§ Lawrie QuinnTo 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 November and major European Union events for the period from 30 November to May 2003. [80107]
§ Mr. MacShaneThe information is as follows:
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NOVEMBER 2002 4 Brussels Culture Council 5 Brussels ECOFIN 6 Brussels Meeting of the Prasidium 7 Brussels Health Council 7–8 Brussels Convention Plenary 11 Brussels EU—Russia Summit 11–12 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council Internal Market, Consumer Affairs & Tourism Council 14–15 Brussels 18–19 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations council (+ Defence) 21 Brussels Meeting of the Prasidium 21–22 Brussels Aarhus—Informal Sports Ministers 25–26 Brussels Budget Meeting 25–26 Brussels Industry & Energy Council 28 Brussels Meeting of the Prasidium Justice & home Affairs & Civil protection Council 28–29 Brussels 29–30 Copenhagen Enhanced European Co-operation (Ministerial) DECEMBER 2 Brussels Meeting On Macro Economic Dialogue (Ministerial Troika) 3 Brussels ECOFIN 2–3 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs Council 4 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 5 Brussels Transport & Telecom Council 6 Brussels Transport & Telecom Council 9 Brussels General Affairs Council 10 Brussels Environment Council 12–15 Copenhagen European Council 16–17 Brussels Fisheries Council 642W
19 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium Justice And Home Affairs & Civil
20 Brussels Protection Council Convention Plenary-External Action and
20–21 Brussels Defence working group conclusions JANUARY 9 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium Agriculture & Fisheries Council (to be confirmed) 9 Brussels 16 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 20 Brussels EUROGROUP (evening) 20 Brussels Convention Plenary 20–21 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 21 Brussels ECOFIN Employment Council (Ministerial
24 Nafplion Informal) 27–28 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations Council 28 Brussels EU-ASEAN Ministerial 30 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium FEBRUARY 5 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 6—7 Brussels Convention Plenary AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES 10–11 Brussels Council (to be confirmed) 13 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 17 Brussels EUROGROUP (evening) 18 Brussels ECOFIN EDUCATION, YOUTH & CULTURE 20 Brussels Council (to be confirmed) 22 Thessaloniki Energy Council (Ministerial Informal) 24–25 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations Council Agriculture & Fisheries 26 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 27–28 Brussels Convention Plenary 27–28 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs Council Employment, Social Policy, Health &
28 Brussels Consumer Affairs Council MARCH 1–2 Ioannina Informal Education 3 Brussels Competitiveness Council 4 Brussels Environment Council 6 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs Council 6 Luxembourg 6 Luxembourg EUROGROUP (evening) 7 Luxembourg ECOFIN 7 Luxembourg Transport, Telecom & Energy Council 13 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium (Informal Defence Meeting) 14–15 Athens 17–18 Brussels Convention Plenary 17–18 Luxembourg Agriculture & Fisheries Council General Affairs & External Relations Council 18–19 Luxembourg 21 Brussels European Council 27 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium Justice and Home Affairs Council (Ministerial Informal) 27 Veria 27–28 Luxembourg Transport, Telecom & Energy Council) 28 Athens EU-Rio Group, EU-MERCOSUR 28–29 Veria Informal Justice & Home Affairs (Veria) 31 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council (to be confirmed) APRIL 2 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 3–4 Brussels Convention Plenary 4 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs 4–6 Hania (Crete) Informal ECOFIN (Ministerial) 5 Lisbon Europe—Africa Summit Ministerial Meeting on Education
5 Ioannina (Informal) 10 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 11–13 Chania ECOFIN (Informal) 14 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations 14 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries
16 Athens European Conference 16 Athens Signature Of The Accession (Provisional Date) 23 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 24—25 Brussels Convention Plenary MAY 2–4 (Greece) Gymnich (Informal Foreign Ministers) 5 Athens Informal Environment (Ministerial) 5–6 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council (To be confirmed) 8 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 12–13 Brussels Informal Agriculture (Ministerial) 12 Brussels EUROGRUP 13 Brussels ECOFIN 14 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 14 Brussels Transport, Telecom & Energy Council 15–16 Brussels Convention Plenary 16 Brussels EU—ACP Ministerial 16–17 Halkidiki Informal Regional Policy (Ministerial) 16–18 Athens (Cruise) Informal Transport & Merchant Marine (Ministerial) 17 Brussels EU—W. Balkans (Zagreb Process) 19 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations (+ Defence) 20 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations 22 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 24 Thessaloniki Informal Culture (Ministerial) 26–27 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 26–27 Athens EUROMED Conference (Mid Term Ministerial) 27 Brussels Environment Council 28 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 30–31 Brussels Convention Plenary 31 St. Petersburg EU—Russia Summit