The Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council takes place on 16 and 17 May 2013 in Brussels.

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The accession of Switzerland to the Economic Free Trade Association (EFTA) in 1960 and the signing of the Free Trade Agreement of 1972 between the European Economic Community (EEC) and Switzerland, were the basis for EU-Switzerland relations.

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Herman VAN ROMPUY, President of the European Council, meets EU Leaders.

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The European Council takes place on 22 May 2013 in Brussels.

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The General Affairs Council takes place on 21 May 2013 in Brussels.

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In this section you will find footage of the meetings of President Van Rompuy with visiting officials.

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The European Union Military Committee (EUMC) is the highest military body set up within the Council. It directs all EU military activities and provides the Political and Security Committee (PSC) with advice and recommendations on military matters.

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Over the past decade, the profile of EU-Nigeria cooperation has been steadily increasing. It is grounded in the "EU-Nigeria Joint Way Forward " agreed between the EU and Nigeria in 2009.

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The EU has a formal political dialogue with ECOWAS. In this context, ECOWAS and the EU meet once a year at Ministerial level and twice a year at Senior Official level, on a number of issues of common interest and concern, notably ECOWAS' role in promoting peace and security and good governance and democracy in the West Africa region, the political situation in ECOWAS Member States, economic integration and trade issues.

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In this section you will find the speeches of the President of the European Council, Herman VAN ROMPUY