EU: Forthcoming Council Business (Hansard, 4 April 1995)

§ Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

The following meetings are planned:

The following subjects are likely to be discussed:

4 April: Culture Council

European heritage and multimedia: draft resolution;
Co-operation with the countries of Central and Eastern Europe: draft resolution;
Proposal for a decision establishing a support programme for artistic and cultural activities (KALEIDOSCOPE 2000): orientation debate;
Proposal for a decision establishing a community support programme for the dissemination of literary, theatrical and reference works through translation and specialist training of literary translators (ARIANE): orientation debate;
Community support programme in the field of cultural heritage (RAPHAEL): information from the Commission.

6 April: Fisheries Council

Total allowable catches for the Greenland Halibut;
Objectives and Strategies for the period 1994 to 1997;
Additional conditions for year to year management of total allowable catches and quotas;
Technical conservation measures;
(possible) Guide prices;
(possible) Common marketing standards for shrimps, edible crabs and Norway lobsters;
(possible) Tariff quotas for certain fishery products;
(possible) Structural assistance—scale of premiums;
(possible) Structural assistance—early retirement;
Fisheries relations with Morocco.

7 April: Industry Council

Industry and Competition—an oral presentation by the Commission on its interim report on competition policy in 1994;
Industry and Research—a joint presentation by Commissioners Bangemann and Cresson;
Industrial Co-operation with Central and Eastern Europe—discussion of Commission communication and adoption of Council Conclusions;
Industrial Competitiveness—adoption of Council Conclusions on Commission communication on follow-up to previous Council Conclusions on Competitiveness;
Hi-Technology Industries—adoption of Council Conclusions;
Information Society—Commission report on G7 conference and follow-up to Bangemann report;
Steel—Report on monitoring of state aid;
Possible presentation of modification to aid code.

10–11 April: Foreign Affairs Council

Adoption of the Agenda;
Approval of the list of 'A' items;
Resolutions adopted by the European Parliament at its Part-Sessions (Brussels, 28 February to 2 March, and Strasbourg, 13 to 17 March 1995);
Preparation for the joint meeting with the Associated CEEs;
Determination of the common position to be adopted for the first meeting of the Association Council with the Czech Republic;
Determination of the common position to be adopted for the first meeting of the Association Council with Romania;
(possible) Negotiating directives for the adaptation of the Europe agreements and free trade agreements with the Baltic countries, further to enlargement;
Relations with Russia;
Former Yugoslavia
Relations with Croatia;
(possible) Stability Pact: Follow-up to the concluding conference;
Nuclear non-proliferation: Preparation for the conference on the NPT;
Burundi;
(possible) EU supervision of elections in the Palestinian territories;
(possible) Union action concerning anti-personnel mines—Mediterranean policy;

a) Bilateral negotiations with Israel, Morocco and Tunisia;
b) Preparation for the Euro-Mediterranean Conference: Adoption of the summary report;