HC Deb 07 July 1994 vol 246 c287W
Dr. Liam Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish a statement on the forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union.

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

The following meetings are planned:

  • A: ECOFIN
  • B: FAC
  • C: Agriculture
  • D: Budget
  • E: ECOFIN
  • F: Justice

The following subjects are likely to be discussed:

A—11 July: ECOFIN

  • Follow-up to Corfu European Council
  • Broad economic guidelines (adoption of)
  • Commission annual report on fraud and work programme
  • Special report on European Court of Auditors
  • Relations with CEE

B—18–19 July: Foreign Affairs Council

  • Presentation of German Presidency programme
  • Implementation of White Paper
  • Follow up to Corfu European Council
  • Ex Yugoslavia
  • Relations with the European Parliament
  • EU relations with Canada and USA
  • G7 Summit
  • Relations with central and eastern Europe
  • Relations with the Mediterranean basin
  • State of contractual relations with certain former Soviet Union countries
  • Public access to information
  • Relations with Asia
  • Relations with India
  • EC/Sri Lanka agreement
  • International coffee agreement (possible 'A' point)
  • New import regime for China
  • Textiles

C—18–19 July: Agriculture

  • Yellowfats
  • Tariff quota for mountain and alpine cattle
  • Agricultural Structures
  • Amending Directive 64/432 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in animals
  • Wine reform
  • Implementation of simplificatiion of common agricultural policy reform
  • List of third country establishments

D—25 July: Budget

  • First reading of draft EC budget 1995
  • Supplementary budget 1994

E—27 July: ECOFIN

  • Agenda not yet available

F—28 July: Justice

  • Agenda not yet available

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