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  • COMPETCompetitiveness (COMPET)

Euro-Mediterranean cooperation for research and innovation and EIPs at the Informal COMPET Council/Research

13 May, 2014

The Informal Competitiveness Council/Research Meeting was convened in Athens, today (13 May 2014) chaired by Constantinos Arvanitopoulos, Minister of Education and Religious Affairs.

  • GACGeneral Affairs (GAC)

10 years after 2004: EU commemorates its largest enlargement

13 May, 2014

During today’s General Affairs Council (GAC), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Evangelos Venizelos in Brussels, an event marking the 10th anniversary of the 2004 enlargement that brought 10 new countries to the European Union took place.
 
  • GACGeneral Affairs (GAC)

General Affairs Council (Brussels, 13.5.2014)

13 May, 2014

The General Affairs Council (GAC), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Evangelos Venizelos, took place today (13.5.2014), in Brussels.

The Council discussed the preparations for the European Council meeting on 26-27 June and took note of a draft annotated agenda, with focus on, among other things, growth, competitiveness and jobs; freedom, security and justice; specific issues in light of developments on the international scene.

  • COMPETCompetitiveness (COMPET)

Research and Innovation on the second day of the Informal COMPET (Athens, 13.5.2014)

13 May, 2014

Research and Innovation will be at the centre of discussions today, on the second day (13.5), of the Informal Competitiveness Council (Research) chaired by Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, Greek Minister of Education and Religious Affairs.

During the morning session, Ministers will focus on the Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation for Research and Innovation and the opportunities offered for Mediterranean countries to develop their human, natural and technological capital.

  • COMPETCompetitiveness (COMPET)

The need for a new European industrial policy (COMPET, 12.5.2014)

12 May, 2014

The need to draft a new European Industrial policy was highlighted during the first day of the informal Competitiveness ministerial council meeting, organised by the Ministry for Development and Competitiveness, in the context of the Greek presidency of the Council of the EU.

More than 20 Ministers and deputy ministers from the 28 EU Member-States, high ranking European Commission officials as well as representatives of European stakeholders of the Industry contributed to the meeting.

  • ENVIEnvironment (ENVI)

Think - Rethink GREEN

12 May, 2014

The EU has some of the world's highest environmental standards, but its environment policy had not always been a matter of high political importance. The developments on climate change and the challenges on energy issues, especially during the last decade, require access to and sustainable use of resources without causing environmental problems. The EU’s environmental policy has thus emerged as a vital area of EU governance.

  • FACForeign Affairs (FAC)

Foreign Affairs Council (12.05.2014)

12 May, 2014

The crisis in Ukraine was high on the agenda of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC), starting at 9.30 (CET) on Monday 12 May in Brussels, chaired by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton. Ministers took stock of ongoing work and adopted conclusions.

The Council turned to the state of play in the Middle East peace process, while, over lunch, there was an exchange of views on the EU's neighbourhood policy with countries in both eastern and southern Europe.

A press conference took place at end of the meeting.

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