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GENERAL AFFAIRS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS COUNCIL (GAERC) IN BRUSSELS ON 17 AND 18 JULY

The General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Brussels on 17 July will discuss illegal immigration in connection to general affairs and the WTO negotiations, the relations with the Western Balkans and the situation in the Middle East, Iran, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo in connection to the Union’s external relations. During its Presidency, Finland will hold five GAERC meetings and they will be chaired by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Erkki Tuomioja, or, when the Council is dealing with matters concerning trade and development, by Minister of Foreign Trade and Development, Paula Lehtomäki. 

The open session of the Council meeting, to be held approximately at 10.00 Brussels local time (GMT+2), and the press conference, to be held approximately at 15.15 Brussels local time (GMT+2), can be viewed live at www.eu2006.fi.

AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES COUNCIL IN BRUSSELS ON TUESDAY 18 JULY

Tuesday’s meeting will be the first in a series of five Agriculture and Fisheries Council meetings during Finland’s six-month EU Presidency. During the meeting, EU Ministers of Agriculture will have an exchange of views on the reform of the wine sector. Voluntary modulation will also be on the agenda. Voluntary modulation allows Member States to introduce cuts in their direct subsidies to agriculture and transfer funds to the development of rural areas. The Council meeting will be chaired by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Juha Korkeaoja.

The open session of the Council meeting, to be held approximately at 11.15 Brussels local time (GMT+2), and the press conference, to be held approximately 18.30 Brussels local time (GMT+2), can be viewed live at www.eu2006.fi.

JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS COUNCIL (JHA) IN BRUSSELS ON MONDAY 24 JULY

Monday’s meeting will be the first in a series of three Justice and Home Affairs Council meetings during Finland’s EU Presidency. The main issues on the agenda include the Commission’s communications on the review of the Hague programme review, global approach to migration and management of migration flows. The meetings of the JHA Council will be chaired by Minister of Justice, Leena Luhtanen, and Minister of the Interior, Kari Rajamäki.

Open sessions of the Council meeting, to be held approximately 10.00 Brussel local time (GMT+2), and the press conference, time to be confirmed on the website, can be viewed live at www.eu2006.fi.

COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL IN BRUSSEL ON MONDAY 24 JULY 2006

An extraordinary meeting of the Competitiveness Council will take place in Brussels on Monday, 24 July. The meeting will focus on the 7th Framework Programme for Research. The aim is to reach a political agreement on the programme. The meetings of the Competitiveness Council will be chaired by Minister of Trade and Industry, Mauri Pekkarinen. 

The open session, that will take place at 11.00-13.00 Brussels local time (GMT+2), and the press conference, to be held after the meeting, can be viewed live at www.eu2006.fi.

THE OPEN SESSIONS OF EU COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE TO BE WEBCAST

The EU Member States agreed in June that the open sessions of the Council of Ministers’ meetings will be transmitted live on the Internet. The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN), that convened on 11 July, was the first Council meeting which webcast its open sessions in accordance with the June decision. In addition to the open sessions of the Council meetings, the Presidency website provides webcasts, for example, of the informal ministerial meetings and press conferences held in connection with European Council meetings.

Webcasts: www.eu2006.fi/webcasts/

PRESIDENCY MEETS THE PRESS

Finland’s EU Presidency is to take reporters’ questions live on TV and the web. Once a month EU correspondents in Brussels will have the chance to question Finnish Ministers in Helsinki on current affairs, live on EbS, Europe by Satellite. The question-and-answer sessions can be viewed by anyone with access to EbS-website, link can be found at the Presidency website. The programme is produced by Finland’s EU Presidency, Europe by Satellite and YLE, the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation.

The first Presidency Meets the Press programme was transmitted on Thursday, 13 July 2006. The first guest was Minister for European Affairs Paula Lehtomäki.

Presidency Meets the Press: www.eu2006.fi/pmp/

EU2006.FI AT THE SERVICE OF THE MEDIA

WEBCASTS AND PHOTOS

The main press conferences and open Council sessions can be viewed live at eu2006.fi. A picture archive consisting of print quality photographs is also available for media representatives.

Webcasts: www.eu2006.fi/webcasts/
Photos: www.eu2006.fi/photos/

CONSPECTUS RERUM LATINUS

The next news package in Latin, ’Conspectus rerum latinus’, will be issued on Friday, 21 July 2006.

