Here you can access video recordings of press conferences organized after every main event of the Slovenian EU Council Presidency in Slovenia.

June

• 17.06.2008
  Press Conference of the Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša ahead of the June European Council Meeting
• 13.06.2008
  Prime Minister Janez Janša comments on the Irish referendum
• 10.06.2008
  Presidency Press Conference: Slovenian Prime Minister and President of the European Council Janez Janša, the President of the United States of America George W. Bush and the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso
• 09.06.2008
  Press Conference: Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitrij Rupel, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi, EU High Representative for the CFSP Javier Solana and European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner
• 06.06.2008
  Press Conference: Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitrij Rupel and Brazilian Minister of External Relations Celso Amorim
• 03.06.2008
  Press Conference: Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitrij Rupel and South African Minister of Foreign Affairs Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini Zuma

May

• 27.05.2008
  Presidency Press Conference: Slovenian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Iztok Jarc, EU Commissioner responsible for Agriculture and Rural Development Mariann Fischer Boel and French Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Michel Barnier
• 25.05.2008
  Presidency Press Conference: Slovenian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Iztok Jarc and EU Commissioner responsible for Agriculture and Rural Development Mariann Fischer Boel
• 22.05.2008
  Press Conference: Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitrij Rupel, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Volodymyr Ogryzko and European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner
• 20.05.2008
  Press Conference: Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitrij Rupel and Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ojo Maduekwe
• 06.05.2008
  Presidency Press Conference: Slovenian Minister of Transport Radovan Žerjav and European Commissioner for Transport Jacques Barrot

April

• 30.04.2008
  Press Conference: Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitrij Rupel and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand Winston Peters
• 18.04.2008
  Presidency Press Conference: Slovenian Minister of Health Zofija Mazej Kukovič and European Commissioner for Health Androulla Vassiliou
• 17.04.2008
  Statement by Slovenian Minister of Health Zofije Mazej Kukovič and European Commissioner for Health Androulla Vassiliou
• 16.04.2008
  Presidency Press Conference: Slovenian Minister of Economy Andrej Vizjak, European Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry Günter Verheugen and Commissioner for Competition Neelie Kroes
• 15.04.2008
  Presidency Press Conference: Slovenian Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Mojca Kucler Dolinar and European Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potočnik
• 12.04.2008
  Presidency Press Conference: Slovenian Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning Janez Podobnik and European Commissioner for the Environment Stavros Dimas
• 05.04.2008
  Presidency Press Conference: Slovenian Minister of Finance Andrej Bajuk, President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet and European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Joaquín Almunia
• 04.04.2008
  Presidency Press Conference: Slovenian Minister of Finance Andrej Bajuk, President of the ECB Jean-Claude Trichet, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Joaquín Almunia and Commissioner for Internal Market and Services Charlie McCreevy
• 04.04.2008
  Eurogroup Press Conference: President of the Eurogroup Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet and Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Joaquín Almunia

March

• 29.03.2008
  Presidency Press Conference: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia Dimitrij Rupel, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana and Commissioner for enlargement Olli Rehn
• 28.03.2008
  Presidency Press Conference: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia Dimitrij Rupel, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana and Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner
• 17.03.2008
  Presidency Press Conference: Minister of Education and Sport Milan Zver, Commissioner Ján Figel, President of the Slovene Olympic Committee Janez Kocijančič and President of the European Olympic Committees Patrick Hickey
• 13.03.2008
  Presidency Press Conference: Minister of Justice Šturm and of the Interior Mate (slo), of immigration Hortefeux (fr), Attorney General Mukasey and Secretary of Homeland Security Chertoff (usa) and Commissioner Frattini
• 12.03.2008
  Presidency Press Conference (12.3.2008 at 17:20): Minister of the Interior Dragutin Mate and Commissioner Franco Frattini
• 12.03.2008
  Presidency Press Conference (12.3.2008 at 13:05): Minister of the Interior Dragutin Mate and Commissioner Franco Frattini
• 11.03.2008
  Press Conference prior to the European Council: Minister of Finance Andrej Bajuk, Minister for Development and Growth Žiga Turk, Minister of the Economy Andrej Vizjak and Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning Janez Podobnik

February

• 22.02.2008
  Presidency Press Conference (22.2.2008) - Minister of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia Karl Erjavec and EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana
• 21.02.2008
  Press Conference - Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia Dimitrij Rupel and Afghanistan Rangin Dadfar Spanta, EU special representative for Afghanistan Francesc Vendrell and EU Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner
• 21.02.2008
  Presidency Press Conference (21.2.2008) - Minister of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia Karl Erjavec and EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana
• 13.02.2008
  Press Conference - Ministers of Foreign Affairs Dimitrij Rupel (slo) and Sergey Lavrov (rus), EU Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner and EU High Representative for CFSP Javier Solana
• 01.02.2008
  Presidency Press Conference - Minister of Labour, Family and Social Affairs Marjeta Cotman, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Vladimir Špidla and French Minister Xavier Bertrand

January

• 31.01.2008
  Slovenian Minister Marjeta Cotman, Commissioner Vladimir Špidla, President of the Social platform Fintan Farell and representatives of social partners John Monks (ETUC) and Jørgen Rønnest (Businesseurope)
• 31.01.2008
  Presidency Press Conference - Minister of Labour, Family and Social Affairs Marjeta Cotman, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Vladimir Špidla and director of the Office for Equal Opportunities Tanja Salecl
• 26.01.2008
  Presidency Press Conference – Ministers of Justice Lovro Šturm (slo), Brigitte Zypries (ger), Alberto Costa (por) and Commissioner Franco Frattini
• 25.01.2008
  Statement by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia Janez Janša, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations Organisation, Mr Ban Ki-moon
• 25.01.2008
  Presidency Press Conference – Ministers of Justice Lovro Šturm (slo), Brigitte Zypries (ger), Alberto Costa (por) and Commissioner Franco Frattini
• 25.01.2008
  Statement on SIS2 and EU PNR by Minister of the Interior Dragutin Mate and Commissioner Franco Frattini
• 25.01.2008
  Presidency Press Conference – Ministers of the Interior Dragutin Mate (slo), Wolfgang Schäuble (ger), Rui Carlos Pereira (por) and Commissioner Franco Frattini
• 08.01.2008
  Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitrij Rupel on the occassion of the Meeting of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the European Commission - Relations with Serbia
• 08.01.2008
  Press conference of the President of the Republic of Slovenia Janez Janša and the Vice President of the European Commission Margot Wallström
• 19.12.2007
  Press Conference of the Prime Minister Janez Janša and the President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pöttering

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