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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 07-11-08
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] Europe for Citizens Forum 2007 hosts the Golden Stars Awards 2007 for
active European citizenship
[02] Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) and Timor-Leste sign a
Memorandum of Understanding with the European Commission on the
continuation of their long-standing cooperation. Timor-Leste will be part
of this cooperation for the first time.
[03] The Community of Portuguese-speaking countries (CPLP) and the European
Commission launch a new partnership
[04] VP Verheugen chairs first meeting of Transatlantic Economic Council on
9th November
[05] Tackling Childhood Obesity: European Day of Healthy Food and Cooking
[06] Autre matériel diffusé
Midday Express of 2007-11-08
Reference: MEX/07/1108
Date: 08/11/2007
EXME07 / 08.11
MIDDAY EXPRESS
News from the Communication Directorate General's midday briefing
Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi de la Direction Générale Communicationb
08/11/07
[01] Europe for Citizens Forum 2007 hosts the Golden Stars Awards 2007 for
active European citizenship
The Golden Stars Awards are given to shining examples of projects around
Europe that encourage active civic participation in EU issues. The winning
projects come from Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece,
Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, and the UK. The European Commissioner for
Education, Training, Culture and Youth, Mr Ján Figel', will be handing the
awards to ten projects at a ceremony held in Brussels on 8Â November 2007
during the Europe for Citizens Forum 2007. This year’s Forum focuses on
intercultural dialogue, and helps to usher in the upcoming European Year of
Intercultural Dialogue 2008. Many of the prize-winning projects feature a
strong intercultural profile and demonstrate how intercultural dialogue
constitutes a fundamental part of active European citizenship.
[02] Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) and Timor-Leste sign a
Memorandum of Understanding with the European Commission on the
continuation of their long-standing cooperation. Timor-Leste will be part
of this cooperation for the first time.
On the occasion of the European Development Days in Lisbon, on 7 November
2007, the European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis
Michel, and high-level representatives of the six Portuguese-speaking ACP
countries have signed, in the presence of the President of the European
Commission José Manuel Barroso, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
setting out the direction for cooperation under the 10th European
Development Fund (EDF).
[03] The Community of Portuguese-speaking countries (CPLP) and the European
Commission launch a new partnership
Today the European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis
Michel, and the Executive Secretariat of the CPLP have signed, in the
presence of the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso,
a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a new partnership between the
two organisations. This partnership aims at fighting against poverty,
fostering democracy and human rights, cultural diversity and economic and
social development.
[04] VP Verheugen chairs first meeting of Transatlantic Economic Council on
9th November
The Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) will meet in Washington D.C
tomorrow. The TEC aims to strengthen joint EU/American action on reducing
regulatory barriers to trade, protecting intellectual property rights,
ensuring secure trade, integrating financial markets, promoting innovation
and technology and encouraging investment. The TEC was created by EU and US
leaders to foster transatlantic economic integration at the EU/US Summit in
Washington in April 2007. Tomorrow´s meeting in Washington will be jointly
chaired by European Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen and Allan
Hubbard, National Economic Council Director based in the White House. Vice-
President Verheugen will lead a high-level delegation including Portuguese
minister for Economy and Trade Manuel Pinho, Internal Market and Services
Commissioner Charlie McCreevy, Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson, Consumer
Protection Commissioner Meglena Kuneva and Taxation and Customs Union
Commissioner Laszlo Kovács.
[05] Tackling Childhood Obesity: European Day of Healthy Food and Cooking
Today, EU Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou launched the "European Day
of Healthy Food and Cooking", which aims to encourage healthy eating
amongst children, with a view to tackling the rising childhood obesity
levels in Europe. Across 14 Member States, EU officials, top chefs and
school children are coming together for demonstrations on how to cook
healthy, tasty food and workshops to promote a balanced lifestyle.
Commissioner Kyprianou attended interactive cooking lessons at a European
school in Brussels this morning, where 4 professional chefs explained the
benefits of eating well to 60 children. EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann
Fischer-Boel also visited a school in Copenhagen with a leading Danish
chef. With around 22 million overweight or obese children in the EU today,
the aim is to instil an interest in children in the food that they eat and
to make them aware of the basic principles of good nutrition. The European
Healthy Food and Cooking Day was co-organised by the European Commission
and the European Chefs' Association (Euro-toques).
[06] Autre matériel diffusé
Speech of Commissioner Almunia on Placing network industries at the centre
of Single Market Integration
Speech of Commissioner Mandelson in Washington DC : "Europe and the US:
Confronting Global Challenges"
Speech of Commissioner Kroes at the Conference on the Place of Competition
Law in the Future Community Legal Order Embargo 15 00
Speech of Commissioner Kroes at the conference on SME Policy Dialogue co-
organised by the EPP-DE and UEAPME Embargo 15 00
in Berlin
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