§ Mr. GardinerTo 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 July and the major European Union events for the next six months. [128624]
§ Mr. VazThis 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.
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European calendar: July-December 2000 Date Venue Event July 3–7 Strasbourg European Parliament Plenary 7–8 Paris Social Affairs Council (informal) 10–11 Brussels General Affairs Council 15–16 Paris Environment Council (informal) 17 Brussels ECOFIN Council 17–18 Brussels Agriculture Council 19 Tokyo EU/Japan Summit 20 Brussels Budget Council 20–21 Lille Culture Council (informal) 27 Bangkok ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial 28–29 Bangkok ASEAN Post Ministerial 28–29 Marseilles Justice and Home Affairs Council (informal) August There are no Councils scheduled for this month. September 2–3 Evian Gymnich 3–5 Biarritz Agriculture Council (informal) 15 Paris EU/Ukraine Summit 9–10 Versailles ECOFIN Council (informal) 18–19 Brussels General Affairs Council 25–26 Brussels Agriculture Council 28 Brussels Internal Market/Consumer Council 28 — Justice and Home Affairs Council (?) 29 Brussels ECOFIN Council
European calendar: July-December 2000 Date Venue Event October 2 Luxembourg Transport Council 2 (tbc) Paris EU/US Ministerial Meeting 3 Luxembourg Telecommunications Council 9–10 Luxembourg General Affairs Council 10 Luxembourg Environment Council 13 Biarritz European Council (informal) 16–17 Luxembourg Labour and Social Affairs Council 17 Luxembourg ECOFIN JHA Council 19–21 Seoul Europe/Asia Summit 23 China EU/China Summit 23–24 Luxembourg Agriculture Council 25 Luxembourg Education Council 30 (tbc) Paris EU-Russia Summit November 3 (tbc) Paris EU/Canada Ministerial 7 Brussels ECOFIN Council 7 Brussels Environment Council 9 Brussels Education/Youth Council 13 Marseilles Euro-Mediterranean Summit 14 Marseilles Euro-Mediterranean Summit (possible) 16 Brussels Research Council 17 Brussels Fisheries Council 20–21 Brussels General Affairs Council 20–21 Brussels Agriculture Council 23 Brussels Culture/Audio Council 23 Montbeliard European Conference Ministerial 23–24 Brussels Budget Council 27–2 Brussels ECOFIN Council 27–2 Brussels Labour and Social Affairs Council 30 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs Council 30 Brussels Internal Market/Consumers Council 29–30 Gaborone EU/SADC Ministerial December December 1 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs Council 4–5 Brussels General Affairs Council 4 Brussels Telecommunications Council 5 Brussels Energy and Industry Council 7–8 Nice European Council 14–15 Brussels Fisheries Council 18 Brussels Environment Council 18 Brussels ECOFIN Council 18 — EU/United States Summit 19 Brussels Environment Council 19–20 Brussels Agriculture Council 19 — EU/Canada Summit 20–21 Brussels Transport Council