The Eurogroup opens day in Göteborg09:15
On the morning of 1 October, the Eurogroup will be meeting in Göteborg. The meeting will conclude with a press conference at 11:30 CET. The press conference will be webcast here on se2009.eu.
Thursday
1
October
Photo: Gunnar Seijbold/Regeringskansliet
Press invitation: Agriculture minister and Commissioner for Health discuss animal welfare in Uppsala14:10
Friday
2
October
Ireland votes on Lisbon09:48
On Friday the people of Ireland voted on the EU’s new constitution, the Treaty of Lisbon. But what is it they are voting on? And what consequences will the result of the referendum have? se2009.eu straightens things out.
Saturday
3
October
Photo: Gunnnar Seijbold/Regeringskansliet
Sunday
4
October
Monday
5
October
An EU conference in Umeå on 6–8 October will give Sweden an active role in work on the Directive09:27
Electromagnetic fields are everywhere in our modern society, and for the great majority of us they do not pose any kind of risk. But some professional groups are exposed to such an extent that risks can arise. This includes, for example, people who work with plastic soldering machines or glue-drying machines, and in healthcare with diathermy equipment and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanners.
Tuesday
6
October
More countries get a say in how the Internet is run – The EU welcomes a new U.S. approach to ICANN10:56
Europe comes to Umeå13:22
Webcast: European Competition Day, 6 October 19.00–22.30
Informal 133 Committee (Full Members) 15.00–22.30
Wednesday
7
October
Invitation: Gunilla Carlsson presents European Development Days10:49
The European Development Days (EDD) will be held at Stockholm International Fairs in Älvsjö on 22-24 October. The EDD is being jointly organised by Sweden and the European Commission and is the largest meeting that will be held during the Swedish Presidency, with over 250 international organisations and 4 000 participants, including several heads of state and government from around the world. The meeting is open to the public.
Press invitation: Agriculture minister and Commissioner for Health discuss animal welfare in Uppsala11:10
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Energy opens the European Competition Day 11:57
Thursday
8
October
Joint Statement by the EU Presidency and the Council of Europe Chairmanship on the Death Penalty11:00
Joint Statement by the Presidency of the European Union and the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
Friday
9
October
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt to be present when Poland’s President signs Lisbon Treaty07:20
On Saturday, 10 October Polish President Lech Kaczynski will sign Poland’s ratification instrument for the Treaty of Lisbon in Warsaw.
Webcast: Ewa Björling, Sweden’s Minister for Trade, about the ministerial meeting on 14-16 October16:00
Saturday
10
October
Photo: Minna Frydén Bonnier/Regeringskansliet
A step closer to the Lisbon Treaty13:47
Today, 10 October, Poland concludes the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. At a ceremony in Warsaw, Polish President Lech Kaczynski signed the ratification instrument in the presence of President of the Council Fredrik Reinfeldt, President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek.