§ Baroness Davidasked 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 30 November 2002 and May 2003. [HL6375]
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean:
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European Calendar: November 2002–May 2003 Date Location Event November 2002 4 Brussels Culture Council 5 Brussels ECOFIN 6 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 7 Brussels Health Council 7–8 Brussels Convention Plenary 11 Brussels EU/Russia Summit 11–12 Brussels Education, Youth and Culture Council 14–15 Brussels Internal Market, Consumer Affairs and Tourism Council 18–19 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations Council (+ Defence) 21 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 21–22 Brussels Aarhus—Informal Sports Ministers 25–26 Brussels Budget Meeting 25–26 Brussels Industry and Energy Council 28 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 28–29 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs and Civil Protection Council 29–30 Copenhagen Enhanced European Co-operation (Ministerial) December 2002 2 Brussels Meeting on Macro Economic Dialogue (Ministerial Troika) 3 Brussels ECOFIN 2–3 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council 4 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 5 Brussels Transport and Telecom Council 6 Brussels Transport and Telecom Council 9 Brussels General Affairs Council 10 Brussels Environment Council 12–15 Copenhagen European Council 16–17 Brussels Fisheries Council 19 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 20 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs and Civil Protection Council 20–21 Brussels Convention Plenary—External Action and Defence working group conclusions January 2003 9 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 9 Brussels Agriculture and Fisheries Council (tbc) 16 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 20 Brussels EUROGROUP(evening) 20 Brussels Convention Plenary 20–21 Brussels Agriculture and Fisheries Council 21 Brussels ECOFIN 24 Nafplion Employment Council (Ministerial Informal) 27–28 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations Council 28 Brussels EU-ASEAN Ministerial 30 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium February 2003 5 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 6–7 Brussels Convention Plenary 10–11 Brussels Agriculture and Fisheries Council
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European Calendar: November 2002–May 2003 Date Location Event (tbc) 13 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 17 Brussels EUROGROUP (evening) 18 Brussels ECOFIN 20 Brussels Education, Youth and Culture Council (tbc) 22 Thessaloniki Energy Council (Ministerial Informal) 24–25 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations Council Agriculture and Fisheries 26 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 27–28 Brussels Convention Plenary 27–28 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs Council 28 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council March 2003 1–2 Ioannina Informal Education 3 Brussels Competitiveness Council 4 Brussels Environment Council 6 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 6 Luxembourg Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council 6 Luxembourg EUROGROUP (evening) 7 Luxembourg ECOFIN 7 Luxembourg Transport, Telecom and Energy Council 13 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 14–15 Athens (Informal Defence Meeting) 17–18 Brussels Convention Plenary 17–18 Luxembourg Agriculture and Fisheries Council 18–19 Luxembourg General Affairs and External Relations Council 21 Brussels European Council 27 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 27 Veria Justice and Home Affairs Council (Ministerial Informal) 27–28 Luxembourg Transport, Telecom and Energy Council 28 Athens EU-Rio Group, EU-MERCOSUR 28–29 Veria Informal Justice and Home Affairs (Veria) 31 Brussels Agriculture and Fisheries Council (tbc) April 2003 2 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 3–4 Brussels Convention Plenary 4 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs 4–6 Hania (Crete) Informal ECOFIN (Ministerial) 5 Lisbon Europe/Africa Summit 5 Ioannina Ministerial Meeting on Education (Informal) 10 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 11–13 Chania ECOFIN (Informal) 14 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations 14 Brussels Agriculture and 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 2003 2–4 (Greece) Gymnich (Informal Foreign Ministers) 5 Athens Informal Environment (Ministerial) 5–6 Brussels Education, Youth and Culture Council (tbc) 8 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 12–13 Brussels Informal Agriculture (Ministerial) 12 Brussels EUROGROUP 13 Brussels ECOFIN 14 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 14 Brussels Transport, Telecom and Energy
European Calendar: November 2002–May 2003 Date Location Event Council 15–16 Brussels Convention Plenary 16 Brussels EU/ACP Ministerial 16–17 Halkidiki Informal Regional Policy (Ministerial) 16–18 Athens (Cruise) Informal Transport and Merchant Marine (Ministerial) 17 Brussels EU/W. Balkans (Zagreb Process) 19 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations (+ Defence) 20 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations 22 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 24 Thessaloniki Informal Culture (Ministerial) 26–27 Brussels Agriculture and Fisheries Council 26–27 Athens EUROMED Conference (Mid Term Ministerial) 27 Brussels Environment Council 28 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidum 30–31 Brussels Convention Plenary 31 St Petersburg EU/Russia Summi