§ The Minister for Europe (Mr. Denis MacShane)The business for the period March to September is as follows:
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)
31WS
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 Meeting of the Presidium Corfu Agriculture (Ministerial Informal) 12–13 Brussels Competitiveness 12 Brussels EUROGRUP 13 Brussels ECOFIN 14 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium 32WS
Date Location Event 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 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) 1l 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 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)
Date Location Event 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