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THE DANISH EU PRESIDENCY 2012

EUROPE AT WORK

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OVERVIEW

1. The Presidency in numbers 2. Framework conditions 3. A bridge over troubled water 4. Realisation of the priorities of the Danish Presidency 5. Communications and logistics

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THE PRESIDENCY IN NUMBERS

  • 4 formal and informal meetings of Heads of State and Government
  • 46 Council meetings
  • Approximately 1780 meetings in Brussels in total during DK Presidency
  • DK Ministers in the European Parliament 85 times
  • 8 informal ministerial meetings in Denmark
  • Hundreds of conferences and events arranged in relation to the Presidency

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FRAMEWORK CONDITIONS FOR THE PRESIDENCY

Taking over Presidency in times of crisis:

  • Europe facing major challenges due to economic crisis (dominating agenda
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  • Cooperation in a crisis (European Council on 9 December 2011 agreeing on

content of Fiscal Compact – UK and Czech Republic not participating)

  • Possible break-up of cooperation into several fractions?

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THE BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS

Ambition of the Presidency: 1) Acting as a bridge over troubled water and 2) demonstrating that cooperation works and able to create results

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RESULTS: A RESPONSIBLE EUROPE

  • European Semester
  • Strengthened economic cooperation in the euro countries ("two-pack")
  • Financial regulation
  • Derivatives trading
  • Strengthened capital requirements
  • Credit rating agencies
  • Negotiating box on the MFF (including Horizon 2020, Cohesion Policy, etc.)

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AUSTERITY VS. GROWTH-MEASURES?

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NOT AN EITHER OR, BUT COMBINATION OF BOTH

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RESULTS: A DYNAMIC EUROPE

  • A European Compact on Growth and Jobs, agreement on EU Patent Reform
  • Reform of the Single Market
  • Roaming III
  • Pilot phase of European project bonds
  • Guidelines on transportation - TEN-T
  • Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)

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RESULTS: A GREEN EUROPE

  • The Energy Efficiency Directive
  • Sulphur from marine fuels
  • Rio+20
  • A seventh EAP

, Seveso III, export of Dangerous Chemicals

  • Fisheries (ban on discard and guidelines for third country agreements)

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RESULTS: A SAFE EUROPE

  • Candidate status to Serbia, agreement to open accession negotiations with

Montenegro

  • A European "Passenger Name Record" (PNR) system
  • JHA files, e.g. minimum Standards on the rights, support and protection of

victims of crime

  • Schengen package
  • Asylum package

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COMMUNICATIONS AND LOGISTICS

Key facts:

  • 160 meetings in DK (informal ministerials, conferences, seminars, etc.)
  • 10,268 delegates have participated
  • The eight informal ministerial meetings and the visits by the Commission and the

European Parliament to Denmark were covered by 750 journalists

  • 35,222 presidency neckties and scarves have been produced to use for gifts to guests

and other stakeholders in Denmark and around Europe

  • A total of 87,000 notepads and 77,000 pens with the Presidency logo have been

produced - all in a sustainable manner

  • News on eu2012.dk: More than 240 press releases, 40 insight articles and 31

background articles – more than 700.000 visits. The Presidency has tweeted more than 1,300 times, more than 6,000 followers

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING FULL REPORT ON RESULTS: www.eu2012.dk