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The UK Presidency
 


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DTI's Website for UK's 2005 Presidency

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Documents and Statements

Important documents and statements regarding the Presidency and its events will be posted on this page as they become available.

Statement made by the UK Presidency at the conclusion of the Ministerial meeting on Gender Equality in Birmingham on 9 November 2005

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Speech by Barry Gardiner, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Competitiveness, at the UNICE Competitiveness Day - 20.10.2005

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Speech by Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, at the UK Presidency Better Regulation Conference - 22 September 2005

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Speech by Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, to the Regional Development Committee of the European Parliament - 12th September 2005

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DTI Ministers present UK Presidency work plans to the European Parliament

DTI Ministers have visited the European Parliament this week to set out the UK Presidency's work plans and answer MEP's questions.

Speech by Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State, to the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament - 13.07.2005

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Speech by Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State, to the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee of the European Parliament - 13.07.2005

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Speech by Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State, to the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament - 13.07.2005

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Speech by Lord Sainsbury of Turville, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Science and Innovation, to the Industry, Research and Energy Committee of the European Parliament - 13.07.2005

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Speech by Alun Michael MP, Minister of State for Industry and the Regions, to the Industry Research and Energy Committee of the European Parliament- 13.07.2005

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Speech by Malcolm Wicks MP, Minister of State for Energy, to the Industry, Research and Energy Committee of the European Parliament- 13.07.2005

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Speech by Meg Munn MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women and Equality to the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee of the European Parliament- 13.07.2005

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Provisional agendas for Council meetings

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The UK held an informal Competitiveness Council on 11-12 July 2005 in Cardiff.

Download the summary of discussions (109 kb).

The Foreign Secretory's announcement of UK Government Presidency priorities

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And the accompanying White Paper

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