HL Deb 11 November 2003 vol 654 cc174-6WA
Baroness Massey of Darwen

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list the forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union from November 2003 to May 2004. [HL5367]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

The forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union is as follows:

Date Location Event
November
4 Brussels ECOFIN
6 Brussels EU —Russia Summit
6 Brussels Justice & Internal Affairs (Informal Council)
6 Milan Meeting of Ministers for Urban Policies
6–7 Catania European Conference on Employment
14–15 Taormina, Sicily Ministerial Seminar on Mountain issues in the EU
17–18 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC)
17–18 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council
18 Milan European Conference on Immigration & Labour Market
21 Rome Informal Ministerial on Consumer Policy
24–25 Brussels ECOFIN
24–25 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council
27–28 Venice Euromed Agriculture
27–28 Padua Informal Ministerial Meeting on Housing
27–28 Brussels Justice & Internal Affairs (Informal Council)
28–29 Naples Foreign Ministers Conclave on IGC
28 Brussels EU & Western Balkans JHA
December
1–2 Rome Euromed Meeting
1–2 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council
1–3 Rome Informal Public Administration Ministerial
2–3 Naples Euro Med Foreign Affairs
4–5 Brussels Transport, Telecom & Energy Council
5–7 Rome Closing Conference for the European Year of the Disabled
8–9 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC)
9 Brussels EU and Western Balkans Foreign Ministers meeting
12–13 Brussels EUROPEAN COUNCIL
15–17 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council
16 Brussels ECOFIN
22 Brussels Environment Council
January
8 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council
16–17 Brussels Employment & Social Policy (Ministerial Informal)
16–17 Galway Informal Employment and Social Policy
19 Brussels Eurogroup
20 Brussels ECOFIN
22–23 Dublin Justice & Home Affairs (Ministerial Informal)
26–27 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC)
February
10 Brussels ECOFIN
19 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs (Ministerial Informal)
23–24 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations (GAERC)
23–24 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs (Ministerial Informal)
25–26 Porlaoise Meeting of Regional Policy Ministers

Date Location Event
26 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council
March
2 Brussels Environment Council
4– 5 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs (Ministerial Informal)
8–9 Brussels Transport. Telecom & Energy Council
9 Brussels ECOFIN
11 Brussels Competitiveness Council
22–23 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations (GAERC)
22–23 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council
25–26 Brussels EUROPEAN COUNCIL
25–26 Dublin Informal on Humanitarian Aid
31 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs (Ministerial Informal)
April
2–4 Punchestown ECOFIN
16–17 Tullamore GYMNICH
18–19 Unconfirmed ASEM Foreign Ministers Meeting
23–24 Brussels Economic & Financial Affairs (Informal)
26–27 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations (GAERC)
26–27 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council
29–30 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs (Ministerial Informal)
May
6–7 Dublin Euro Med Foreign Ministers
9–11 Killarney Informal Agriculture
11 Brussels ECOFIN
14–16 Waterford Informal Environment
17–18 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations (GAERC)
19–20 Offaly Informal Budget Committee
23–25 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council
27–28 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council