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  • TTETransport, Telecommunications and Energy (TTE)

Agreement on updated rules for the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at EU airports

The member states' permanent representatives in Brussels endorsed today (29.1.2014) a compromise reached between the Council and the European Parliament concerning a regulation which harmonises and strengthens rules on how authorities take decisions to set operating restrictions at EU airports to limit nuisance from aircraft noise.
  • ECOFINEconomic & Financial Affairs (ECOFIN)

Stability, growth & jobs: Presidency's top priorities presented at ECOFIN Council

Chairing the first ECOFIN meeting under the Greek Presidency, Minister Yannis Stournaras outlined to his counterparts the Presidency’s work programme, its goals and priorities.
  • ECOFINEconomic & Financial Affairs (ECOFIN)

Meeting of Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN)

First ECOFIN meeting of the year, on January 28.
  • FACForeign Affairs (FAC)

Press Release on the results of the Informal Meeting of EU Defence Policy Directors (Athens, 23 – 24 January, 2014)

The works of the Informal Meeting of Defence Policy Directors of EU Member-States, which took place at the Ministry of National Defence on 23-24 January 2014, in the context of the Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union, are completed.
  • ENVIEnvironment (ENVI)

Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Yiannis Maniatis, presented the Priorities in the environment sector at the European Parliament

The Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Yiannis Maniatis, on Thursday, January 23, presented the priorities of the Greek Presidency in the field of Environment before the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety of the European Parliament, in Brussels.

  • COMPETCompetitiveness (COMPET)

Electronic invoicing in public procurement

On 21 January, the Greek Presidency brought the negotiations on a new directive aimed at spreading the use of new technologies in public tenders to a successful conclusion following a number of technical meetings and two informal trilogues with the responsible committee in the Parliament (the internal market committee "IMCO") and the Commission.
  • JHAJustice & Home Affairs (JHA)

Terrorism, border security and future developments discussed in Informal Meeting of JHA, 24.01.2014

Terrorism and border security and future developments in the field of Justice and Home Affairs discussed in today's Informal Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union, hosted in Zappeion Megaron by the Greek Presidency of the European Union.
  • EUThe Presidency (EU)

“Nautilus: Navigating Greece” opens its gates at Bozar Museum in Brussels (23.01.2014)

With a great publicity by the Belgian media and a lot of people, the exhibition “Nautilus: Navigating Greece”, opened its gates at Bozar Museum in Brussels.

  • JHAJustice & Home Affairs (JHA)

Informal Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Council, 2nd day - 24 January 2014

On the second day of the Informal meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council, taking place at the beginning of the Greek Presidency, issues related to Home Affairs and particularly Terrorism and Border security will be discussed.

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  • EPSCOEmployment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO)

Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis participated at Health Inequalities Conference (Brussels, 23.1.2014)

The Minister of Health, Spyridon-Adonis Georgiadis, was Keynote Speaker at the Final Conference for “Addressing Health Inequalities: 2014 and Beyond: Building Cohesion and Strengthening Health for Growth”.

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