§ Mr. CasaleTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union for January and the major European Union events for the period 1 February to 30 June. [145522]
§ Mr. VazTo date we have received the detailed agendas for the following Council meetings in January:
19 January—Brussels—ECOFIN Council
- Adoption of the provisional agenda
- Approval of the list of "A" items
- Taxation
- Report on Public Finances
- Implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact
- EMU statistics
- AOB
12 January—Brussels—Fisheries Council (Possible)
22–23 January—Brussels—General Affairs Council
29 January—Brussels—Budget Council (Possible)
29–30 January—Brussels—Agriculture Council
No Agendas for the above are yet available.
The following are the principal events in the EU between 1 February and May 2001 (certain relevant events are also included: the list is based on the information available at the date of issue.)
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Date Venue Event February 8–9 Brussels JHA Informal Council 12 Brussels ECOFIN Council 12 Brussels Education/Youth Council (possible) 12 Brussels Research Council 15–17 Brussels Informal Employment/Telecommunications Council 19–20 Brussels Agriculture Council 25 Brussels Informal Trade Minister dinner 26–27 Brussels General Affairs Council March 6 Brussels Employment and Social Affairs Council 8 Brussels Environment Council 12 Brussels ECOFIN Council 12 Brussels Internal Market/Consumer Council 15 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs Council 16 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs Council 19 Brussels Agriculture Council 19 Brussels General Affairs Council 20 Brussels General Affairs Council 20–21 Brussels Fisheries Council (possible) 23–24 Stockholm European Council March/April 31–1 Brussels Meeting of Environment Ministers April 5–6 Brussels Transport/Telecommunications Council 8–10 Brussels General Affairs Council 8–10 Brussels Agriculture Council (Informal) 24–25 Brussels Agriculture Council May 5–6 Brussels Gymnich 7 Brussels ECOFIN Council 7 Brussels Employment and Social Council (possible)
Date Venue Event 14–15 Brussels General Affairs Council 14–15 Brussels Industry and Energy Council 22–23 Brussels Agriculture 28–29 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs Council 28 Brussels Education and Youth Council 30 Brussels Development Council 31 Brussels Health Council June 5 Brussels ECOFIN Council 5 Brussels Internal Market/Consumer Council 7–8 Brussels Environment Council 11–12 Brussels General Affairs Council 11 Brussels Employment/Social Affairs Council 15–16 Gothenburg European Council 18 Brussels Fisheries Council (possible) 19–20 Brussels Agriculture Council 19 Brussels ECOFIN Council (possible) 21 Brussels Culture Council 25–26 Brussels General Affairs Council 26 Brussels Research Council 27–28 Brussels Transport/Telecommunications Council