Arrangement

The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), in cooperation with the Embassy of Belgium, has the great pleasure of inviting you to a seminar with the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Steven Vanackere: 

The Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

1 January 2011 represents the end of Belgium’s 12th Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Did Belgium attain the objectives it initially set for itself? Mr. Steven Vanackere will give an assessment of the Presidency under the new Lisbon Treaty.

The lecture by Foreign Minister Steven Vanackere is followed by a dialogue with NUPI's director Mr- Jan Egeland, and contributions from the audience.

Mr. Steven Vanackere is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Institutional Reforms.