Conspectus rerum latinus: www.eu2006.fi/newsletters/

The next newsletter will be issued on Monday, 24 July 2006.

13 Dec 2006, 08:30

AMPLIFICATIO, IUSTITIA, RES DOMESTICAE ERUNT THEMATA PRINCIPALIA IN CONCILIO EUROPAEO MENSIS DECEMBRIS

Finnis Unioni Europaeae praesidentibus coetus Concilii Europaei Bruxellis diebus quarto decimo et quinto decimo mensis Decembris habebitur. Coetui praesidebit Matti Vanhanen, primus minister Finnorum. Praecipuum argumentum in illo coetu erit amplificatio Unionis. Fundamentum disceptationum, quae inter moderatores civitatum et regiminum agentur, erit sententia de strategia amplificationis, quae Commissioni Europaeae die octavo mensis Novembris placuit, atque relatio specialis, eidem annexa, de facultate Unionis nova membra asciscendi. Propositum erit consensum de modo, quo in via amplificationis procedendum sit, inter civitates socias Unionis consolidare.

Concilium Europaeum etiam alteri argumento principali, scilicet iustitiae et rebus domesticis, operam impendet. Moderatores civitatum et regiminum de modis disserent, quibus res ad libertatem, securitatem iustitiamque spectantes melius decernantur et agantur. Meta erit civitates socias obligare, ut efficacius quam ante de rebus iuridicis et domesticis consilia capiant.

Colloquia diurnariis edocendis, hora 22.00 (GMT+1) die Iovis 14 mensis Decembris et hora 13.00 (GMT+1) die Veneris 15 mensis Decembris futura, interretialiter aut coram aut in archivio posita videri possunt in www.eu2006.fi

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko50/en_GB/1136456998803/

CONSPECTUS RERUM LATINUS

Proximus conspectus Latine divulgabitur die Mercurii, 20 mensis Decembris.

www.eu2006.fi/newsletters/

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MAJOR EVENTS ON WEEK 35:

GYMNICH TO OPEN THE SERIES OF INFORMAL MINISTERIAL MEETINGS

At the Gymnich meeting on 1-2 September in Lappeenranta, EU Foreign Ministers, High Representative Javier Solana and the Commissioners responsible for external relations will have an opportunity to discuss key international issues. The meeting will be chaired by Minister for Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioja.

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko35/en_GB/1129710143468/?calYear=2006&calMonth=8

1 September in Brussels:

Political and Security Committee (PSC)

3-5 September in Kuusamo:
Meeting of the Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum (SCIFA)

NEXT WEEK’S MAJOR EVENTS:6 September in Helsinki and in Brussels:Presidency Meets the Press

http://www.eu2006.fi/media_services/en_GB/presidency_meets_press/

8-9 September in HelsinkiInformal ministerial meeting: Economic and Financial Affairs (Ecofin)

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko36/en_GB/1129708439336/?calYear=2006&calMonth=8

9 September in HelsinkiEU – China Summit

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko36/en_GB/1152793377259/?calYear=2006&calMonth=8

9 September in HelsinkiEU – Republic of Korea Summit

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko36/en_GB/1152797377507/?calYear=2006&calMonth=8

10-11 September in HelsinkiASEM 6 Summit (Asia – Europe Meeting)

http://www.asem6.fi

EU2006.FI AT THE SERVICE OF THE MEDIA

MEDIA HOTELS AVAILABLE – REMEMBER TO QUOTE RESERVATION CODE FIN06 

Rooms for media representatives are still available in all meeting towns. Reservations should be made directly with hotels in the towns where meetings are to take place. Remember to quote reservation code FIN06 to be given a room from the media quota with a pre-negotiated price. Detailed hotel lists can be found at www.eu2006.fi.

Information is now available also on the media hotels for the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government on 20 October 2006. Information will also shortly be available on the informal meeting of Ministers of Defence on 2-3 October 2006.

WEBCASTS AND PHOTOSThe main press conferences and open Council sessions can be viewed live at eu2006.fi. A picture archive consisting of print quality photographs is also available for media representatives.

Webcasts: www.eu2006.fi/webcasts/

Photos: www.eu2006.fi/photos/

CONSPECTUS RERUM LATINUSThe next Latin news-in-brief, ’Conspectus rerum latinus’, will be issued on Wednesday, 6 September 2006.

