Cautious optimism after first week UN climate summit
The 16th UN summit on climate change began on Monday 29 November in Cancún (Mexico). After a week’s negotiations, the tone is cautiously positive. All countries want to avoid a confrontation and reach...
View ArticleGreater trust in each other's education and training systems through quality...
European education specialists want to develop a strategy focusing on quality assurance and increased transparency between the different sub-sectors of education. These were the issues at the core of...
View ArticleEducation ministers want greater collaboration for vocational training
On 7 December the Education Council reached an agreement on the way in which Europe can enhance collaboration in the future in the area of vocational education and training. At an informal Council...
View ArticleJoint UN climate summit statement by Joke Schauvliege and Connie Hedegaard
The European Union wants to see a balanced package of political agreements in order to address the problem of climate change. This is what Flemish Minister for the Environment Joke Schauvliege and EU...
View ArticleNew European cultural heritage platform in 2011
In 2011 there will be a new European cultural heritage platform intended to enable greater collaboration with all interested parties in Europe. After all, up until now, the heritage sector has lacked...
View ArticleFisheries ministers decide on fishing allocations
Today and tomorrow, the Fisheries Council will decide on the fishing allocations for 2011. These determine how many tons of fish the European Member States are allowed to catch in 2011. Kristof...
View Article“New step in the right direction”
Joke Schauvliege – the Flemish Minister for Environment, Nature and Culture, who represented the European Union and the 27 Member States as chair of the European Environment Council at the COP-16 on...
View ArticleAgriculture and Fisheries Council
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View ArticleRoeland Savery retrospective
Date: Thu, 2010-12-09 09:00 - Mon, 2011-03-14 17:00 Under the title of ‘Savery, ambassador for Europe for 400 years’, Prague and Kortrijk present a retrospective of the work of Roeland Savery, who...
View ArticleNew action plan for local e-government
At the preconference on e-government held in Ghent, the ‘Citadel Statement’ was presented. This is an action plan to support e-government in towns and municipalities. E government is the use of ICT to...
View ArticleEnvironment Council
Press release Council agrees to make pest control products saferMedia:
View ArticleLast formal Environment Council gives green light to Belgian priorities
The last formal European Environment Council in Brussels has completed a very busy agenda today under the presidency of Joke Schauvliege, the Flemish Minister for Environment, Nature and Culture. “All...
View ArticleEuropean trainers want sport qualifications in EQF
On 18 and 19 December over 80 experts from 24 EU-member states gathered for the European Day of the Trainer. The chief conclusion was that Sport should no longer be left out of the common European...
View ArticleFlanders and the Belgian EU-presidency: the results
At the end of the Belgian EU-presidency, it is clear that Flanders has been able to attain results and that the final assessment is largely positive. This is demonstrated by the successes achieved in...
View ArticleConference on a sustainable bio-economy
The Belgian Presidency, together with the European Commission, is holding a conference today in Brussels on building a Knowledge based Bio-Economy. The European bio-economy is estimated to be worth...
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