Author: Dale Simmmons

Date:

20.10.2006

End date: Date: 20 Oct 2006 Venue: 

Sibelius Hall, Lahti

Type of event: Informal ministerial meetings
Policy area:  General Affairs and External Relations
Contact: 

Information on the themes of the meeting:Sanna Kangasharju, Deputy Head of Information

Tel. +358 9 1602 2175

Information on the meeting

The Lahti informal meeting will start with a working lunch, at which the topic for discussionwill be external energy policy. Towards the end of lunch, there will be time for a short

discussion on certain other topics, such as illegal immigration.

At the afternoon session, the discussion will centre around the need to strengthencompetitiveness, especially through innovation policy. The intention is to draw attention toissues and challenges that call for joint EU action to create an environment that stimulates

innovation and promotes the effective use of it.

The Lahti informal meeting will be followed by a dinner discussion with the President ofRussia, Vladimir Putin, on the strategic partnership between the EU and Russia, inter alia in

the energy sector.

Only the Heads of State or Government that attend European Council meetings will be
invited to the Lahti meeting, without other Ministers.

Letters of invitation

Press conferences (times subject to changes):

11.30 Press conference (Informal Tripartite Social Summit)17.30 Press conference (Informal meeting of Heads of State or Government)

21.30 Press conference (Working dinner with the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin)

Webcasts

Further information

• Other document, 21 Oct 2006, 01:29 en fr
  Transcript of the second press conference for the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government
• Other document, 20 Oct 2006, 21:34 en fr
  Transcript of the first press conference for the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government
• Other document, 20 Oct 2006, 14:39 en
  Menu for the working lunch of the Informal Meeting of Heads of State or Government
• Other document, 19 Oct 2006, 13:40 en
  Menu for the Working Dinner with the President of the Russian Federation
• Other document, 19 Oct 2006, 11:43 en fr
  Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen’s views prior to the Lahti Summit: growth from innovation
• Other document, 16 Oct 2006, 15:20 en fr de fi sv
  Communication from the Commission to the European Council: External energy relations – from principles to action
• Other document, 16 Oct 2006, 15:02 en fr de fi sv cs da et el es it lv lt hu mt nl pl pt sk sl
  Communication from the Commission to the European Council: An innovation-friendly, modern Europe
• Press release, 11 Oct 2006, 16:04 en fr de fi sv
  EU Heads of State or Government to meet in Lahti on 20 October
• Press release, 11 Oct 2006, 16:11 en fr de fi sv
  Informal Tripartite Social Summit in Lahti on 20 October
• Speech, 11 Oct 2006, 17:00 en fr fi
  Minister of European Affairs, Paula Lehtomäki at the Plenary session of the European Parliament on 11 October 2006
• Other document, 19 Sep 2006, 16:07 en fr de fi sv
  Information on the Informal Tripartite Social Summit in Lahti
• Other document, 19 Sep 2006, 13:55 en fr de fi sv
  Information on the Lahti Summit

  
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Date:

20.10.2006

End date: Date: 20 Oct 2006 Venue: 

Sibelius Hall, Lahti

Type of event: Informal ministerial meetings
Policy area:  General Affairs and External Relations
Contact: 

Information on the themes of the meeting:Sanna Kangasharju, Deputy Head of Information

Tel. +358 9 1602 2175

Information on the meeting

The Lahti informal meeting will start with a working lunch, at which the topic for discussionwill be external energy policy. Towards the end of lunch, there will be time for a short

discussion on certain other topics, such as illegal immigration.

At the afternoon session, the discussion will centre around the need to strengthencompetitiveness, especially through innovation policy. The intention is to draw attention toissues and challenges that call for joint EU action to create an environment that stimulates

innovation and promotes the effective use of it.

The Lahti informal meeting will be followed by a dinner discussion with the President ofRussia, Vladimir Putin, on the strategic partnership between the EU and Russia, inter alia in

the energy sector.

Only the Heads of State or Government that attend European Council meetings will be
invited to the Lahti meeting, without other Ministers.

