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The Green Week of Brussels, known like “Green Week”, opened yesterday his doors
02/06/2004
on June 2, 2004
The "Green Week" meet political leaders, environmental experts, representatives of NGOs, teachers, students and citizens in Brussels, to study for four days how to promote greener habits in the European Union. Items that star in the this year's session, held from 1 to 4 June, will be the reconciliation of economic development and environmental protection, strengthening the importance of the environment in the next elections to the European Parliament and the strengthening of the environmental dimension of the Lisbon Agenda.
Green Week is the largest annual international forum to discuss current and future Community policy in the field of the environment. The fourth edition of the event has been opened in the European Commission's Charlemagne building by the European Environment Commissioner, Margot Wallström, with a new initiative: the creation of a sustainable stock market.
In it, participants can buy and sell shares of "virtual" companies with varying environmental responsibility throughout the week. Also, will be the delivery of the European Awards environment 2004, which this year are to be classified into four broad categories: business, reduction of pollutant emissions from vessels, sustainable urban mobility, and drawings and children's pictures.
The participation of about 4,000 people, who may attend the 27 discussions, workshops and seminars, which involved about 200 speakers from the 25 Member States and other countries, such as the United States and China is expected. At the same time, an exhibition will show all week environmental projects, organic products and information in this same field, set up by 60 organizations. Also, attendees can see the drawings, paintings and photographs of birds made by children shortlisted for European Environment Awards.
More information: www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/greenweek/index_fr.htm
