Usage rights

All photographs taken by the Presidency's host photographer Gunnar Seijbold are owned by the Government Offices and are protected by copyright law. The photographs can be used free of charge in an editorial context or when giving information about the Swedish Presidency. The same applies to other high-resolution images available for downloading on se2009.eu. Special permission is required for other types of use. When publishing photographs, always give the name of the photographer and the source.

Example: Gunnar Seijbold/Regeringskansliet.

You are welcome to use the photographs of the ministers freely (Photographer: Pawel Flato) for editorial purposes, but not for commercial purposes, during the current electoral period, i.e. up until the election in 2010.
NB: be sure to always provide the name of the photographer when publishing.

Other non-high-resolution images

Other images on the website that are not high resolution, are protected by copyright law and may not be copied, downloaded or stored.

Denna webbplats fungerar numera som arkiv och uppdateras inte. Här fanns tidigare ett foto som är borttaget på grund av upphovsrättsliga skäl.

This website is now functioning as an archive and will not be updated. Previously there was a photo here which has been removed for copyright reasons.

Faisant dorénavant office d’archives, ce site n’est plus remis à jour. Ici se trouvait précédemment placée une photo ayant été retirée pour des raisons de droits d'auteur.

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Major meetings taking place during the Presidency

29–30 October European Council Brussels
19 November Extra informal summit Brussels
16–17 November General Affairs and External Relations Council including defence and development ministers, 16–17 November Brussels
22–24 October European Development Days (EDD) Stockholm
8 December Meeting of foreign ministers within the Eastern Partnership Brussels
24–25 September The Swedish EU Presidency at the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
2 December Economic and Financial Affairs Council Brussels
30 November–1 December Justice and Home Affairs Council Brussels
30 November–1 December Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council Brussels
14–16 October Informal Meeting of Competitiveness Ministers Umeå
9–10 November Visby Agenda: creating impact for an eUnion 2015 Visby
13–15 September Informal Meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers Växjö
7–18 December United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 15 Copenhagen
24–25 July Informal meeting of environment ministers Åre
16–17 December Create. Innovate. Grow. Closing conference of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation Stockholm
3 November EU-USA Summit Washington DC
30 November EU-China Summit, 30 November Nanjing
14–17 December Meeting of the European Parliament Strasbourg