On Thursday 3 December, the Government announced Finland's representation at the European Council taking place in Brussels on 10 and 11 December. Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen will represent Finland at the meeting.
The European Council is to develop the EU’s positions for the Copenhagen conference on climate change to be opened on Monday 7 December. EU Member States will take part in the negotiations on the basis of the positions commonly agreed on in the Union. Key themes to be discussed include short-term climate finance and the EU’s transition to a more stringent emission reduction target.
In addition to these topics, the European Council is to address the economic, financial and employment situation. The meeting will consider exit strategies for public finances to shift from short-term stimulus measures to medium and longer-term measures. Guidelines concerning the supervision of the financial market will also be discussed. In addition, EU Heads of State or Government are to adopt the so-called Stockholm Programme in the field of justice and internal affairs, covering the period 2010-2014.
The preparation and work of the meeting will be carried out in accordance with the Lisbon Treaty which entered into force on Tuesday 1 December. However, as per the decision made by the European Council in December 2008, the Prime Minister of Sweden – representing the Swedish EU Presidency – will remain the chair of the meeting. Each Member State has one seat at the meeting.
Source:isria.com/
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