On Thursday the informal meeting of finance ministers begins in Göteborg. The meeting is held over two days, 1 and 2 October. The EU’s finance ministers and governors of central banks will discuss how countries can restore good order to the public finances when the need for support measures recedes. They will also talk about how the EU can create a framework to prevent a similarly widespread crisis from happening again.
It will soon be time for Linda Wallberg to address the UN General Assembly in New York. Sweden’s youth representative tells us about her speech and the importance of young people's involvement. "It feels exciting. And I haven’t had time to get nervous yet," says Linda Wallberg.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
