​​​The exhibition presents the work of traditional Czech glassmakers from the “Crystal Valley” in the form of an exhibition of 27 sets of glasses designed by Czech glass designers especially for the Czech Presidency of the EU in 2022 – each representing one member state.  

​The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will take place from 7 to 19 December 2022 in Montreal, Canada. 

The 15th ENVE commission meeting will take place fully in person on Friday, 9 December 2022 from 11:00 to 17:30 at the European Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels room JDE 52. 

The 15th SEDEC commission meeting (mandate VII) will take place on 12 December 2022 from 11:00 to 18:30 in JDE 52. 

On 14 December 2022, The Zero Pollution Stakeholder Conference will open with messages from the Executive Vice President of the Commission, Frans Timmermans and the Vice President of the Committee of the Regions. Thereafter, Patrick Child, Deputy Director General of DG Environment and moderator of the high-level session, will discuss with Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency and Bernard Magenhann, Deputy Director General of the Joint Research Centre the findings of the first Zero Pollution Monitoring and Outlook. This will be followed by a panel discussion of selected members of the Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform and a wider discussion with the participants. The high-level session will be closed by a message from Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.  

The 16th CIVEX commission meeting will take place on Wednesday 1 February from 11:00 to 13:00 and from 14:30 to 17:00 at the European Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels, room JDE 52.