides the Quartet Representative, Tony Blair...
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Presidency Conclusions of the Brussels European Council
2007-12-14
The meeting of the European Council was preceded by an exposé by the President of the European Parliament, Mr Hans-Gert Pöttering, followed by an exchange of views...
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