§ Lord Milner of Leedsasked 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 I May and 31 October 2003. [HL2390]
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§ The Minister for Trade (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean12WA
Date Location Event April 2 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium 3–4 Brussels Convention Plenary 4 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs 4–6 Hania (Crete) Informal ECOFIN (Ministerial) 5 Lisbon Europe-Africa Summit 10 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium 14–15 Luxembourg General Affairs & External Relations 14 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries 16 Athens Signature of the Accession Treaty 17 Athens European Conference 23 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium 24–25 Brussels Convention Plenary May 2–4 Olympia Gymnich (Informal Foreign Ministers) 3–4 Athens Informal Environment (Ministerial Informal) 5–6 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council (To be confirmed) 8 Brussels Corfu Meeting of the Presidium Agriculture (Ministerial Informal) 12–13 Brussels Competitiveness 12 Brussels EUROGROUP 13 Brussels ECOFIN 14 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium 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 Cruise off Greece 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 Presidium 24 Thessaloniki Informal Culture (Ministerial) 26–27 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 26–27 Crete EUROMED Conference (Mid Term Ministerial) 27 Brussels Environmental Council 28 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium 30–31 Brussels Convention Plenary 31 St Petersburg EU-Russia Summit June 2 Brussels EUROGROUP 2–3 Brussels Transport, Telecom & Energy Council 3 Brussels ECOFIN 4 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium 5–6 Brussels Convention Plenary 5–6 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs Council 5–6 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs Council 6 Rhodes Public Administration (Ministerial Informal) 11 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium 11–12 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 12–13 Alexandroupoli Development-Co-operation (Ministerial Informal) 12–13 Brussels Convention Plenary 13 Brussels Environment Council
Date location Event 17–18 Luxembourg General Affairs & External 20 Halkidiki EUROPEAN COUNCIL 21 Halkidiki Zagreb II Summit 22 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations 24 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs Council July 2–3 Rome Research (Ministerial Informal) 4–5 Naples Transport Infrastructure (Ministerial Informal) 6 Brussels Trade (Ministerial Informal) 10 Varese Varese Informal Council/Troika Informal Council of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs 15–16 Brussels ECOFIN 10 Varese Informal Council/Troika 11–12 Varese Ministers of Labour & Social Affairs 15–16 Brussels ECOFIN 17–18 Treviso EU Employment Committee (Informal) 18–20 Montecatini Energy & Environment (Ministerial Informal) 22–23 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 22 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations 24–25 Milan European Conference on Discrimination 25–26 Verona Education (Ministerial Informal) August No Meetings Planned September Viterbo Telecommunications (Ministerial Informal) Stresa ECOFIN (Informal Council) 19–20 Rome Justice & Internal Affairs (Informal Council) 22–23 Brussels Competition (Internal Market, Industry & Research) 29–30 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations 29–30 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council October 2–3 Brussels Justice & Internal Affairs 7 Brussels ECOFIN 9–10 Brussels Transport, Telecom & Energy Council 13–14 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) 13–14 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 16–17 Brussels European Council 20–21 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs 27 Brussels Environment Council