Conspectus rerum latinus: www.eu2006.fi/newsletters/

The Latin news-in-brief provided by Finland’s EU Presidency is now available also in Esperanto. The news-in brief in Esperanto translated by Suomen Esperantoliitto (Esperanto Association of Finland) are available at:
http://conspectus.wordpress.com.

NEWSLETTERSThe next newsletter will be issued on Monday, 4 August 2006.

Newsletter: www.eu2006.fi/newsletters/

JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS COUNCIL (JHA) IN BRUSSELS ON MONDAY 24 JULY

At their meeting in Brussels on Monday 24 July, the EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs are to hold an exchange of views on the Commission’s Communications concerning the review of the Hague Programme, a global approach to migration and management of migration flows. Monday’s meeting will be the first in a series of three Justice and Home Affairs Council meetings during Finland’s EU Presidency. The meetings of the JHA Council will be chaired by Minister of Justice, Leena Luhtanen, and Minister of the Interior, Kari Rajamäki.   

The open session is due to start at approximately 10.00 Brussels local time (GMT+2). A recording of the session will be available for viewing from approximately 14.00 Brussels local time (GMT+2) on the Council’s Streaming Service. The press conference, due to start at approximately 17.00, can be viewed live at eu2006.fi.

COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL IN BRUSSELS ON MONDAY 24 JULY 2006

An extraordinary meeting of the Competitiveness Council is to be held in Brussels on Monday, 24 July. The meeting will focus on the 7th Framework Programme for Research, with a view to reaching a political agreement on the programme. The meetings of the Competitiveness Council will be chaired by Minister of Trade and Industry, Mauri Pekkarinen.    

The open session, due to run from 11.00 to 13.00 Brussels local time (GMT+2), and the press conference, to be held after the meeting at approximately 13.00, can be viewed live at eu2006.fi.

SERIES OF HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS IN SEPTEMBER

INFORMAL MINISTERIAL MEETING: FOREIGN AFFAIRS (GYMNICH)

The informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (Gymnich) to take place on 1-2 September in Lappeenranta will be the first major Presidency meeting after the summer break. More information on the media programme is available under ’Media guides’ at eu2006.fi. Accreditation to the meeting must take place by 24 August.

INFORMAL MINISTERIAL MEETING: ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (ECOFIN)

The informal meeting of EU Finance Ministers (Ecofin) will take place in Helsinki on 8-9 September. More information on the media programme is available under ’Media guides’ at eu2006.fi. Accreditation to the meeting must take place by 25 August.

EU – REPUBLIC OF KOREA SUMMIT AND EU – CHINA SUMMIT

EU – Republic of Korea Summit and EU – China Summit will take place in Helsinki on 9 September. More information on the media programme is available under ’Media guides’ at eu2006.fi. Accreditation to the meeting must take place by 25 August.

ASEM 6 SUMMIT (ASIA-EUROPE MEETING)

The ASEM 6 Summit will take place in Helsinki on 10-11 September. European and Asian Heads of State or Government will discuss ways to strengthen multilateralism, sustainable development, climate change, energy security, dialogue among cultures and civilisations, globalisation and competitiveness.

More information on the media programme is available under ’Media guides’ at eu2006.fi. Accreditation to the meeting must take place by 25 August.

ASEM 6 Summit: www.asem6.fi

Links to media guides and accreditation:

www.eu2006.fi/mediaguides

www.eu2006.fi/accreditation

EU2006.FI AT THE SERVICE OF THE MEDIA

MEDIA HOTELS AVAILABLE – REMEMBER TO QUOTE RESERVATION CODE FIN06 

Rooms for media representatives are still available in all meeting towns. Reservations should be made directly with hotels in the towns where meetings are to take place. Remember to quote reservation code FIN06 to be given a room from the media quota with a pre-negotiated price. Detailed hotel lists can be found at www.eu2006.fi. Information will be available shortly on media hotels for the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government on 20 October 2006.

WEBCASTS AND PHOTOS

The main press conferences and open Council sessions can be viewed live at eu2006.fi. A picture archive consisting of print quality photographs is also available for media representatives.

Webcasts: www.eu2006.fi/webcasts/
Photos: www.eu2006.fi/photos/

CONSPECTUS RERUM LATINUS

The second edition of the Latin news-in-brief, ’Conspectus rerum latinus’, was issued on Friday, 21 July.

