§ Baroness Billinghamasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union for April, and what are the major European Union events for the period between 30 April and September 2002. [HL3694]
§ The Minister for Trade (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)See the following list.
April 2002
- 5–6—Brussels—Luxembourg—Migrations Council (ASEM Informal)
- 8—Luxembourg—Fisheries Council
- 13–14—Luxembourg—ECOFIN (Ministerial Informal)
- 15–16—Luxembourg—General Affairs Council
- 22–23—Valencia—Euromed Conference
- 22–23—Luxembourg—Agriculture Council
- 25–26—Luxembourg—Justice and Home Affairs Council
- 27–30—Luxembourg—Agriculture Council (Ministerial Informal)
The following are the principal events in the EU between 1 May and September 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 May 2002 2 Washington EU/US Summit 3–4 Brussels Tourism Council (Ministerial Informal) 6 Brussels Eurogroup (Evening) 7 Brussels ECOFIN 8 Madrid EU/Canada Summit 9 Europe Day 13 Brussels General Affairs Council and Defence Ministers meeting 17–18 Madrid EU-Latin America and Caribbean Summit 21 Brussels Internal Market, Consumers and Tourism Council 23 Brussels Culture and Audio-visual Council 24–26 Brussels Environment Council (Ministerial Informal) 27–28 Brussels Agriculture Council 30 Brussels Development Council 30 Brussels Education and Youth Council 31–1 Brussels Transport Council (Ministerial Informal) June 2002 3 Brussels Employment and Social Affairs Council 3 Brussels Eurogroup (Evening) 4 Luxembourg ECOFIN 6–8 Brussels Foreign Affairs Council (ASEM Ministers)
Date Location Event 6–7 Brussels Industry and Energy Council 10–11 Brussels General Affairs Council 10–11 Brussels Agriculture Council 11 Brussels Fisheries Council 13–14 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs Council 17–18 Brussels Transport and Telecoms Council 17–18 Brussels General Affairs Council 21–22 Seville European Council 24 Brussels General Affairs Council (Evening) 24–25 Brussels Environment Council 25 Luxembourg ECOFIN 26 Brussels Health Council July 2002 6 Copenhagen ASEM Ministers for Finance 12 Brussels ECOFIN 12–13 Kolding Meeting of Employment and Social Policy Ministers (Informal) 15–16 Brussels Agriculture Council 19 Brussels Budget Meeting 19–21 Arhus Environment Ministers meeting (Informal) 22–23 Brussels General Affairs Council August 2002 31–1 Elsinore Gymnich (Ministerial Informal) September 2002 6 Brussels ASEM Economic Ministers Meetings 6–8 Copenhagen ECOFIN (Ministerial Informal) 8–10 Nyborg Agriculture Council (Ministerial Informal) 12–13 Copenhagen Justice and Home Affairs Council (Ministerial Informal) 22–23 Copenhagen ASEM Meeting 23–24 Brussels Agriculture Council 26 Brussels Internal Market, Consumer Affairs and Tourism Council 27 Tent ACP-EU Ministers Meeting 30 Brussels General Affairs Council 30 Brussels Research Council