§ Ms QuinTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those EU decisions requiring unanimity which are on the agenda of EU Council meetings over the next three months. [31959]
§ Mr. David DavisThe following decisions requiring unanimity are expected to appear on the Council agenda between now and the end of June. There is no reliable information on the agenda after that date.
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Date Forum for agreement Measures 10 June 1996 General affairs council Council conclusions in advance of 12 EU/US summit on implementation of action plan
Date Forum for agreement Measures 10 June 1996 General affairs council EU/Canadian action plan 10 June 1996 General affairs council Financial services protocol to the GATS 10 June 1996 General affairs council Maritime transport 10 June 1996 General affairs council Conclusions of market access strategy 10 June 1996 General affairs council TACIS regulation 10 June 1996 General affairs council MEDA regulation 10 June 1996 General affairs council Signature of EU/Korea trade and co-operations agreement and political declaration 10 June 1996 General affairs council Financial regulation on aid for former Yugoslavia 10 June 1996 General affairs council EU/Turkey financial regulation 141W
Date Forum for agreement Measures Brief description 10 June 1996 General affairs council EU/Slovenia association agreement 10 June 1996 General affairs council Common position for EU/Turkey association council 10 June 1996 General affairs council Signature of EU/Chile agreement 10 June 1996 General affairs council Possible council conclusions on commission communication on Trade and Environment 10 June 1996 General affairs council Declaration of principles on Middle East 10 June 1996 General affairs council Common position for EU/Syria co-operation council 10 June 10 June 1996 General affairs council Common position for 10 EEA council 10 June 1996 General affairs council Signature of PCA with Uzbekistan 10 June 1996 General affairs council Adaptation protocols for PCAs with Russia, Ukraine and Moldavia 10 June 1996 General affairs council Procedure for appointing EU envoys in CFSP 10 June 1996 General affairs council Common position/joint action on biological and chemical weapons 10 June 1996 General affairs council Political decision on resumption of aid to Niger 10 June 1996 General affairs council Common position for ACP/EU ministerial 26–28 June 10 June 1996 General affairs council Report on Latin American and Caribbean drugs 142W
Date Forum for agreement Measures Brief description 10 June 1996 General affairs council Decision in principle on observatory on racism and xenophobia 10 June 1996 General affairs council Political decision to holdEurope-Africa summit 10 June 1996 General affairs council Joint action: stability and good neighbourliness in former Yugoslavia 10 June 1996 General affairs council Council conclusions on political dialogue arrangements 10 June 1996 General affairs council Declaration for Florence summit on MEPP 10 June 1996 General affairs council EU relations with the Council of Europe 10 June 1996 Fisheries council UN agreement on straddling stocks and highly migratory species 10 June 1996 Fisheries council Draft European councilconclusions on European fisheries research 11 June 1996 Culture council Council decision on ARIANNE programme 11 June 1996 Culture council Council decision on RAPHAEL programme 11 June 1996 Culture council Resolution on access to culture 11 June 1996 Culture council Resolution on electronic publishing and libraries 17 June 1996 Transport council None 19 June 1996 Research council Decision adopting the 4th R and D framework programme 19 June 1996 Research council Supplementary researchprogramme on high flux reactor 19 June 1996 Energy council None 24 June 1996 Agriculture council None 25 June 1996 Environment council Conclusion on carbon dioxide from cars 25 June 1996 Environment council Conclusions on biodiversity (biosecurity protocol) 25 June 1996 Environment council Conclusions on climate change 25 June 1996 Environment council Procedural conclusions on water 27 June 1996 Telecoms council Resolution on universal service 27 June 1996 Telecoms council Programme for multi-lingual information society
Date Forum for agreement Measures Brief description Item not tied to particular forum Ratification of energy charter treaty Item not tied to particular forum Revised ECJ rules of procedure Item not tied to particular forum 2nd protocol of W10 services agreement Item not tied to particular forum Duty derogation for unleaded petrol in Ireland (from ECOFIN) Item not tied to particular forum VAT derogation for Neisse Bridge (from ECOFIN) Item not tied to particular forum Final report on 1996 Europol budget (from JHA council) Item not tied to particular forum Accession of new member states to Brussels and Rome conventions (from JHA council) Item not tied to particular forum Joint action on racism and xenophobia (from JHA council)
§ Ms QuinTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion, expressed as a percentage and in numbers of EU Council measures requiring unanimity have been opposed by the Government because of their non-co-operation strategy when they would otherwise have supported them; and if he will list these measures. [32290]
§ Mr DavisThe decisions blocked between the Prime Minister's statement on 21 May and 7 June are set out in my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister's answer to the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Mr. Kirkwood) today. The majority of those decisions have been blocked as a consequence of the non-co-operation policy, and the UK stands ready to agree them as soon as a framework is in place for lifting the beef export ban.