§ Baroness Billinghamasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will list the forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union from October 2003 to April 2004. [HL4870]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanThe forthcoming business in the Council of Europe is as follows:
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Date Location Event October 2003 2–3 3–4 7 Brussels Justice & Internal Affairs 9–10 Rome Defense (Ministerial Informal) 13–14 Brussels ECOFIN 13–14 Brussels Transport, Telecom & Energy Council 16–17 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) 20–21 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 24–25 Brussels European Council 27–28 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council 27 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council Brussels Justice & Internal Affairs (Informal Council) Brussels Environment Council November 2003 4 Brussels ECOFIN 6 Brussels EU—Russia Summit 6 Brussels Justice & Internal Affairs (Informal Council) 6– 7 Catania European Conference on Employment 17–18 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) 17–18 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 18 Milan European Conference on Immigration & Labour Market 24–25 Brussels ECOFIN 24–25 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council 27–28 Brussels Justice & Internal Affairs (Informal Council) 28 Brussels EU & Western Balkans JHA Ministers Meeting December 2003 1–2 Rome Euromed Meeting 1–2 Brussels Employment, Social Policy Health and Consumer Affairs Council 1–3 Rome Informal Public Administration Ministerial 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
Date Location Event January 2004 8 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 16–17 Brussels Employment & Social Policy (Ministerial Informal) 16–17 Ireland Informal Employment and Social (venue tbc) Policy 19 Brussels Eurogroup 20 Russels ECOFIN 22–23 Ireland Justice & Home Affairs (Ministerial (venue tbc) Informal) 26–27 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) February 2004 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) 26 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council March 2004 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 31 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs (Ministerial Informal) April 2004 16–17 Brussels GYMNICH 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)