European Union: Forthcoming Council Business (Hansard, 6 March 2003)

§ The Minister for Trade (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)

Forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union March—September 2003: MARCH

1–2—Athens Informal Education
3—Brussels—Competitiveness Council
4—Brussels—Environment Council
6—Brussels—Meeting of the Presidium
6—Luxembourg—Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs
6—Brussels—EUROGROUP (Evening)
7—Brussels—ECOFIN
7—Luxembourg—Transport, Telecom & Energy Council
13—Brussels—Meeting of the Presidium
14–15—Athens—(Informal Defence Meeting)
17–18—Brussels—Convention Plenary
17–18—Luxembourg—Agriculture & Fisheries Council
18–19—Brussels—General Affairs & External Relations Council (GAERC)
21—Brussels—EUROPEAN COUNCIL
27—Brussels—Meeting of the Presidium
27–28—Luxembourg—Transport, Telecom & Energy Council
27–28—Brussels—EU-RIO Group, EU MERCOSUR
28–29—Veria—Informal Justice & Home Affairs
31—Brussels—Agriculture & Fisheries Council (to be confirmed)

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	EUROGRUP
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	Environment Council
28	Brussels	Meeting of the Presidium
30–31	Brussels	Convention Plenary
31	St. Petersburg	EU—Russia Summit

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Date	Location	Event
June
2	Brussels	EUROGROUP
12–13	Alexandroupoli	Development Co-operation (Ministerial Informal)
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	Brussels	Convention Plenary
17–18	Luxembourg	General Affairs & External Relations
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	Informal Council Troika
11–12	Varese	Informal Council of Ministers of Labour and 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
3–5	Viterbo	Telecommunications (Ministerial Informal)
12–14	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