The next Latin news-in-brief will be issued on Wednesday, 6 September 2006, due to a short summer break in August.

Conspectus rerum latinus: www.eu2006.fi/newsletters/

NEWSLETTERS

The next newsletter will be issued on Monday, 28 August 2006, as there will be a short summer break for the month of August.

The EU Presidency Web Team wishes you a nice summer!

CONCILIUM DE IUSTITIA ET REBUS DOMESTICIS BRUXELLIS DIEBUS 5-6 M. OCTOBRIS

Ministri UE de iustitia et rebus domesticis responsales Bruxellas diebus quinto et sexto m. Octobris convenient, ut concilium ministrorum habeant. Praesidebunt Leena Luhtanen, ministra Finnorum iustitiae, et Kari Rajamäki, minister rerum domesticarum.

Die Iovis ministri publicam de recensione Programmatis Hagensis disputationem habebunt et praeses concilium de persecutione conventus inofficialis ministrorum in urbe Tampere habiti docebit. Propositum est conclusiones de custodia finium maritimorum UE firmanda approbationi subicere atque novum calendarium elaborationi technicae Systematis Informationis Schengenensis (SIS II) imponere.

Die Veneris ministri consensum de pacto generali invenire conabuntur, quod in novis actionibus criminalibus ad recognitionem iudiciorum apud membra UE pertinet. Illa reformatio ad aequalem delinquentium tractationem collatura est. In concilio disputabitur  etiam de rebus principalibus, quae ad generale de delinquentibus transferendis decretum spectant.

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko40/en_GB/1147692224635/?calYear=2006&calMonth=9

CONVENTUS INOFFICIALIS MINISTRORUM UE DE AEQUALITATE UTRIUSQUE SEXUS RESPONSALIUM HELSINKII DIEBUS 6-7 M. OCTOBRIS

Conventus inofficialis ministrorum UE, qui de aequalitate utriusque sexus respondent, Helsinkii in Aedificio ad Parlamentum annexo diebus sexto et septimo m. Octobris habebitur. Die Sabbati conventus argumento ”Feminae et potestas” operam daturus est atque ministri disputabunt, quatenus feminae in consiliis de rebus politicis et oeconomicis capiendis interesse debeant. Aderunt in conventu viginti quinque ministri UE et alii ministri, qui Norvegiam, penes quam est praesidentia Europaeae Liberi Commercii Associationis (EFTA), et terras societatem UE quaerentes repraesentant.

Praeterea ministri opportunitatem habebunt, ut sessionem finalem colloquii, conventui ministrorum praecedentis, cuius thema est ”Viri et aequalitas”, coram sequantur. Propositum illius colloquii est augere disputationes de rebus ad viros et aequalitatem pertinentibus atque partem politicae UE aequalitatis sexuum facientibus, quippe quod sit thema novum, cuius pondus usque crescit.

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko40/en_GB/1147183733332/?calYear=2006&calMonth=9

PERMANENS CONCILIUM SODALITATIS UE-RUSSIA, CIRCUMIACENTIA SPECTANS, DIEBUS 9-10 M. OCTOBRIS

Cooperatio in rebus ad circumiacentia spectantibus inter UE et Russiam a novo fundamento suscipietur in primo conventu Permanentis Concilii Sodalitatis UE-Russia, qui Helsinkii diebus nono et decimo m. Octobris 2006 habebitur. Inter participes huius conventus, cui praesidebit Jan-Erik Enestam, minister circumiectalis Finniae, erunt Yuri Trutnev, minister Russiae ab opibus naturae, Stavros Dimas, commissiarius circumiectalis UE, Matthias Machnig ex ministerio circumiacentium Germaniae.

Propositum conventus est comprobare et subnotare res ad cooperationem in protectione circumiacentium et conservatione naturae inter UE et Russiam pertinentes.

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko41/en_GB/1152171586435/?calYear=2006&calMonth=9

 
CONSPECTUS RERUM LATINUS

Proximus conspectus Latine divulgabitur die Mercurii, undecimo m. Octobris.

www.eu2006.fi/newsletters/

AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES COUNCIL, 20-21 NOVEMBER IN BRUSSELS

One aim at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council is to take a decision on fishing possibilities for deep-sea stocks in 2007 and 2008. A further objective is to reach a political agreement on technical measures relating to fishing in the Mediterranean Sea and on the proposal for a Regulation introducing electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities. The two-day Council will be chaired by Juha Korkeaoja, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.

