Press Releases - April 2009

30.4.2009

Energy discussed by EU-Russia Permanent Partnership Council

29.4.2009

EU Transport Ministers meet in Litoměřice

29.4.2009

The EU - Georgia Human rights dialogue was launched

29.4.2009

Martin Bursík: Washington MEF Meeting was a good start

29.4.2009

Seventeenth Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development – New York, United Nations, 4 – 15 May 2009

29.4.2009

Czech Presidency wraps up EU telecoms package

29.4.2009

Press Advisory: 4 May - Press conference on the cooperation of the EU with the Western Balkan countries in the fight against terrorism

28.4.2009

US – EU Ministerial Troika in Prague

28.4.2009

Pospíšil and Holder ratify EU-US agreements on extradition and mutual assistance

28.4.2009

Defence Policy Directors meet in Brussels

28.4.2009

Czech Minister of the Interior Ivan Langer: “We have drafted and adopted the joint Prague Declaration on Migration”.

28.4.2009

Minister Schwarzenberg at the meeting of EU Foreign Ministers and the Gulf Cooperation Council

28.4.2009

Agreement with Russia on fishing in the Baltic Sea

28.4.2009

Statement by ministers taking part in the conference on the Bologna Process

28.4.2009

Seminar on Employment Summit: Anti-crisis measures must respect common EU rules

28.4.2009

Conference on safety and health at work culminates with awards for good practice 2008

28.4.2009

Litoměřice to host EUROFESTIVAL during the EU Transport Ministers’ meeting

28.4.2009

Negotiations with Parliament do not lead to greater employee protection

27.4.2009

The Conference “Building Migration Partnership” begins today

27.4.2009

Conference on EU maritime policy in Prague today

27.4.2009

Another victory of the Czech Presidency - Negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement with Canada are approved

27.4.2009

Czech Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek attends IMF and WB meetings

27.4.2009

Presidency to call extraordinary meeting of health ministers on swine influenza

27.4.2009

Prague to host preparatory seminar on employment summit today

26.4.2009

Deal reached by Presidency will boost protection of human and animal health

24.4.2009

Simplified legislation for a cheaper and more competitive CAP

24.4.2009

Une aquaculture durable pour aider à nourrir le monde

24.4.2009

Sustainable aquaculture will help feed the world

24.4.2009

Ministers from the G8 countries have agreed that climate and the economic crisis require a common solution

24.4.2009

Deal struck by Presidency will lead to fuel savings and reduced pollution

24.4.2009

Commissioner Borg to learn about Czech fishpond management

24.4.2009

Social services: a source of new job opportunities

24.4.2009

Education, research and innovation key to Western Balkans development, region’s ministers agree in Sarajevo today

24.4.2009

Future policy underlines protection of ecosystems, responsibility of fishermen and market mechanisms

24.4.2009

Europe not afraid of sharks – We protect them

24.4.2009

The informal meeting of Transport Ministers will discuss the issue of Intelligent Transportation Systems

23.4.2009

Alexandr Vondra visits Turkmenistan, Turkey and Bulgaria ahead of the Eastern Partnership and Southern Corridor summits

23.4.2009

New European regional policy shaped in Mariánské Lázně

23.4.2009

Martin Bursík to represent the EU at the Major Economies Forum

23.4.2009

Progress on Working Time Directive - but talks continue

23.4.2009

Belgian labour market is open to 8 more EU countries

23.4.2009

Accession Intergovernmental Conference Postponed

22.4.2009

National Lisbon Coordinators discuss future of Lisbon Strategy in Prague

22.4.2009

Presidency conference Safety and Health at Work in Europe in the 21st Century

22.4.2009

Presidency brokers deal to streamline aid to freight transport

22.4.2009

Ministerial conference launching regional research strategy to be held in Sarajevo on Friday

22.4.2009

TODAY: Ministerial conference on social services to be held in Prague

21.4.2009

Presidency conference on food research to enhance food safety

21.4.2009

International seminar on the military education programme modelled on ERASMUS

21.4.2009

G8 Environment Ministers to meet in Syracuse

21.4.2009

Mariánské Lázně Eurofestival to accompany the informal meeting of EU Ministers for Regional Development

21.4.2009

Rambling through Germany - Cultural Event

21.4.2009

The EU Member States' position on the Durban Review Conference

20.4.2009

Participants in the conference ”Safer Internet for Children” adopted the Prague Declaration

20.4.2009

Czech Presidency hopes for a smooth confirmation of agreement on CRD

17.4.2009

Cison di Valmarino to host meeting of G8 Agriculture Ministers

17.4.2009

Presidency conference on food safety and research to start in Prague on Tuesday

17.4.2009

Minister Schwarzenberg invited Belarus to the Eastern Partnership Summit

17.4.2009

Vondra and Diaconescu on situation in Moldova

16.4.2009

Agreement on European Globalisation Fund brokered by Presidency

16.4.2009

Job fair JOBDAYS 2009 attracted 15 000 visitors

16.4.2009

EU judges discuss access to justice in environmental matters in Brno

16.4.2009

EU Member States have agreed: “Infections know no borders”

15.4.2009

EU chief veterinary officers negotiate in Prague

15.4.2009

Environment Ministers discuss the way to Copenhagen

15.4.2009

Ministerial Conference on the Microbial Threat to Patient Safety in Europe

14.4.2009

Environment Ministers start informal meeting with discussion on adaptation

14.4.2009

Debate on global genetic resources rounded off in Paris

9.4.2009

OECD conference: sustainable farming, food quality and safety and land use planning

9.4.2009

Presidency pushes through more effective international standards for phytosanitary care

9.4.2009

Deal reached by Czech Presidency to help EU research

9.4.2009

Presidency ensures further e-cooperation of authorities at EU level

8.4.2009

EU lawyers discuss enforceability of legislation on environmental protection

8.4.2009

Partnership between education institutions and employers

8.4.2009

Czech Presidency helps remove further barriers – this time in eGovernment

8.4.2009

Green light to jobs! JOBDAYS 2009 starts today!

6.4.2009

EU Interior Ministers appoint new Europol director

6.4.2009

Presidency strikes EU deal on plan for tuna recovery

6.4.2009

The Czech Presidency contributed to more effective criminal proceedings in Europe

5.4.2009

EU-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Joint Statement on Legislation in Afghanistan

5.4.2009

The Prague meeting of EU Heads of State and Government with the US President - EU PRESS LINES

5.4.2009

European Union-United States Joint Statement on the North Korean Missile Launch

4.4.2009

Ministers and Governors agree on principles for financial supervision reform

3.4.2009

Informal ECOFIN: day one

3.4.2009

EU Ministers of the Environment Will Use Superb GreenLine Cars in Prague

3.4.2009

TODAY: EU Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Prague for informal ECOFIN meeting

2.4.2009

Agenda of the upcoming informal EU Environment Ministers’ Meeting in Prague

2.4.2009

Minister Pospíšil signed a Convention crucial for international trade on behalf of the European Union

2.4.2009

European customers can now choose from a wider range of environmentally-friendly products

2.4.2009

Genetic resources of the planet discussed in Paris

2.4.2009

Members of the EU Military Committee at the COLLECTIVE SHIELD 2009 Exercise in the Czech Republic

1.4.2009

Safer food for Africa on agenda of EU conference in Ethiopia

1.4.2009

“Joint Analysis, Joint Action” - Conference of EU National Rapporteurs on Trafficking in Human Beings

1.4.2009

Presidency clinches deal on major changes in social security coordination in EU

1.4.2009

Regrets over drowned migrants off the Libyan Coast

1.4.2009

OECD to address natural resource protection, competition and food safety