§ Mr. StringerTo 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 June; and if he will list the major European Union events for the next six months. [85608]
§ Ms QuinThe list is as follows
121WEuropean Calendar: June-November 1999This calendar is primarily concerned with European Union matters, but certain other relevant events are also included. Events and dates quoted are based on the information available on the date of issue.
Date Venue Event 16–17 Turku Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (Informal) 24–25 Tampere Education Ministers (Informal) 27–28 Kuopio Ministers of Housing 27–28 Brussels Agriculture Council 30 September-1 October Helsinki Ministerial Conference on Equality between Women and Men October 1999 4–5 Luxembourg Justice and Home Affairs Council 4–5 Tampere Regional Policy Ministers 4–8 Strasbourg European Parliament Plenary 6 Luxembourg Transport Council 8 Luxembourg ECOFIN 11–12 Luxembourg General Affairs Council 11–12 Luxembourg Environment Council 15–16 Luxembourg Special European Council 18–19 Luxembourg Agriculture Council 22 Luxembourg Labour/Social Affairs Council 24–25 Helsinki Energy Ministers Task Force Meeting 25–29 Strasbourg European Parliament Plenary 26 Luxembourg Fisheries Council 28 Luxembourg Research Council 29 Luxembourg Justice and Home Affairs Council November 1999 3–4 Brussels European Parliament Plenary 8 Brussels ECOFIN 8 Brussels Consumer Affairs Council 9 Brussels Industry Council 11 Brussels Development Council 12 Brussels Labour and Social Affairs Council (possible) 12–13 Helsinki Ministerial Conference on the Northern Dimension 15–16 Brussels Agriculture Council 15–16 Brussels General Affairs Council 15–19 Strasbourg European Parliament Plenary 18 Brussels Health Council 19 Brussels Youth Council 22 Brussels Fisheries Council (possible) 22–23 Brussels EU-ACP Ministerial Meeting (possible) 23 Brussels Culture and Audiovisual Council 26 Brussels Budget Council 26 Brussels Education Council 29 Brussels ECOFIN 29 Brussels Labour and Social Affairs Council 30 Brussels Telecommunications Council Monthly Forecast of Business: June 1999
The following subjects are likely to be discussed:
1 June 1999—Dresden—Agriculture Ministers (Informal)
No formal agenda
3–4 June 1999—Cologne—European Council
No formal agenda
7 June 1999—Luxembourg—Education Council
Adoption of provisional agenda
Adoption of list of "A" points
New generation of programmes
Leonardo II decision and negotiations on Socrates II (information from Presidency)
Commission report on Socrates I (information from the Commission and exchange of views)
Implementation of Leonardo II and Socrates II (information from the Commission)
Implementation of Europass (information from the Commission)
Contribution of Education to European Employment Pact (Presidency discussion paper)
Forward planning in the field of education (Presidency discussion paper)
(poss.) Conference of European Education Ministers in Budapest on 24–26 June 1999 (information from Presidency)
Any other business
122W8 June 1999—Luxembourg—Health Council
Morning
Adoption of the agenda
(poss.) Approval of the list of "A" items
Future Community action in the field of public health Draft Council Resolution Exchange of views
Antibiotic resistance—a strategy against the microbial threat Draft Council Resolution
Communicable diseases
Commission report on the 4th meeting of the EU-United States task force on communicable diseases 8159/99 SAN 52 Commission briefing on development in Europe
Report on the State of Health in the Community (Migrants) Commission progress briefing
Health issues in connection with the future enlargement of the community
(A) Presentation of Commission working paper on "Health and Enlargement"
(B) Preparation of informal Meeting with the Ministers of the countries applying for accession
Approval of the annotated agenda
Informal meeting with the Ministers of the applicant countries Afternoon
123WProposal for a Council recommendation on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields 0 HZ-3000 GHZ (0)
(Legal basis: Article 152(4), second sub-paragraph)
Adoption 9620/98 SAN 107 ECO 230
Integration of health protection requirements in Community policies
Draft Council conclusions
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSES)
Exchange of views
Other business
(A) WHO tobacco free initiative
(Request by the Netherlands delegation)
(B) Non-conventional medicine
(Request by the Belgian Delegation)
(0) Item on which a vote may be taken
10 June 1999—Luxembourg—Fisheries Council
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of the list of "A" items
Proposal for a Council regulation laying down the details rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector (X)
Legal basis: Article 37 of the Treaty
Final adoption
DOC. 13605/98 PECHE 413
Proposal for a Council regulation establishing a list of types of behaviour which seriously infringe the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (X) Legal basis: Article 37 of the Treaty Final adoption
DOC. 6030/99 PECHE 31
(poss.) Proposal for a Council regulation allocating the fishing possibilities for certain fish stocks and modifying regulation no. 48/99 (in particular the allocation of tacs for blue whiting and for new tacs for spurdog and northern shrimps) (X) (Commission proposal awaited)
Final adoption
Fisheries agreements with third countries: cost/benefit analysis State of play (oral report by the Commission)
Fisheries relations with Morocco
North Sea Conference—Intermediate Ministerial Meeting (IMM) 13–14 March 1997 Bergen, Norway—follow-up
Report by the Commission
(poss.) Presentation of Commission communication to Council and Parliament
Conservation of sandeels
Oral report on state of play by the Commission (at the request of the UK delegation)
Other business
Situation in the Adriatic as a consequence of the events in Kosovo (at the request of the Italian delegation)
Organisation of future work
(X) Item on which a vote may be requested.
10–13 June 1999—European Parliament Elections
14 June 1999—Luxembourg—ECOFIN (possible)
No agenda yet available
14–15 June 1999—Luxembourg—Agriculture Council No agenda yet available
17–18 June 1999—Luxembourg—Transport Council
No agenda yet available
21 June 1999—Luxembourg—Internal Market Council
No agenda yet available
124W21–22 June 1999—Luxembourg—General Affairs Council
No agenda yet available
22 June 1999—Luxembourg—Labour and Social Affairs Council (possible)
No agenda yet available
24–25 June 1999—Luxembourg—Environment Council
No agenda yet available
28 June 1999—Luxembourg—Culture and Audiovisual Council
No agenda yet available
28–29 June 1999—Rio de Janeiro—EU-Latin America/Caribbean Summit
No agenda yet available.