The press conferences for the meeting, scheduled to begin at 19.00 (GMT+1) on Monday, 20 November and on Tuesday, 21 November, will be webcast and can be viewed live or as recording from the archive at www.eu2006.fi.

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko47/en_GB/1147789453458/

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL (ECOFIN), 21 NOVEMBER IN BRUSSEL

The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) will discuss the EU draft budget for 2007 for the second time. At the meeting, the Ministers will negotiate on the 2007 budget with representatives from the European Parliament in accordance with the Inter-Institutional Agreement. The Council will be chaired by the Coordinate Minister for Finance, Ulla-Maj Wideroos.

The open session of the Council meeting, if one is held, and the press conference, scheduled to begin at 16.00 (GMT+1), will be webcast and can be viewed live or as recording at www.eu2006.fi.

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko47/en_GB/1147784846727/

INFORMAL MEETING OF REGIONAL POLICY MINISTERS, 21 NOVEMBER IN BRUSSELS

The one-day informal meeting of the Ministers responsible for regional policy will focus on how the objectives of the Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs can best be supported by the EU Structural and Cohesion Funds.

The meeting will be chaired by the Finnish Minister of Regional and Municipal Affairs Hannes Manninen.

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko47/en_GB/1147270922831/

TRANSPORT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ENERGY COUNCIL ON 23 NOVEMBER IN BRUSSELS

The Energy Council aims to prepare for future energy policy. EU Ministers responsible for energy issues will convene to discuss what measures should be taken at the EU-level and in cooperation with third countries to boost energy efficiency and use of renewable forms of energy. 

The meeting of the energy-focused composition of the Council will be chaired by Mauri Pekkarinen, the Finnish Minister of Trade and Industry.

The open session of the Council meeting, scheduled to begin at 10.15 (GMT+1) and the press conference, the time of which is to be announced later, will be webcast and can be viewed live or as recording at www.eu2006.fi.

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko47/en_GB/1163683735853/

EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT, 24 NOVEMBER IN HELSINKI

The EU-Russia Summit will focus on cooperation between the EU and Russia in areas such as energy, the environment, education, culture and justice and home affairs. Key international issues, such as the situation in Iran, the Middle East, the Western Balkans and North Korea will also be discussed. A concrete aim of the summit is to agree to launch negotiations for a new framework agreement between the EU and Russia. The agreement is to include wide-ranging trade and energy policy issues.

The EU delegation will be led by Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and the Russian delegation by President Vladimir Putin. The EU will also be represented by the Commission President, José Manuel Barroso and the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana.

The press conference, scheduled to start at approximately 15.30 (GMT+2), will be webcast and can be viewed live or as recording at www.eu2006.fi.

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko47/en_GB/1159261767620/

NORTHERN DIMENSION SUMMIT, 24 NOVEMBER IN HELSINKI

The EU, Russia, Norway and Iceland, partners in the Northern Dimension, will convene for a meeting on 24 November. The aim is to adopt a new Northern Dimension Framework Document to replace the current Northern Dimension Action Plans. The framework document will turn the Northern Dimension into a common policy, to be pursued by all Northern Dimension parties from the beginning of 2007.

The EU will be represented by the Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, Commission President, José Manuel Barroso and the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana. Russia will be represented by President Putin, Norway by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Iceland by Prime Minister Geir Hilmar Haarde. The President of Finland, Tarja Halonen, will also attend the meeting.

The press conference, scheduled to start at approximately 15.30 (GMT+2), will be webcast and can be viewed live or as recording at www.eu2006.fi.

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko47/en_GB/1163593399449/

Also this week:MEETING OF EU ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS: BARCELONA PROCESS, 20 NOVEMBER IN CAIRO, EGYPT

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko47/en_GB/1148717063426/

IST 2006: STRATEGIES FOR LEADERSHIP (EVENT ON EUROPEAN INFORMATION SOCIETY TECHNOLOGIES), 21-23 IN HELSINKI

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko47/en_GB/1147273175864/

THE EU-AFRICA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT, 22-23 NOVEMBER IN SYRTE, LIBYA
http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko47/en_GB/1162287107989/

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EURO-MED CONFERENCE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS, 27-28 NOVEMBER IN TAMPERE

EU Foreign Ministers will meet in Tampere on 27-28 November for the Euro-Mediterranean Conference of Foreign Ministers, which is the most important institution in the Euro-Med (Barcelona) process.