Letters of invitation

Press conferences (times subject to changes):

11.30 Press conference (Informal Tripartite Social Summit)17.30 Press conference (Informal meeting of Heads of State or Government)

21.30 Press conference (Working dinner with the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin)

Webcasts

Further information

• Other document, 21 Oct 2006, 01:29 en fr
  Transcript of the second press conference for the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government
• Other document, 20 Oct 2006, 21:34 en fr
  Transcript of the first press conference for the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government
• Other document, 20 Oct 2006, 14:39 en
  Menu for the working lunch of the Informal Meeting of Heads of State or Government
• Other document, 19 Oct 2006, 13:40 en
  Menu for the Working Dinner with the President of the Russian Federation
• Other document, 19 Oct 2006, 11:43 en fr
  Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen’s views prior to the Lahti Summit: growth from innovation
• Other document, 16 Oct 2006, 15:20 en fr de fi sv
  Communication from the Commission to the European Council: External energy relations – from principles to action
• Other document, 16 Oct 2006, 15:02 en fr de fi sv cs da et el es it lv lt hu mt nl pl pt sk sl
  Communication from the Commission to the European Council: An innovation-friendly, modern Europe
• Press release, 11 Oct 2006, 16:04 en fr de fi sv
  EU Heads of State or Government to meet in Lahti on 20 October
• Press release, 11 Oct 2006, 16:11 en fr de fi sv
  Informal Tripartite Social Summit in Lahti on 20 October
• Speech, 11 Oct 2006, 17:00 en fr fi
  Minister of European Affairs, Paula Lehtomäki at the Plenary session of the European Parliament on 11 October 2006
• Other document, 19 Sep 2006, 16:07 en fr de fi sv
  Information on the Informal Tripartite Social Summit in Lahti
• Other document, 19 Sep 2006, 13:55 en fr de fi sv
  Information on the Lahti Summit

  
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Date:

21.11.2006

End date: Date: 21 Nov 2006 Venue: 

Brussels

Type of event: Informal ministerial meetings
Policy area:  General Affairs and External Relations

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Eurogroupe Date: 06 Nov 2006 Lieu: Bruxelles Type d’événement: Autres réunions

Domaine politique: Affaires économiques et financières

Réunion du réseau pour le Système Mutuel d’Information sur les Politiques de l’Emploi (MISEP) Date: 06 Nov 2006 – 07 Nov 2006 Lieu: Hämeenlinna Type d’événement: Autres réunions

Domaine politique: Emploi, politique sociale, santé et consommateurs

Conférence sur les politiques et les systèmes en matière d’orientation tout au long de la vie – Building the Stepping Stones Date: 06 Nov 2006 – 08 Nov 2006 Lieu: Jyväskylä Type d’événement: Autres réunions

Domaine politique: Éducation, jeunesse et culture

European Security and Defence Policy Orientation Course for Press and Public Information Personnel Date: 06 Nov 2006 – 08 Nov 2006

Lieu: Bruxelles

12e Session de la conférence des parties à la Convention sur les changements climatiques et 2e Réunion des parties à la Protocole de Kyoto Date: 06 Nov 2006 – 17 Nov 2006 Lieu: Nairobi, Kenya Type d’événement: Autres réunions

Domaine politique: Environnement

Conseil Affaires économiques et financières Date: 07 Nov 2006 Lieu: Bruxelles Type d’événement: Réunions du Conseil

Domaine politique: Affaires économiques et financières

Session extraordinaire du Conseil de l’Union européenne (Emploi, politique sociale, santé et consommateurs) Date: 07 Nov 2006 Lieu: Bruxelles Type d’événement: Réunions du Conseil

Domaine politique: Emploi, politique sociale, santé et consommateurs

Comité politique et de Sécurité (COPS) Date: 07 Nov 2006 – 08 Nov 2006 Lieu: Bruxelles Type d’événement: Comité politique et de Sécurité (COPS)

Domaine politique: Affaires générales et relations extérieures

Coreper I Date: 08 Nov 2006 Lieu: Bruxelles Type d’événement: Coreper

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Conférence d’experts : « EU’s Evolving Social Policy and National Models – Seeking a New Balance » et réunion du Comité de la protection sociale (CPS) Date: 08 Nov 2006 – 10 Nov 2006 Lieu: Helsinki Type d’événement: Autres réunions

Domaine politique: Emploi, politique sociale, santé et consommateurs

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– Prime Minister, 24 June 2003 to present- Party Leader- Master of Social Sciences- Member of Parliament- Centre Party- Date and place of birth: 4 November 1955, Jyväskylä, Finland

– Place of residence: Nurmijärvi

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Ms Riitta Gustafsson, Secretary to the Prime Minister
tel. +358 9 1602 2001, fax +358 9 1602 2225

Prime Minister’s OfficeSnellmaninkatu 1 A, HelsinkiPO Box 23, FI-00023 Government, Finland

E-mail: forename.surname@vnk.fi

Prime Minister’s Office

Communications unit

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Mr Jukka Salovaara, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister, EU Affairs
tel. +358 9 1602 2055

Mr Johan Schalin, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister, International Affairs
tel. +358 9 1602 2068

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Finland’s EU Presidency has a uniform look and logo which will be used in the various materials produced by the Presidency, such as printed and audiovisual materials and the website. Meetings taking place in Finland will also match the look.

