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In 2015 Latvia hold the presidency of Council of the European Union.

At present, plans are being formulated with the Luxembourg presidency of the European Union Council to jointly organize journalist tours to European Union and United Nations projects in developing countries.

Statement on Tibet issued on 6 July 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

Statement on Somalia issued on 7 April 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

Statement on the Andijan trial issued on 18 November 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

We would also like to associate ourselves with the statement made by the presidency of the European Union (EU).

Accordingly, the Government of Argentina has attached, as annexes, copies of the note of 20 April 2005 addressed to the President of the Council of the European Union and note No. 34 of the same date addressed to the President of the European Commission, which reaffirm its position to the European institutions.

The Ukrainian delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of the United Kingdom on behalf of the European Union presidency.

They are, as listed in Article 13 of the Treaty on European Union the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council of the European Union, the European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Central Bank and the Court of Auditors.

Sarkozy regards an EU economic government as a way to preserve his leadership in the EU beyond France s Council presidency, which is now ending.

Statement on Nepal's media ordinance, issued on 28 October 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

Statement concerning the latest developments in the Bakassi peninsula issued on 13 July 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

Normally, countries use their EU presidencies to display their ability to solve problems and move the Union forward.

That has no doubt added to its already onerous responsibilities in its capacity as the presidency of the European Union.

I have the honour to bring to your attention the statement on Somalia issued on 7 April 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union (see annex).

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A proposal from the Commission of the European Union for a new directive is currently under discussion by the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament.

I have the honour to draw your attention to the statement on Tibet issued on 6 July 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union (see annex).

Romania aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Luxembourg presidency on behalf of the European Union and obviously supports the Eastern European Group's statement prepared by the Estonian presidency for the present month.

The foreign ministers meeting held during Germany s EU Council presidency produced the Nuremberg Declaration, which established a framework for closer EU ASEAN partnership.

During the Dutch EU Presidency in 2004 a conference will be held to discuss equal treatment now and in the future in the Member States of the European Union, on the basis of a Green Paper drafted by the European Commission.

European Union. The European Union adopted the sanctions imposed by Security Council resolution 1390 (2002) through a common position of the Council of the European Union dated 27 May 2002 (2002 402 CFSP), amended by common position 2003 140 CFSP.

Romania welcomes the recent confirmation of such a policy by the EU Council.

Germany associates itself with the statement of the presidency of the European Union delivered this morning by the representative of the United Kingdom and would like to add the following remarks.

Statement by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union in response to the statement of ceasefire by Chairman Prachanda, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), issued on 8 September 2005

(a) Intergovernmental organizations invited by the Commission African Union, Council of the European Union, European Commission (EC)

The presidency of the Union rotates between the islands.

Mr. Carvell (United Kingdom) said that, as his country currently held the presidency of the EU, he would like to consult fellow EU member States before giving a considered response to the concerns that had been expressed.

The Council, meanwhile, appears to anticipate the European Parliament s future upper house, with the lower house already elected by all EU citizens.

These common positions and Council regulations are binding on States members of the European Union.

The aim is to leave to Germany s successors in the EU presidency Slovenia, Portugal, and France a roadmap for future reform.

I have the honour to draw your attention to the statement on Nepal's media ordinance, issued on 28 October 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union (see annex).

I have the honour to draw your attention to the statement on the Andijan trial issued on 18 November 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union (see annex).

I have the honour to draw your attention to the statement concerning the latest developments in the Bakassi peninsula, issued on 13 July 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union (see annex).

Council of the European Union conclusions on a renewed European Union commitment to the International Conference on Population and Development in the context of the Millennium Development Goals

Mr. Trezza (Italy) Italy fully supports and associates itself with the statement made by the delegation of the United Kingdom on behalf of the presidency of the European Union (EU).

So the British, under Tony Blair s current presidency of the EU Council of Ministers, have gotten their way for now, and the Americans keen backers of Turkey s EU aspirations have once again succeeded in acting as a European power.

I have the honour to draw your attention to the statement by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union in response to the statement of ceasefire by Chairman Prachanda, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), issued on 8 September 2005 (see annex).

So it is right that the EU Council of Ministers is meeting to grapple with this challenge.

Croatia has fully aligned itself with the statement made yesterday by the representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union (EU) presidency, so I will not repeat the points made therein.

The chairperson of the city council of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is a woman.

It was both right and important that the EU Council of Foreign Ministers agreed on sanctions against Iran.

In implementing United Nations Security Council resolutions, Estonia is bound by the requirements of its European Union membership.

One lesson is that unity is not an option it is a condition sine qua non of the EU s economic prosperity and political relevance. It is remarkable that since 2004, when I became President of the European Commission, the EU s membership has nearly doubled, from 15 countries then to 28 now.