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  • ECOFINEconomic & Financial Affairs (ECOFIN)

Minister of Finance, Yannis Stournaras, at the European Parliamentary Week / ECON meeting in Brussels

Minister of Finance, Yannis Stournaras, will visit Brussels next week, in order to participate on Wednesday, 22 January, in the Interparliamentary Conference on Economic Governance of the European Union, which is co-organised and co-presided by the Hellenic Parliament and the European Parliament. The President of the ECOFIN will address the concluding plenary session and will exchange views with the members of the European and national parliaments (12:00 – 13:10).

  • ECOFINEconomic & Financial Affairs (ECOFIN)

Interparliamentary Conference on Economic Governance of the European Union

The European Parliamentary Week (EPW) is taking place on 20-22 January at the European Parliament premises in Brussels, bringing together parliamentarians from all over the European Union to discuss economic, budgetary and social matters. 
 
An Interparliamentary Conference on Economic Governance of the European Union, co-organised and co-presided by the European Parliament and the Hellenic Parliament, will take place in the frame of the European Parliamentary Week. 
 
  • EYCSEducation, Youth, Culture & Sport (EYCS)

Launch of EU Erasmus+ programme, Athens 16.01.2014

On Thursday, 16 January 2014, the new European Programme for education, training, youth and sport, ‘Erasmus+’, was launched at the Academy of Athens. The event was organized by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs in the context of the Hellenic Presidency of the Council of the EU during the first half of 2014.
 
The Minister of Education, Prof. Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos addressed the event.
  • TTETransport, Telecommunications and Energy (TTE)

Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Yiannis Maniatis, and Commissioner for Energy, Günther Oettinger, at the 8th meeting of the EU-Russia Permanent Partnership Council in Moscow

Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Yiannis Maniatis, and Commissioner for Energy, Günther Oettinger, are visiting Moscow today, Thursday, 16 January, in order to participate at the 8th meeting of the EU-Russia Permanent Partnership Council on Friday, 17 January.
  • ECOFINEconomic & Financial Affairs (ECOFIN)

Markets in Financial Instruments (MiFID II): Greek Presidency reaches agreement in principle on revised European rules

The Greek Presidency on January 14 reached a provisional agreement in trilogue on updated rules for markets in financial instruments (MiFID II).
  • JHAJustice & Home Affairs (JHA)

EU-China Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Project, 4th Consortium Meeting in Athens

The 4th Consortium Meeting of the EU-China Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Project took place in Athens today (14.1.2014) at the headquarters of the General Secretariat for Civil Protection of Greece (the Greek National CP Authority) with the participation of high level representatives from the Project Partners.
  • EUThe Presidency (EU)

Greek Presidency priorities to be presented at European Parliament by Prime Minister A. Samaras

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will present, tomorrow (15 January), at the European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg the priorities of the Greek Presidency. A press conference by the Prime Minister, Commission President, José Manuel Barroso and the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz will follow.
 
Mr Samaras will be accompanied by Finance Minister, Ioannis Stournaras, Development and Competitiveness Minister, Kostis Hatzidakis and deputy Foreign Minister, Dimitris Kourkoulas.
 
  • JHAJustice & Home Affairs (JHA)

Meeting of the Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum (SCIFA)

An informal 2-day meeting of the Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum, composed of higher-ranking officials (directors and general directors) is taking place at Zappeion Megaron on 14-15 January. The meeting is being held in view of the Justice and Home Affairs Council and the European Council next June. According to the meeting’s agenda, issues with regards to frontiers, immigration, legal immigration and the integration of third countries nationals will be discussed.

  • EYCSEducation, Youth, Culture & Sport (EYCS)

‘Horizon 2020’ programme launched in Athens

On Friday, 10 January 2014, the new European Programme for Research and Innovation ‘Horizon 2020’ was launched at the National Centre for Scientific Research ‘Demokritos’. The event was organized by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology in the context of the Greek Presidency of the Council of the EU during the first half of 2014.

  • EUThe Presidency (EU)

Cultural opening of the Greek Presidency in Brussels

The official opening of the Hellenic Presidency of the Council of the EU in Brussels will take place on Tuesday, 14 January at 20:00, at one of the most prestigious cultural venues in Brussels, the Bozar Center for Fine Arts.

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