The ideas behind the visual design and logo

The visual designs for Finland’s EU Presidency reflect the dynamic changes underway in the Union, and represent the way the values of the enlarged EU dovetail together to form a unified whole. The look will evolve as the Presidency progresses.

The logo for Finland’s EU Presidency symbolises:- growth and development- common values- showing the way and

– the Finns’ open and direct way of going about things.

The logo draws inspiration from the lines and colours of the Nordic landscape. It represents cooperation between the Member States of the European Union, and debate and decision-making on matters of common interest.

The logo suggests the green of a burgeoning forest, the sweep of the horizon and the blue of water shimmering in the sun. The contemporary feel to the point on the right-hand side symbolises progressive Finnish thinking and seems to point the way forwards. The transparency of the design conveys openness.

The logo and overall look are the work of graphic designer Timo Kuoppala, from the advertising agency, Recommended Finland. A design competition, open to design agencies, was organised for the logo.

Use of the logo

The logo and visual designs for Finland’s Presidency are protected by copyright. The logo may be used only for coverage of the EU Presidency. Special consent is required for other uses.

Print-quality versions of the logo can be obtained using the download links below. For more information concerning use of the logo, please contact Nina Loisalo in the EU Presidency Secretariat: forename.surname@vnk.fi , tel. +358 9 1602 2612.

Download print-quality versions

Use in publications – Used in printed material, high-quality prints and electronic screen displays. The size of the originals can be enlarged or reduced without compromising the quality.

Office use – Used in electronic office applications and in electronic and printable documents. The size of the originals can be reduced but not enlarged.

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The main press conferences and public sessions of the Council are webcast on this site, and can be viewed live or from the archive. The webcasts are produced for the Presidency by the Presidency web team, the Presidency host broadcaster, YLE, and the Council of the European Union. Live and recorded interpretation for the webcasts is provided by European Commission’s Directorate-General for Interpretation (SCIC).

Software, such as the RealPlayer Program, that is able to play RealMedia files (.rm), is required to view webcasts. A free application for the program can be downloaded at www.real.com.

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Date:

23.10.2006

Date finale: Date: 23 Oct 2006 Lieu: 

Luxembourg

Type d’événement: Réunions du Conseil
Domaine politique:  Environnement

Le Conseil Environnement réunit les ministres de l’environnement quatre fois par an. Pendant la Présidence finlandaise, deux sessions du Conseil Environnement sont organisées, l’une en octobre à Luxembourg et l’autre en décembre à Bruxelles. Ces deux sessions sont présidées par le ministre de l’Environnement Jan-Erik Enestam.

Pour en savoir plus

• Conclusion, 31 Oct 2006, 15:09 en
  Council Conclusions, Environment, 23 October 2006
• Conclusion, 23 Oct 2006, 21:42 en
  Council Conclusions, Environment, 23 October 2006
• Conclusion, 23 Oct 2006, 21:38 en
  Presidency Conclusions on the preparation of the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, Environment, 23 October 2006
• Conclusion, 23 Oct 2006, 19:16 en
  Council Conclusions on Climate change, Environment, 23 October 2006
• Communiqué de presse, 23 Oct 2006, 18:21 en
  The Environment Council reached political agreement on Air Quality Directive
• Ordre du jour du Conseil, 20 Oct 2006, 09:48 en fr
  Ordre du jour provisoire (Environnement), 23 octobre 2006
• Note d’information du Conseil, 19 Oct 2006, 10:05 en
  Council backround note, Environment Council, 23 October 2006
• Ordre du jour du Conseil, 17 Oct 2006, 17:24 en
  Draft agenda (Environment Council meeting), 23 October 2006

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Date:

23.11.2006

End date: Date: 23 Nov 2006 Venue: 

Brussels

Type of event: Council meetings
Policy area:  Transport, Telecommunications and Energy

The Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE) meets once every two months. Meetings are attended by the Ministers responsible for the area under discussion: transport, telecommunications or energy. During its Presidency, Finland will hold three meetings of the TTE Council and they will be chaired by Minister of Transport and Communications, Susanna Huovinen or Minister of Trade and Industry, Mauri Pekkarinen.

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Finland’s Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen welcomes the Federal Chancellor of Austria, Wolfgang Schüssel (l.), and the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, to the lunch session of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Lahti, Finland on 20 October 2006.

