HL Deb 09 September 2003 vol 652 cc114-6WA
Lord Acton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list the forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union from September 2003 to March 2004. [HL4312]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

The forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union from September 2003 to March 2004 is as follows:

European Calendar: September 2003—March 2004
Date Location Event
September 2003
3–5 Viterbo Telecommunications (Ministerial)
4–5 Benevento Informal Youth Affairs (Ministerial informal)
5–6 Riva del Garda Gymnich (Informal Foreign)
5–6 Milan Informal Health Ministerial
12–13 Stresa ECOFIN (Informal Council)
12–13 Rome Justice & Internal Affairs (Informal Council)
14–15 Syracuse Informal Audio-Visual Telecoms and Culture Ministerial
European Calendar: September 2003—March 2004
Date Location Event
20–23 Taormina Informal Agriculture Council
22–23 Brussels Competition (Internal Market, Industry & Research)
25–26 Lucca Informal Children's Affairs
26–27 Erice Community Regional Cohesion Policy (Ministerial Informal)
29–30 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations Council (GAERC)
29–30 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council
23–25 Cernobbio Informal Terrestrial Digital
25 Catania Informal Internal Market/Industry Ministerial
27 Brussels Environment Council
October
2–3 Brussels Justice & Internal Affairs
3–4 Rome Defence (Ministerial Informal)
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 and Consumer Affairs Council
24–25 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council
27–28 Brussels Justice & Internal Affairs (Informal Council)
27 Brussels Environment Council
November
4 Brussels ECOFIN
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)
December
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)
12–13 Brussels European Council
15–17 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council
16 Brussels ECOFIN
22 Brussels Environment Council
January 2004
8 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council
16–17 Brussels Employment & Social Policy (Ministerial Informal)
16–17 Ireland (venue tbc) Informal Employment and Social Policy
19 Brussels Eurogroup
20 Brussels ECOFIN
22–23 Ireland (venue tbc) Justice & Home Affairs (Ministerial Informal)
European Calendar: September 2003—March 2004
Date Location Event
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)
26 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council
March
4–5 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs (Ministerial)
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)