Monday 14 December

Carl Bildt to participate in panel discussion on climate and security at the Copenhagen meeting09:59

On Tuesday 15 December, Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt is to take part in a high-level panel discussion on climate and security in connection with the ongoing climate change conference in Copenhagen.

Climate change conference: “Time is short”12:02

Northern Dimension and sub – regional cooperation with special focus on the Baltic Sea region – seminar in Helsingborg on 26 November13:10

How to construct a space of shared prosperity13:35

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on “presidential elections” in Abkhazia, Georgia, 12 December 200914:20

Danish–Swedish initiative for climate and development14:27

“The business sector wants long-term rules”15:42

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the human rights defender Liu Xiaobo18:00

Climate change conference: “We want to get the work started!”19:50

Tuesday 15 December

Press release: Decision on sustainable fisheries22:17

During today’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council, the EU fisheries ministers made a decision on fisheries in the North Sea in 2010. The decision includes a ban on the fishing of spiny dogfish and porbeagle.

Press invitation: Creativity and innovation in the EU – closing conference 16–17 December11:32

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR aiming at the abolition of the death penalty12:00

Letter from Reinfeldt and Barroso ahead of meeting in Copenhagen11:23

Press invitation: Creative concept by young people – recipe for final conference for European Year12:43

Ewa Björling to host meeting with New Zealand09:30

EU Presidency statement in the OECD on Chile’s accession to the OECD15:21

Meet the Chair: “Trade policy is governed by details”15:52

Presidency Statement on the second round of local elections in Kosovo16:13

Fredrik Reinfeldt to report on Presidency for European Parliament16:21

Fredrik Reinfeldt to lead EU during climate change conference22:15

EU institutions in discussion on transparency16:29

Climate change conference: Less than 48 hours left16:37

Enhanced awareness among human rights duty bearers important17:15

Better protection for laboratory animals and rules against illegal timber20:19

Climate and security close connected21:12

Wednesday 16 December

“The fight against climate change has always been top of our agenda”09:24

When Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt meets the European Parliament in Strasbourg today to report on what the Swedish Presidency has achieved, the climate is on the agenda more than ever. With the climate negotiations in Copenhagen entering their final phase, Mr Reinfeldt said in his speech that the world needs binding commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

“Creativity must constantly be encouraged”09:30

Copenhagen: Dress rehearsal ahead of final negotiations10:37

“We must be better at making the most of the skills of newly arrived immigrants”10:45

EU Demarche on breach of de facto moratorium on executions in the State of Louisiana10:25

Council to agree on passenger rights for travel by bus10:00

Carlgren speaks in Copenhagen11:17

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union with regard to the presentation of the EU Election Observation Mission final report 11:42

Outcomes of the Swedish EU Presidency13:20

Statement by Sweden on behalf of the European Union and its member states13:54

Press release – EU supports the continuation of the Internet Governance Forum in a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon14:09

Calls for a breakthrough in Copenhagen17:32

Rural development and reasonable food prices18:30

Better protection for experimental animals and a stop to illegal logging19:15

New climate offer from African Union19:40

Webcast: FaceSchool and YouSchool a way to get students involved in their education09:30

Webcast: Fusion of Minds – a digital exhibition of creative and innovative projects10:35

Thursday 17 December

Photo: Gunnar Seijbold / RK

Copenhagen conference: Time is running out11:47

Time is starting to run out for the climate negotiations. The Danish Presidency, led by Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, is now making major efforts to get negotiations started on the key issues.

“IT is a democratic tool”09:00

Environment Council: “Combinations of endocrine disruptors must be dealt with in existing EU legislation”11:00

EU-Georgia Human Rights Dialogue10:16

Climate issue sums up the Swedish Presidency in the environmental field12:50

Tobias Billström to take part in welcome ceremony for Serbian citizens13:40

EU Statement on the negotiations in Copenhagen14:15

Webcast: EU comments on US offer14:25

Webcast: The cube that gets us thinking15:20

EU Ministerial meeting with Burma/Myanmar15:43

Webcast: From Kendo to classical guitar 15:50

How do you measure integration?14:55

Panel Discussion on “Opposing grave Human Rights Violations on the basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity”15:40

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the EU on the adoption of Security Council resolution 1904 (2009)16:29

Webcast: MP3 inventor in Stockholm 17:11

Strengthened rights for bus and coach passengers21:30

EU calls for an extra meeting in Copenhagen21:10

Friday 18 December

Photo: Gunnar Seijbold/RK

Copenhagen: Leaders back to the negotiating table09:04

The heads of state and government who met late yesterday evening to resolve some problems in the climate negotiations continued their meeting on Friday morning. US President Barack Obama joined the meeting at around 10.00 and intensive discussions are underway.

Copenhagen: Discussions continue into the night00:56

Six successes in the shadow of the economic crisis09:44

Turkey and Croatia take further steps toward membership of the EU10:08

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on freedom of expression in Ethiopia10:01

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on Israeli decision regarding settlements10:18

Meet the Chair: Biodiversity is the global environmental issue of 201014:30

Meet the Chair: Essential that we limit toxic substances in everyday products14:31

Meet the Chair: Cumulative effect of several chemicals – a dangerous combination14:32

Meet the Chair: Regional cooperation important for effective water and marine environment protection14:33

100 percent Broadband coverage in EU by 201313:30

Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women14:03

Carl Bildt to sum up the Swedish Presidency of the EU 14:24

Speech by Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt at COP15 in Copenhagen14:36

EU Presidency Statement in the OSCE on the closure of Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Turkey14:57

EU Statement in the OSCE on the case against human rights defender Evgeniy Zhovtis15:00

EU statement in the OSCE on “presidential elections” in Abkhazia, Georgia, 12 December 200915:02

EU statement in the OSCE on the Death Penalty in the USA15:06

Meet the Chairman: Peace and Security always in focus for the UN15:51

Digital dividend and digital agenda for growth and jobs16:15

Now: Extra EU meeting16:35

Ambassador Olof Skoog talks about work on EU foreign and security policy16:32

Energy Community in South East Europe to be enlarged to include Ukraine and Moldova17:50

Presidency Statement on the execution of Mosleh Zamani in Iran18:23

“Innovation is global”18:36

World leaders come together to continue meeting17:45

Negotiations continue past midnight 21:47

Monday 21 December

Five decisions in the Agriculture and Fisheries Council during the Swedish Presidency09:53

Webcast: Maud Olofsson sums up the work of the Presidency in the Energy Council11:25

Four cities, six days: Serbian citizens explore Europe12:45

Presidency Statement on the forced return by Cambodia of asylum seekers12:44

The EU in our daily lives: Simpler processing of cross-border succession cases13:49

Webcast: Maud Olofsson sums up the work of the Presidency in the Competitiveness Ministers’ Council15:16

Webcast: Minister for the Environment on final meeting15:44

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the recent killings in Honduras16:00

Look back at EU enlargement during the Swedish Presidency15:50

Cooperation Council between the EU and the Republic of Moldova16:15

Joint Statement, EU – Republic of Moldova Cooperation Council Brussels, 21 December 200916:15

Andreas Carlgren leads last Council meeting in Brussels 17:16

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