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1st EU–Brazil Summit
The first summit meeting between the European Union (EU) and Brazil took place in Lisbon on 4 July 2007. At the summit, Brazil was granted special partnership status with the EU. Leaders at the summit * Portugal and European Union ** ''Prime Minister of Portugal'' and '' President-in-office of the Council of the European Union'' José Sócrates * Brazil ** ''President of Brazil'' Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva * European Union ** ''President of the European Commission'' José Manuel Barroso Participants at the dinner * Portugal ** ''Prime Minister'' José Sócrates * Portugal ** ''President'' Aníbal Cavaco Silva * Brazil ** ''President'' Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva * European Union ** ''President of the European Commission'' José Manuel Barroso * France ** ''President'' Nicolas Sarkozy * Spain ** ''Prime Minister'' José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero * Italy ** ''Prime Minister'' Romano Prodi * Slovenia ** ''Prime Minister'' Janez Janša Location This summit took place in Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summit (meeting)
A summit meeting (or just summit) is an international meeting of heads of state or government, usually with considerable media exposure, tight security, and a prearranged agenda. Notable summit meetings include those of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin during World War II. However, the term summit was not commonly used for such meetings until the Geneva Summit (1955). During the Cold War, when American presidents joined with Soviet or Chinese counterparts for one-on-one meetings, the media labelled the event as a "summit". The post–Cold War era has produced an increase in the number of "summit" events. Nowadays, international summits are the most common expression for global governance. Notable summits World War II conferences * U.S.–British Staff Conference (ABC–1) (January 29 – March 27, 1941) *Atlantic Conference (August 9–12, 1941) * Moscow Conference (September 29 – October 1, 1941) *Arcadia Conference (December 22, 1941 – January 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belém Cultural Center
The Belém Cultural Center ( pt, Centro Cultural de Belém), is a complex of artistic venues located in Belém in the city of Lisbon. It is the largest building with cultural facilities in Portugal, with over of usable space. The centre was initially built to accommodate the programme of Portugal's Presidency of the European Council in 1992, but with the long-term goal of providing permanent venues for conferences, exhibitions and performance arts (such as opera, ballet and concerts), in addition to meeting halls, shops and cafés. History The decision to build the cultural center was taken in January 1988, as part of the Portuguese government's understanding that it needed building to host the works of Portugal's European Union Presidency (in 1992).E. Ferreira and J. Cabello (2008), p. 66Cátia Santana and Madalena Cunha Matos (2010), p. 4 The building would also serve as a core facility for cultural and leisure activities after its term, and as a venue for conferences and ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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