European Union
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- Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (July - December 2010)
- Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (January - June 2010)
- Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (July - December 2009)
- Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union (January - June 2009)
- French Presidency of the Council of the European Union (July - December 2008)
- Websites of the European Institutions and useful links
Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (July - December 2010) 
Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (January - June 2010)
Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (July - December 2009)
Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union (January - June 2009)
Calender and activities :
French Presidency of the Council of the European Union (July - December 2008)
A Europe that acts to respond to today’s challenges
The six months of the French Presidency were primarily marked by a series of international crises (conflict in Georgia, economic and financial crises) in which the European Union was able to play a decisive role thanks to its capacity to act in a reactive, voluntary and united manner. Moreover, the Presidency also stayed the course on the priorities it had set itself at the start: combating climate change (with the adoption of the ’energy-climate package’), immigration policy (with the adoption of the European pact on immigration and asylum), the European security and defence policy (a new stimulus with a specific and operational programme). The six months were marked by major advances in all the EU’s areas of activity, notably in the economic and financial domain, in the social sector, on the cultural front, and also at international level (with 8 summits between the EU and its main international partners, including the Paris summit launching the Union for the Mediterranean).
French Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Who does what in france for the European Union ?
Through the mandate it has been given, the Foreign Affairs Ministry confirms its commitment to European integration and expresses France’s position with regard to key European issues.
A new Partnership Framework EU-Australia (29/10/2008)
Video - Bernard Kouchner and Stephen Smith (29 octobre 2008)
Video - UE/Australia : Rama Yade, Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Stephen Smith (28 octobre 2008)
Websites of the European Institutions and useful links
Council of the European Union (in 23 languages)
European Parliament (in 22 languages)
European Commission (in 23 languages)
Other links :
Représentation permanente de la France auprès de l’Union Européenne
Guide to the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) (24 February 2009)
The European Union’s European security and defence policy (ESDP) includes the gradual framing of a common defence policy which might in time lead to a common defence. The European security and defence policy (ESDP) aims to allow the Union to develop its civilian and military capacities for crisis management and conflict prevention at international level, thus helping to maintain peace and international security, in accordance with the United Nations Charter.