Europaudvalget 2004-05 (1. samling)
Det Europæiske Råd 16-17/12-04 Bilag 7
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400.C.2-0
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EUK
14. december 2004
Til underretning for Folketingets Europaudvalg vedlægges formandskabets
hyrdebrev til mødet i Det Europæiske Råd den 16.-17. december 2004 i Bru-
xelles.
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The Hague, 13 December 2004
Dear Prime Minister,
I have pleasure in inviting you to the meeting of the European Council in Brussels
on 16 and 17 December.
I will be delighted to welcome you to the Justus Lipsius building for dinner at 19.15
on 16 December when we will talk about the enlargement issues on the agenda of
the European Council. At their dinner, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs will dis-
cuss Ukraine, the Middle-East and the European Security Strategy.
At 10.00 on 17 December, the regular meeting with the President of the European
Parliament will be held and this will be followed by a meeting with United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the threats and challenges of the 21st century,
notably the concept of collective security and the fight against poverty through ac-
complishment of the Millennium Development Goals.
This will be followed by the plenary working session, which will discuss progress in
the fight against terrorism on the basis of a presentation by Secretary-General/High
Representative Javier Solana. The draft conclusions will also be discussed and I will
brief you on the results of a series of debates on the topic of "Europe. A beautiful
idea?" held at my initiative.
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There will then be a meeting with the candidate countries.
I look forward to seeing you in Brussels on 16 December.
Yours faithfully,
Jan Peter BALKENENDE
President of the European Council