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EU Foreign Affairs ministers meet in Brussels on 12 December 2016 to discuss EU-Africa relations. The Council is taking stock of the latest developments in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ahead of the European Council, Foreign Affairs ministers are discussing migration and taking stock of the progress made in the partnership framework approach and country-specific compacts.

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EU Ministers of Foreign and European Affairs meet in Brussels on 13 December 2016 to finalise preparations for the December European Council, adopt conclusions on enlargement and be informed on the state of play of the mid-term review of the multi-annual financial framework 2014-2020.

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Here you can find some illustrations of the new home of the European Council and the Council of the European Union. Copyright: Photo: @European Union Building: Philippe Samyn and Partners architects and engineers -lead and design partner Studio Valle Progettazioni architects Buro Happold engineers. Colour compositions by Georges Meurant.

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Here you can find some illustrations of the new home of the European Council and the Council of the European Union. Copyright: Photo: @European Union Building: Philippe Samyn and Partners architects and engineers -lead and design partner Studio Valle Progettazioni architects Buro Happold engineers. Colour compositions by Georges Meurant.

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This series of stockshots contains images of the European Council, the Council of the European Union, the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions of the European Union, the European Central Bank, the European External Action Service, the European Court of Justice.

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This series of stockshots contains images of the European Council, the Council of the European Union, the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions of the European Union, the European Central Bank, the European External Action Service, the European Court of Justice.

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Ministerial meetings between the EU and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

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EU Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs meet in Brussels on 8 and 9 December 2016 to  assess progress made towards improving the administration of criminal justice in cyberspace. Ministers are discussing the implementation of measures relating to migration and the reform of the common European asylum system as well as addressing the fight against terrorism and organised crime.

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EU Ministers of Employment, Social Affairs, Consumer Protection, Health and Equal Opportunities (EPSCO) meet on 8 and 9 December 2016 in Brussels to try to reach a general approach on new regulations for the following agencies: Eurofound, EU-OSHA and Cedefop. They are taking stock of progress on posting of workers, accessibility and the equal treatment directives. Health ministers are discussing the public health related part of the annual growth survey 2017 and getting briefed about the European reference networks that from 2017 will give more patients, in particular those with rare diseases, access to highly specialised quality treatment throughout the EU.

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Turkey is a candidate country for EU membership following the Helsinki European Council of December 1999. Accession negotiations started in October 2005. Turkey’s accession process is set to move forward with the opening of a new chapter on financial and budgetary provisions on 30 June 2016. 

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Senegal and the EU have developped a close partnership which includes a structured political dialogue, strong trade relations, a fisheries agreement, and technical and financial cooperation in support of the country’s populations. It involves a sustained partnership as much with government authorities and public institutions as with civil society and the private sector.

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EU Finance ministers meet in Brussels on 6 December 2016 to try agreeing to an extension of the European fund for strategic investments, and may review work on the proposed European deposit insurance scheme. Bank capital requirements and the proposed financial transaction tax are also on the agenda.

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EU Finance Ministers of the eurozone meet in Brussels on 5 December 2016.

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EU Ministers for Transport, Infrastructure, Energy and Communications meet in Brussels on 5 December 2016 to have a policy debate on the proposal for a regulation concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply, which is one of the main building blocks of the Energy Union.

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The European Union works to bring an end to the conflict and enable the Syrian people to live in peace in their own country.

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EU Ministers for Transport, Infrastructure and Communications meet in Brussels on 1 and 2 December 2016 to adopt a general approach on revised safety rules for civil aviation and a revised mandate for the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). At the Telecommunications session, ministers are aiming to agree on a general approach on a proposal which regulates wholesale roaming markets.

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The European External Action Service was established following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon in late 2009. It serves as a foreign ministry and diplomatic corps for the EU, under the authority of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

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The relations between the EU and the Republic of Moldova are based on the Association Agreement which was signed on the margins of the EU summit held on 27 June 2014. 

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The EU-Indonesia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement entered into force in May 2014 and provides for wide-ranging cooperation in the areas of political dialogue and security, trade, investments and economic cooperation as well as in the strengthening of people-to-people ties through mobility, educational and cultural exchange programmes.

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EU Ministers of European Affairs, Industry, Research and related areas meet in Brussels on 28 and 29 November 2016

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