The meeting will be attended by EU Foreign Ministers and their Mediterranean counterparts (from Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunis, Turkey and the Palestinian Authority), as well as representatives from the EU institutions and observers. The Conference will address key issues relating to the Euro-Mediterranean partnership. The meeting will be chaired by the Finnish Foreign Minister, Erkki Tuomioja.

Information on the media arrangements for the meeting is available at www.eu2006.fi.

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko48/en_GB/1136380225208/

CONSPECTUS RERUM LATINUSThe next Latin news-in-brief will be issued on Wednesday, 22 November.

www.eu2006.fi/newsletters/

NEWSLETTERSThe next newsletter will be issued on Monday, 27 November.

www.eu2006.fi/newsletters/

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THE INFORMAL ECOFIN COUNCIL CONVENES IN HELSINKI ON 8-9 SEPTEMBER

A two-day meeting of the ECOFIN Council will cover a wide range of issues including the current state of the global economy and the outlook for the future, the stability of financial markets and the institutional development of the IMF. The ECOFIN meeting will be preceded by a meeting of the Eurogroup, the twelve eurozone countries. On Friday, 8 September, live webcasts will cover the Presidency press conferences taking place at 09.00 (GMT+3), 12.30 (GMT+3) and 16.45 (GMT+3). On Saturday, 9 September, the Presidency press conference will be webcast at 13.15 (GMT+3).

Media guides: www.eu2006.fi/mediaguides/

EU-REPUBLIC OF KOREA SUMMIT AND EU-CHINA SUMMIT IN HELSINKI ON 9 SEPTEMBER

The EU-Republic of Korea Summit and the EU-China Summit will take place in Helsinki on 9 September. Press conferences will be webcast live on eu2006.fi at 11.45 (EU-Republic of Korea) and in the afternoon (EU-China).

Media guides: www.eu2006.fi/mediaguides/

ASEM 6 SUMMIT IN HELSINKI ON 10-11 SEPTEMBER 2006 At the ASEM 6 Summit the leaders of 38 Asian and European countries and representatives of the European Commission will meet to engage in an open and genuine dialogue under the overarching theme of ”Global Challenges – Joint Responses”. Summit webcasts will be available at www.asem6.fi. On Sunday, 10 September, the summit webcasts will show the opening ceremony at 14.00 (GMT+3) and the press conference by the Prime Minister of Finland at 21.45 (GMT+3). On Monday, 11 September, webcasts will cover the closing ceremony in the afternoon and the Coordinators’ press conference at 17.30 (GMT+3). ASEM 6 Summit (Asia-Europe Meeting): www.asem6.fi

EU2006.FI AT THE SERVICE OF THE MEDIA

PRESIDENCY MEETS THE PRESS ON 6 SEPTEMBER 

On 6 September at 14.15 (GMT+2), Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen will answer reporters’ questions live on TV and the web in the Presidency Meets the Press, transmitted on EbS, Europe by Satellite. The Presidency Meets the Press, produced by Finland’s EU Presidency, EbS and YLE, the Finnish Broadcasting Company, will be on air once a month during Finland’s Presidency. It can be viewed by anyone with access to the web or EbS satellite transmission.

Presidency Meets the Press: www.eu2006.fi/pmp/

MEDIA HOTELS AVAILABLE – REMEMBER TO QUOTE THE RESERVATION CODE FIN06 

Rooms for media representatives are still available in all meeting towns. Reservations should be made directly with hotels in the towns where meetings are to take place. Remember to quote the reservation code FIN06 to be given a room from the media quota with a pre-negotiated price. Cumulus Hotels have the largest number of rooms reserved for the use of media representatives attending the ASEM 6 Summit.

