§ Lord Barnettasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union for October; and what are the major European Union events for the period between 31 October 2002 and April 2003. [HL6026]
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean:
October 2002
- 1- Brussels—GAERC.
- 2- Brussels—Meeting of the Praesidium.
- 3–4 Brussels—Convention Plenary: Subsidiarity & Legal Personality working group conclusions; interim reports on Charter & National Parliaments working groups.
- 3–4 Brussels—Transport & Telecommunications Council.
- 8- Brussels—ECOFIN.
- 8- Brussels—Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs Council.
- 10- Copenhagen—EU/India Summit.
- 11–12 Nyborg—Internal Market, Consumer Affairs & Industry Meeting (Ministerial Informal).
- 14- Brussels—Fisheries Council.
- 14–15 Brussels—Justice & Home Affairs & Civil Protection Council.
- 16- Brussels—EU Commission: Annual Report on Candidate Countries.
- 17- Brussels—Environment Council.
- 17- Brussels—Meeting of the Praesidium.
- 20- Luxembourg—EU Trade (Ministers Informal).
- 21–22 Brussels—General Affairs Council.
- 24–25 Brussels—European Council
- 28–29 Brussels—Meeting of the Praesidium.
- 28–29 Aalborg—Patent Protection: Ministers & EU Commissioners.
- 28–29 Brussels—Convention plenary: Giscard to release his constitutional text; Charter working group conclusions; preliminary reports on conclusions of Economic Governance and Complementary Competences working groups.
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European Calendar: November 2002–April 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-Complementary Competences and Economic Governance working group conclusions; preliminary reports on conclusions of Simplification, National Parliaments, Security and Justice working groups. 11–12 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council 14–15 Brussels Internal Market, Consumer Affairs & Tourism Council 18–19 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations Council (+ Defence) 21 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 25–26 Brussels Budget Meeting 98WA
European Calendar: November 2002–April 2003 Date Location Event 25–26 Brussels Industry & Energy Council 28 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 28–29 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs & Civil Protection Council December 2002 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 19 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 20 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs & 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 & Fisheries Council (to be confirmed) 16 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium 20 Brussels EUROGROUP (evening) 20 Brussels Convention Plenary 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 2003 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 2003 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
European Calendar: November 2002–April 2003 Date Location Event 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 2003 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