The first Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council, chaired by Greek Environment, Energy & Climate Change minister, Yannis Maniatis, is taking place in Brussels on 4 March 2014, with Energy as its particular focus.
The Justice Council, chaired by Greek Minister of Justice, Charalampos Athanassiou, is taking place in Brussels today (4.3.2014). The meeting begins at 10:00 (CET). Live broadcasting will be available here from 09:00 (CET).
The Council of environment ministers, chaired by the Greek Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change Yannis Maniatis, was concluded in Brussels today (3.3.2014). Commissioners for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard, Environment Janez Potočnik, and Health Tonio Borg, participated in the Council.
The future of the European Cooperation in the field of Justice and Home Affairs was discussed in today's Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union. The Council was chaired by the Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Dendias and by the Minister of Interior Yannis Michelakis, who presented the work program in the area of Home Affairs.
The President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, has decided to convene an extraordinary meeting of EU Heads of State or Government on Thursday 6 March 2014 to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
During the Council of JHA in Brussels, a meeting of the President of the Council, Yannis Michelakis and Switzerland’s Minister of Justice, Mrs Simonetta Sommaruga, took place.
EU Ministers for Foreign Affairs meet today (3.3.2014) in Brussels for an extraordinary session to discuss the recent development of events in Ukraine. Read the Council Conclusions and watch the press conference and national briefings.