18/11/14
Accessibility tools
Service tools
Language selector
Navigation path
Left navigation
Additional tools
2 September 2010
The European Commission has just finished its two day working seminar in Val Duchesse outside of Brussels. The seminar was a kick-off for the Commission's work this year, and several weighty issues were on the agenda. Among them the experiences of how the Lisbon Treaty has effected the EU cooperation, and the future review of the EU budget.
"In the continued work of bringing Europe back from the crisis and creating more jobs and growth, we must use our resources wisely and in a strategic way. That means a more modern budget than today", said Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs.
The Commissioners also discussed the issue of the roma situation in Europe: "The Commission will put together a working group in order to analyse what we have done for the roma so far, how we better can use our financial resources, and where the biggest challenges are. The group will present a report later this autumn", said Cecilia Malmström.
Footnote: It was in Val Duchesse that Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg and Italy conferred between June 1956 and Mars 1957, which led to the signing of the Rome Treaty a few months later.
