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  • AGRIAgriculture & Fisheries (AGRI)

Minister's hearing before the European Parliament – PECH Committee

At the meeting of the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament (COM PECH) on 22 January 2014, Minister of Rural Development and Food, Athanasios Tsaftaris presented the programme of the Greek Presidency of the Council.
  • EPSCOEmployment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO)

Health Minister A. Georgiadis presented the Greek Presidency’s priorities in the field of health at the European Parliament (Brussels, 22.1.2014)

Minister of Health, Spyridon-Adonis Georgiadis, presented the Greek Presidency’s health priorities before the members of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety of the European Parliament (ENVI).
  • EYCSEducation, Youth, Culture & Sport (EYCS)

Greek Presidency Priorities – Research and Space

The priorities of Greek Presidency for the Research and Space presented by the Minister of Education and Religious Affairs, Mr Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, to the Commitee ITRE of the European Parliament.

  • ECOFINEconomic & Financial Affairs (ECOFIN)

Unanimous political agreement within the Council of EU on the legislative package of own resources

The Greek Presidency managed to strike a unanimous political agreement, within the Council of EU, on the legislative package of own resources, related to the EU's multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2014 -20.

  • COMPETCompetitiveness (COMPET)

Industrial Policy a basic priority of the Greek Presidency in the area of Competitiveness

The Greek Presidency notes with satisfaction today's announcement of the European Commission in Brussels, in which the Commission urges Member States to promptly recognise the importance of Industry for development and the creation of jobs in the EU and of incorporating the dimension of industrial competitiveness in all policy areas.
  • JHAJustice & Home Affairs (JHA)

The future development of the JHA area, data protection, terrorism and border security on the agenda of the informal JHA

The future development of the JHA area, international aspects of the Data Protection Regulation, as well as terrorism and border security are some of the topics that will be discussed during the Informal Meeting of the EU Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on January 23 and 24 in Athens. The Meeting will take place in Zappeion Megaron.
  • EUThe Presidency (EU)

European Parliamentary Week – Interparliamentary Conference on Economic Governance of the European Union.

In the frame of the Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the opening plenary session of the European Parliamentary Week – Interparliamentary Conference on Economic Governance of the European Union took place in Brussels on 20.1.2014.
  • TTETransport, Telecommunications and Energy (TTE)

Presidency priorities in the fields of Transport and Telecommunications presented before TRAN and ITRE EP Committees

The Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks, Michalis Chrisochoidis, presented before the TRAN and ITRE Committees of the European Parliament, the legislative priorities of the Greek Presidency in the fields of Transport and Telecommunications, on Tuesday, 21 January 2014 and on Wednesday, 22 January 2014. 

The Minister began his speech by thanking Ireland and Lithuania, which, along with Greece, were the so-called "Trio" Presidency. He also thanked the European institutions for their support so far.

  • COMPETCompetitiveness (COMPET)

Greek Presidency priorities presented before EP ITRE, REGI and IMCO Committees

In his presentation to ITRE Committee, Minister Hatzidakis focused on maintaining and promoting the dialogue for a new Industrial Policy for the EU. It is indicative, in this respect, that in both the European Council of March 2014 and the informal Ministerial Competitiveness Council to be held in Athens on 12-13 May 2014, Industrial Policy will be in the spotlight.
  • TTETransport, Telecommunications and Energy (TTE)

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

The minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Yiannis Maniatis, presented the priorities of the Greek Presidency in the field of energy today (22.1.2014), noting that they will be centered on three milestones for the development of the EU Energy Strategy.

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