§ Ms ShipleyTo 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 October; and if he will list the major European Union events for the period between 31 October and April 2003. [75046]
§ Peter HainThe information requested is in the table.
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Date Location Business 20–21 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 21 Brussels ECOFIN 24 Nafplion Employment Council (Ministerial 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 10–11 Brussels AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES Council (to be confirmed) 13 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 17 Brussels EUROGROUP (evening) 18 Brussels ECOFIN 20 Brussels EDUCATION, YOUTH & CULTURE Council (to be confirmed) 22 Thessalonika 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 28 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs Council March 3 Luxembourg Competitiveness Council 6 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 6 Luxembourg Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs Council 6 Luxembourg EUROGROUP (evening) 7 Luxembourg ECOFIN 7 Luxembourg Transport, Telecom & Energy Council 13 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 14–15 Athens (Informal Defence Meeting) 17–18 Brussels Convention Plenary 17–18 Luxembourg Agriculture & Fisheries Council 18–19 Luxembourg General Affairs & External Relations Council 21 Luxembourg European Council 27 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 27 Veria Justice and Home Affairs Council (Ministerial Informal) 27–28 Luxembourg Transport, Telecom & Energy Council) 28 Athens EU-Rio Group, EU-MERCOSUR 28–29 Veria Informal Justice & Home Affairs (Veria) 31 Luxembourg Agriculture & Fisheries Council (to be confirmed) April 2 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 3–4 Brussels Convention Plenary 4 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs 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 & External Relations 14 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries 16 Brussels Signature Of The Accession (Provisional Date) 23 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 24–25 Brussels Convention Plenary