§ Baroness Gould of Potternewtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union for November, and what are the major European Union events for the period between 31 December and April 2002. [HL1065]
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§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanSee attached.
November
- 5—Brussels—Cultural and Audio-visual Council
- 6—Brussels—ECOFIN
- 8—Brussels—Development and Co-operation Council
- 12—Brussels—Employment and Social Affairs Council
- 15—Brussels—Health Council
- 16—Brussels—Justice and Home Affairs Council
- 19–20—Brussels—General Affairs Council
- 21–22—Brussels—Budget Council
- 26—Brussels—Internal Market, Consumers and Tourism Council
- 27—Brussels—Fisheries Council
- 29—Brussels—Education and Youth Council
No agendas are available yet.
The following are the principal events in the EU between 1 December and April 2002 (certain relevant events are also included: the list is based on the information available at the date of issue).
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Date Location Event December 2001 3 Brussels Employment and Social Affairs Council 4 Bruges Culture Council (Ministerial Informal) 4 Brussels ECOFIN 4 Brussels Energy Council 4 Brussels Industry Council 7–8 Brussels Transport and Telecommunications Council 7–8 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs Council 10–11 Brussels General Affairs Council 10 Brussels Research Council 12–13 Brussels Environment Council 14–15 Laeken European Council 17–18 Brussels Fisheries Council 18–19 Brussels Agriculture Council January 2002 8 Brussels Political and Security Committee 10 Brussels Fisheries Council 11 Brussels Political and Security Committee 17 Brussels Budget Council (Evening) 18 Brussels Political and Security Committee 21–22 Brussels Agriculture Council 21 Brussels Eurogroup (Evening) 21 Brussels Political and Security Committee (Political Director) Spain 22 Brussels ECOFIN 25 Brussels Political and Security Committee 25–26 Brussels Meeting of Employment Ministers (Ministerial Informal) 28–29 Brussels General Affairs Council 30 Brussels Political and Security Committee February 2002 1 Brussels Political and Security Committee 7 Budapest Political Directors Seminar 9–10 Brussels Gymnich (Ministerial Informal) 11 Brussels Eurogroup (Evening) 12 Brussels Political and Security Committee
Date Location Event 14 Brussels Education and Youth Council 14–15 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs Council (Ministerial Informal) 18–19 Brussels General Affairs Council 18–19 Brussels Agriculture Council 20 Brussels Political and Security Committee 22–23 Brussels Telecoms and Information Society Council (Ministerial Informal) 26 Brussels Political and Security Committee 28 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs Council March 2002 1 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs Council (Evening) 1 Brussels Internal Market, Consumers and Tourism Council 1 Brussels Political and Security Committee 4 Brussels Eurogroup (Evening) 5 Brussels ECOFIN 5 Brussels Political and Security Committee 7 Brussels Employment and Social Affairs Council 8 Brussels Political and Security Committee 11 Brussels Research Council 11–12 Brussels General Affairs Council 12 Brussels Political and Social Affairs Committee 15–16 Barcelona European Council 18–19 Brussels Agriculture Council 19 Brussels Political and Security Committee 21 Brussels Environment 22 Brussels Political and Security Committee 23–24 Brussels Defence Meeting (Ministerial Informal) 25–26 Brussels Transport and Telecom Council 26 Brussels Political and Security Committee April 2002 5–6 Luxembourg Migrations Council (ASEM Ministerial Informal) 8 Luxembourg Fisheries Council 9 Luxembourg Political and Security Committee 12 Luxembourg Political and Security Committee 13–14 Luxembourg ECOFIN (Ministerial Informal) 15–16 Luxembourg General Affairs Council 17 Luxembourg Political and Security Committee (Evening) 19 Luxembourg Political and Security Committee 22–23 Valencia Euromed Conference 22–23 Luxembourg Agriculture Council 25–26 Luxembourg Justice and Home Affairs Council 26 Luxembourg Political and Security Committee 27–30 Luxembourg Agriculture Council (Ministerial Informal) 30 Luxembourg Political and Security Committee