HL Deb 06 February 2003 vol 644 cc49-52WA
Lord Brookman

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union for February; and what are the major European Union events for the period between 1 March and 31 August 2003. [HL1484]

The Minister for Trade (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)

Forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union, February 2003 to August 2003:

February

  • 5—Brussels—Meeting of the Presidium
  • 6–7—Brussels—Convention Plenary
  • 10–11—Brussels—Agriculture & Fisheries Council
  • 13—Brussels—Meeting of the Presidium
  • 17—Brussels—EUROGROUP (evening)
  • 18—Brussels ECOFIN
  • 20—Brussels Education Youth & Culture Council (to be confirmed)
  • 22—Thessaloniki—Energy Council (Ministerial Informal)
  • 24–25—Brussels—General Affairs & External Relations Council
  • 24–25—Brussels—Agriculture & Fisheries Council
  • 26—Brussels—Meeting of the Presidium
  • 27–28—Brussels Convention Plenary
  • 27–28 Brussels—Justice & Home Affairs Council
  • 28—Brussels—Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs Council

Date Location Event
March
1–2 Athens Informal Education
3 Brussels Competitiveness Council
4 Brussels Environment Council
6 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium
6 Luxembourg Employment, Social Policy. Health & Consumer Affairs Council
6 Luxembourg EUROGROUP (evening)
7 Luxembourg ECOFIN
7 Luxembourg Transport, Telecom & Energy Council
13 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium
14–15 Athens (Informal Defence Meeting)
17–18 Brussels Convention Plenary
17–18 Luxembourg Agriculture & Fisheries Council
18–19 Luxembourg General Affairs & External Relations Council
21 Brussels European Council
27 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium
27–28 Luxembourg Transport, Telecom & Energy Council)
27–28 Athens EU-Rio Group, EU-MERCOSUR
28–29 Veria Informal Justice & Home Affairs (Veria)
31 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council (to be confirmed)
April
2 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium
3–4 Brussels Convention Plenary
4 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs
4–6 Hania (Crete) Informal ECOFIN (Ministerial)
5 Lisbon Europe—Africa Summit
10 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium
14–15 Luxembourg General Affairs & External Relations
14 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries
16 Athens Signature of the Accession Treaty
17 Athens European Conference
23 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium
24–25 Brussels Convention Plenary

Date Location Event
May
2–4 Olympia Gymnich (Informal Foreign Ministers)
3–4 Athens Informal Environment (Ministerial Informal)
5–6 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council (To be confirmed)
8 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium
10–13 Corfu Agriculture (Ministerial Informal)
12–13 Brussels Competitiveness
12 Brussels EUROGROUP
13 Brussels ECOFIN
14 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium
14 Brussels Transport, Telecom & Energy Council
15–16 Brussels Convention Plenary
16 Brussels EU-ACP Ministerial
16–17 Halkidiki Informal Regional Policy (Ministerial)
16–18 Cruise off Greece Informal Transport & Merchant Marine (Ministerial)
17 Brussels EU-W. Balkans (Zagreb Process)
19 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations (+ Defence)
20 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations
22 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium
24 Thessaloniki Informal Culture (Ministerial)
26–27 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council
26–27 Crete EUROMED Conference (Mid Term Ministerial)
27 Brussels Environment Council
28 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium
30–31 Brussels Convention Plenary
31 St. Petersburg EU-Russia Summit
June
2 Brussels EUROGROUP
12–13 Alexandroupoli Development Co-operation (Ministerial Informal)
2–3 Brussels Transport, Telecom & Energy Council
3 Brussels ECOFIN
4 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium
5–6 Brussels Convention Plenary
5–6 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs Council
5–6 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs Council
6 Rhodes Public Administration (Ministerial Informal)
11 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium
11–12 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council
12–13 Brussels Convention Plenary
17–18 Luxembourg General Affairs & External Relations
20 Halkidiki European Council
21 Halkidiki Zagreb II Summit
22 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations
24 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs Council
July
2–3 Rome Research (Ministerial Informal)
4–5 Naples Transport Infrastructure (Ministerial Informal)
6 Brussels Trade (Ministerial Informal)
10 Varese Informal Council/Troika
11–12 Varese Informal Council of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs
15–16 Brussels ECOFIN
11–12 Varese Informal Council of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs
15–16 Brussels ECOFIN
17–18 Treviso EU Employment Committee (Informal)
18–20 Montecatini Energy & Environment (Ministerial Informal)

Date Location Event
22–23 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council
22 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations
24–25 Milan European Conference on Discrimination
25–26 Verona Education (Ministerial Informal)
August No meetings planned