Media hotels: www.eu2006.fi/accommodation/

WEBCASTS AND PHOTOS

The main press conferences and open Council sessions can be viewed live at eu2006.fi. A picture archive consisting of print-quality photographs is also available for media representatives.Webcasts: www.eu2006.fi/webcasts/

Photos: www.eu2006.fi/photos/

CONSPECTUS RERUM LATINUS

The next Latin news-in-brief will be issued on Wednesday, 6 September.
Conspectus rerum latinus: www.eu2006.fi/newsletters/

NEWSLETTERS

The next newsletter will be issued on Monday, 11 September.
Newsletters: www.eu2006.fi/newsletters/

GENERAL AFFAIRS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS COUNCIL (GAERC) IN LUXEMBOURG ON 16 AND 17 OCTOBER

The EU Foreign Ministers will hold a meeting of the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Luxembourg on Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 October. On Monday, there will be a joint session of Ministers of Trade and Development. The topic for discussion will be Aid for Trade. In the afternoon, the EU Ministers of Development will discuss the effectiveness of aid.

On Tuesday, there will be another joint session; this time between the EU Foreign Ministers and Ministers of Development. Discussion will focus on the coherence of development policies, the effectiveness of the Union’s external action and the Strategy for Africa. The Foreign Ministers will also discuss issues related to the Union’s enlargement, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Georgia.

The Council will be chaired by the Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Paula Lehtomäki, and the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Erkki Tuomioja.

Press conferences on 16 October:

at 15.15 (GMT+2)Press conference: Aid for Trade (Minister Lehtomäki) at 16.15 (GMT+2)Press conference: EU – Turkey, Foreign Ministers’ Troika (Minister Tuomioja) at 18.30 (GMT+2)Press conference: EU – Serbia, Foreign Ministers’ Troika (Minister Tuomioja) 

The open session and press conference on 17 October:

at 10.00 (GMT+2)Open session at 16.15 (GMT+2)

Press conference: Common foreign and security policy (Minister Tuomioja)

The open session and the press conferences can be viewed as live webcasts or as recordings from the archive at eu2006.fi.

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko42/en_GB/1147776041139/

PRESIDENCY MEETS THE PRESS ON 18 OCTOBER 

On 18 October at 14.15 (GMT+2), Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen will answer reporters’ questions live on TV and the web in the Presidency Meets the Press, transmitted on EbS, Europe by Satellite. The Presidency Meets the Press, produced by Finland’s EU Presidency, EbS and YLE, the Finnish Broadcasting Company, will be on air once a month during Finland’s Presidency. It can be viewed by anyone with access to the web or EbS satellite transmission.

www.eu2006.fi/pmp/

INFORMAL TRIPARTITE SOCIAL SUMMIT IN LAHTI ON 20 OCTOBER

Finland, the current holder of the EU Presidency, will organise in cooperation with the European Commission an Informal Tripartite Social Summit in Lahti on Friday, 20 October. The meeting will be chaired by the Prime Minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen, and the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso. The meeting will discuss ways of improving the quality of working life and labour market efficiency in Europe characterised by tightening competition and ageing population. The meeting will focus on the management of change through ”flexicurity” – flexibility and security on the labour market. The Social Summit in Lahti will be the first high-level meeting on the issue.

The Social Summit precedes the Informal Meeting of EU Heads of State or Government in Lahti on Friday. The Social Summit will also provide a platform for the social partners to convey their views on the issues for discussion to the leaders’ meeting.

The press conference at 11.30 (GMT+3), can be viewed as a live webcast or as a recording from the archive at eu2006.fi.

http://www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko42/en_GB/1152024070238/

EU HEADS OF STATE OR GOVERNMENT MEET IN LAHTI ON 20 OCTOBER

An informal meeting of the EU Heads of State or Government will take place in Lahti on 20 October. The main themes of the meeting will be the Union’s innovation policy and external energy relations. The Heads of State or Government will also touch on the Union’s immigration policy. The meeting will be chaired by the Prime Minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen.

After their informal meeting, the EU Heads of State or Government will be joined for dinner by the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. Discussion during the dinner will focus on the development of the strategic partnership between the EU and Russia, including cooperation in energy issues.

Press conferences for the meeting on Friday 20 October: press conference (informal tripartite social summit) at 11.30 (GMT+3), Presidency press conference (informal meeting of Heads of State or Government) at 17.30 (GMT+3) and at 21.30 (GMT+3). Press conferences can be viewed as live webcasts or as recordings from the archive at eu2006.fi.

www.eu2006.fi/calendar/vko42/1129707161527/

CONSPECTUS RERUM LATINUS

The next Latin news-in-brief will be issued on Wednesday, 18 October.

www.eu2006.fi/newsletters/

NEWSLETTERS

The next newsletter will be issued on Monday, 23 October.

www.eu2006.fi/newsletters/

CONCILIUM IUSTITIAE ET RERUM DOMESTICARUM (JHA) BRUXELLIS DIE LUNAE 24. IULII

Conventus diei Lunae erit primus e tribus conventibus Concilii Iustitiae et Rerum domesticarum (JHA), qui Finnis UE praesidentibus instituentur. In argumentis in indice rerum agendarum principalibus sunt communicationes Commissionis de conspectu programmatis Hagensis, ratio immigrationem globaliter iudicandi et multitudinem immigrantium moderandi. Praesides conventuum Concilii JHA erunt Leena Luhtanen, ministra iustitiae, et Kari Rajamäki, minister a rebus domesticis.       

