HC Deb 02 December 2002 vol 395 cc60-3WS
The Minister for Europe (Mr. Denis MacShane)

DECEMBER

  • 2—Brussels—Meeting on Macro Economic Dialogue (Ministerial Troika)
  • 3—Brussels—ECOFIN
  • 2–3—Brussels—Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs Council
    • 61WS
  • 4— Brussels—Meeting of the Presidium
  • 5–6—Brussels—Transport, Telecom & Energy Council
  • 9—Brussels—General Affairs Council
  • 9–10—Brussels—Environment Council
  • 12–13—Copenhagen—European Council
  • 16–19—Brussels—Agricultural & Fisheries Council
  • 19—Brussels—Meeting of the Presidium
  • 20—Brussels—Justice & Home Affairs & Civil Protection Council
  • 20–21—Brussels—Convention Plenary—External Action & Defence Working Group Conclusions

Date Location Event
JANUARY
9 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium
9 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council (to be confirmed)
16 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium
20 Brussels EUROGOUP (evening)
20 Brussels Convention Plenary
20–21 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council
21 Brussels ECOFIN
24 Nafplion Employment Council (Ministerial Informal)
27–28 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations Council
28 Brussels EU-ASEAN Ministerial
30 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium
FEBRUARY
5 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium
6–7 Brussels Convention Plenary
10–11 Brussels AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES Council (to be confirmed)
13 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium
17 Brussels EUROGROUP (evening)
18 Brussels ECOFIN
20 Brussels EDUCATION, YOUTH & CULTURE Council (to be confirmed)
22 Thessaloniki Energy Council (Ministerial Informal)
24–25 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations Council Agriculture & Fisheries
26 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium
27–28 Brussels Convention Plenary
27–28 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs Council
28 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs Council
MARCH
1–2 Ioannina Informal Education
3 Brussels Competitiveness Council
4 Brussels Environment Council
6 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium
6 Luxembourg Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs Council
6 Luxembourg EUROGROUP (evening)
7 Luxembourg ECOFIN
7 Luxembourg Transport, Telecom & Energy Council
13 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium
14–15 Athens (Informal Defence Meeting)
17–18 Brussels Convention Plenary
17–18 Luxembourg Agriculture & Fisheries Council
18–19 Luxembourg General Affairs & External Relations Council
21 Brussels European Council
27 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium
27 Veria Justice and Home Affairs Council (Ministerial Informal)
27–28 Luxembourg Transport, Telecom & Energy Council

Date Location Athens Event
27–28 Athens EU-Rio Group, EU-MERCOSUR
28–29 Veria Informal Justice & Home Affairs (Veria)
31 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries council (to be confirmed)
APRIL
2 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium
3–4 Brussels Convention Plenary
4 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs
4–6 Hania (Crete) Informal ECOFIN (Ministerial)
5 Lisbon Europe—Africa Summit
5 Ioannina Ministerial Meeting on Education (Informal)
10 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium
11–13 Chania ECOFIN (Informal)
14 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations
14 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries
16 Athens European Conference
16 Athens Signature Of The Accession (Provisional Date)
23 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium
24–25 Brussels Convention Plenary
MAY
2–4 (Greece) Gymnich (Informal Foreign Ministers)
5 Athens Informal Environment (Ministerial)
5–6 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council (to be confirmed)
8 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium
12–13 Corfu Agriculture (Ministerial Informal)
12–13 Brussels Competitiveness
12 Brussels EUROGROUP
13 Brussels ECOFIN
14 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium
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 Praesidium
24 Thessaloniki Informal Culture (Ministerial)
26–27 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council
26–27 Athens EUROMED Conference (Mid Term Ministerial)
27 Brussels Environment Council
28 Brussels Meeting of the Praesidium
30–31 Brussels Convention Plenary
31 St. Petersburg EU—Russia Summit
JUNE
2 Brussels EUROGROUP
2–3 Alexandroupoli Development Co-operation (Ministerial Informal)
2–3 Brussels Transport, Telecom & Energy
a Council
3 Brussels ECOFIN
4 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium
5–6 Brussels Convention Pleanry
5–6 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs Council
5–6 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs Council
11 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium
11–12 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council
12–13 Brussels Convention Plenary

Date Location Event
17–18 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations
20–21 Thessaloniki European Council
22 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations
24 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs Council