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Tarja Halonen, President of Finland, in discussion with the Estonian Prime Minister, Andrus Ansip, before the lunch session of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Lahti, Finland on 20 October 2006. On the left, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair.

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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, in discussion with the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso (l.), before the lunch session of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Lahti, Finland on 20 October 2006.

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The Prime Minister of Greece, Kostas Karamanlis (l.), the UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, and the Belgian Prime Minister, Guy Verhofstadt, before the start of the working lunch of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government on 20 October 2006 in Lahti, Finland.

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Sweden’s Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt (l.) in discussion with the President of the Czech Republic, Václav Klaus, before the lunch session of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Lahti, Finland on 20 October 2006.

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The Danish Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen (l.), the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, and the Prime Minister of Belgium, Guy Verhofstad, before the lunch session of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Lahti, Finland on 20 October 2006.

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Javier Solana, High Representative for the CFSP, in discussion with the Dutch Prime Minister, Jean-Claude Juncker (r.), before the lunch session of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Lahti, Finland on 20 October 2006.

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The Greek Prime Minister, Kostas Karamanlis before the lunch session of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Lahti, Finland on 20 October 2006.

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Finland’s Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen welcomes the President of Romania, Traian Bãsescu, to the lunch session of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Lahti, Finland on 20 October 2006.

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Finland’s Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen welcomes the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, to the lunch session of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Lahti, Finland, on 20 October 2006. On the left, Austrian Federal Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel.

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The Greek Prime Minister, Kostas Karamanlis (l.) in discussion with the Bulgarian Prime Minister, Sergei Stanishev, before the lunch session of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Lahti, Finland on 20 October 2006.

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The Prime Minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen, welcomes the Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero to the Sibelius Hall in Lahti, Finland, before the working lunch and tour de table of the informal meeting of the Heads of State or Government on 20 October 2006.

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The Prime Minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen in discussion with the Prime Minister of Malta, Lawrence Gonzi, in the Sibelius Hall before the working lunch and tour de table of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Lahti, Finland on 20 October 2006.

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The Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen welcomes the President of Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos, to the Sibelius Hall before the working lunch and tour de table of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Lahti, Finland on 20 October 2006.

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The Prime Minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen, welcomes the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker, in the Sibelius Hall before the working lunch and tour de table of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Lahti, Finland on 20 October 2006.

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The Prime Minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen, welcomes the Prime Minister of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeldt, to the Sibelius Hall before the working lunch and tour de table of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Lahti, Finland on 20 October 2006.

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The Prime Minister of Ireland, Bertie Ahern, arriving at the Sibelius Hall in Lahti, Finland, for the working lunch and tour de table of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government on 20 October 2006.

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Finland’s Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen welcomes the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Janez Jansa, in the Sibelius Hall before the working lunch and tour de table of informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Lahti, Finland on 20 October 2006.

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Finland’s Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen welcomes the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Jan Peter Balkenende, to the Sibelius Hall before the working lunch and tour de table of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Lahti, Finland on 20 October 2006.

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The President of the Czech Republic, Václav Klaus, arriving at the Sibelius Hall in Lahti, Finland, for the working lunch and tour de table of the informal meeting of the Heads of State or Government on 20 October 2006.

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The President of the European Parliament, Josep Borrell, arriving at the Sibelius Hall in Lahti, Finland, for the working lunch and tour de table of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government on 20 October 2006.

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Italy’s Prime Minister Romano Prodi arriving at the Sibelius Hall in Lahti, Finland, for the working lunch and tour de table of the informal meeting of the Heads of State or Government on 20 October 2006.

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Lithuania’s President Valdas Adamkus arriving at the Sibelius Hall in Lahti, Finland, for the working lunch and tour de table of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government on 20 October 2006.

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Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski arriving at the Sibelius Hall in Lahti, Finland, for the working lunch and tour de table of the informal meeting of the Heads of State or Government on 20 October 2006.

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Ferenc Gyurcsany, Prime Minister of Hungary arriving at the Sibelius Hall in Lahti, Finland, for the working lunch and tour de table of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government on 20 October 2006.

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President of Romania Traian Basescu arriving at the Sibelius Hall in Lahti, Finland, for the working lunch and tour de table of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government on 20 October 2006.

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The Prime Minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen, and the President of France, Jacques Chirac, greeting each other after arriving at Sibelius Hall for working dinner and family photo during the Lahti Summit.

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The Prime Minister of Portugal, José Sócrates, arriving at Sibelius Hall for the working lunch and tour de table of the informal meeting of EU Heads of State or Government on 20 October 2006 in Lahti, Finland. 

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