§ Lord Brooke of Alverthorpeasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union for August; and what are the major European Union events for the next six months. [HL2969]
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§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanSee below.
This calendar is primarily concerned with European Union matters, but certain other relevant events are also included. Events and dates quoted are based on the information available on the date of issue.
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European Calendar: August 1998—January 1999 Date Location Event August 1998 There are no Councils scheduled for this month. September 1998 3 Brussels Political Committee 5–6 Salzburg Foreign Ministers (Informal) 7–8 Brussels Special Committee on Agriculture 10–12 Linz Culture (Informal) 14–18 Strasbourg European Parliament Plenary 15–16 Bregenz Transport (Informal) 21 New York Political Committee 19–22 St. Wolfgang, Austria Agriculture (Informal) 24 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs 24 Brussels Internal Market 25–27 Brussels ECOFIN (Informal) 28–29 Brussels Agriculture Council October 1998 1–2 Luxembourg Transport Council 2–3 Luxembourg Industry/Research & Technology (Informal) 5 Luxembourg Labour & Social Affairs Council 5 Luxembourg Political Committee 5–6 Luxembourg General Affairs Council 5–9 Strasbourg European Parliament Plenary 6 Luxembourg Environment Council 12 Luxembourg ECOFIN Council 13 Luxembourg Research Council 13 Brussels Political Committee 19–20 Luxembourg Agriculture Council 19–23 Strasbourg European Parliament Plenary 22 Luxembourg Fisheries Council 23–24 Baden-bei-Wien Education (Informal) 24–25 Innsbruck (t.b.c.) Meeting of Heads of State/Government (Informal) 26 Luxembourg Political Committee 26–27 Luxembourg General Affairs Council 28–29 Luxembourg Transport Council 29–30 Vienna Justice & Home Affairs (Informal) November 1998 4–5 Brussels European Parliament Plenary 9 Brussels Political Committee 9 Brussels Internal Market Council 9–10 Brussels General Afffairs Council 12 Brussels Health Council 16 Brussels Industry Council 16–20 Strasbourg European Parliament Plenary 17 Brussels Culture Council 20 Brussels Budget Council 20 Brussels Labour & Social Affairs Council 23 Brussels ECOFIN Council 23–24 Brussels Agriculture Council 25 Brussels Telecommunications Council 26 Brussels Youth Council 26 Brussels Political Committee 30 Brussels Development Council 30–1 Dec Brussels Transport Council December 1998 1 Brussels ECOFIN Council 1–2 Brussels Labour & Social Affairs Council 2–3 Brussels European Parliament Plenary 3–4 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs 4 Brussels Education Council 7 Brussels Political Committee 7–8 Brussels Environment Council 7–8 Brussels General Affairs Council
European Calendar: August 1998—January 1999 Date Location Event 10 Brussels Research Council 11 Vienna Political Committee 11–12 Vienna European Council 14–16 Brussels Agriculture Council 14–18 Strasbourg European Parliament Plenary 15 Brussels Energy Council 17–18 Brussels Fisheries Council January 1999 1 Brussels ECOFIN 14 Brussels Fisheries Council (possible) 18 Brussels Agriculture Council 18 Brussels ECOFIN 19 Brussels Agriculture Council 25–26 Brussels General Affairs Council