Sessiones Concilii apertae, quae ad horam 10.00 secundum tempus locale Bruxellense (GMT+2) habebuntur, et coetus diurnariis edocendis, cuius hora in pagina interretiali confirmabitur, in www.eu2006.fi coram praesentabuntur.

CONCILIUM COMPETITIVITATIS BRUXELLIS DIE LUNAE 24. IULII 

Conventus Concilii Competitivitatis extraordinarius Bruxellis die Lunae 24. Iulii habebitur. Huic conventui, cuius munus maximum est septimam adumbrationem Programmatis Investigationis tractare, propositum est consensum politicum ad hoc programma approbandum invenire. Praeses Concilii erit Mauri Pekkarinen, minister mercaturae et industriae.

Sessio aperta, quae horis 11.00-13.00 secundum tempus locale Bruxellense (GMT+2) fiet, et coetus diurnariis edocendis, qui post illam sessionem instituetur, in www.eu2006.fi coram praesentabuntur.

UE DE REBUS PROXIMI ORIENTIS RECENTIORIBUS VALDE SOLLICITA EST

Praesidentia Unionis Europaeae, cum condicionem securitatis in confinio Israelis et Libani in peius mutatam esse cognovisset, in summam sollicitudinem venit. Itaque Praesidentia omnes partes hortatur, ut a quavis  actione, quae efficere possit, ut praesens discrimen aggravetur, temperantia adhibita se abstineant. Eadem ab omnibus civitatibus eius regionis flagitat, ut responsaliter se gerant et omnia ad rerum statum componendum faciant. Quid Praesidentia de rebus in Israele et Libano recens gestis senserit, invenies in www.eu2006.fi.

SESSIONES APERTAE CONVENTUUM CONCILII UE PER INTERRETE DIVULGANTUR

Civitates UE sociae mense Iunio consenserunt, ut sessiones apertae conventuum Concilii ministerialium in Interreti coram transmitterentur. Concilium Rerum Oeconomicarum et Fiscalium (ECOFIN) die 11. Iulii congregatum erat primum, quod sessiones suas apertas ex decreto mense Iunio facto per www coram emittendas curavit. In paginis autem Praesidentiae interretialibus non solum emissiones sessionum apertarum conventuum Concilii exhibentur, sed ibidem etiam e.g. conventus ministrorum informales et coetus diurnariis edocendis post varios UE conventus instituti divulgantur.

Emissiones interretiales in www.eu2006.fi. 

PRAESIDENTIA DIURNARIOS CONVENIT

Finni UE praesidentes ad quaestiones diurnariorum tam in televisione quam in www coram respondent. Relatoribus UE, qui Bruxellis sunt, semel in mense facultas dabitur, ut per EbS (hoc compendio Europa per Satellitem indicatur) ministros Finniae ex urbe Helsinki respondentes interrogent, quid de rebus ad praesentia pertinentibus sentiant. Quae sessiones interrogandi et respondendi ab omnibus, qui accessum ad paginam interretialem EbS habent, videri possunt. Auctores programmatis sunt Praesidentia UE Finnorum, Europa per Satellitem, YLE sive Radiophonia Finnica Generalis.

Primum programma ita appellatum (sc. Praesidentia diurnarios convenit), die Iovis 13. Iulii emissum est. Prima hospes eius erat Paula Lehtomäki, ministra a rebus Europaeis.

Praesidentia diurnarios convenit: www.eu2006.fi.

CONSPECTUS RERUM LATINUSProximus ’Conspectus rerum Latinus’, acta Latina auspiciis Praesidentiae UE Finnorum edita, die Mercurii 6. Septembris 2006 divulgabitur.

Conspectus rerum Latinus: http://www.eu2006.fi/newsletters/