§ The Minister for Europe (Mr. Denis MacShane)The forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union from June to December 2003 is as follows:
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Date Location Event JUNE 2 Brussels EUROGROUP 2–3 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs 2–3 Alexandroupolis Development Co-operation (Ministerial Informal) 3 Brussels ECOFIN 4 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium 5–6 Brussels Convention Plenary 5–6 Brussels Transport, Telecom and Energy Council 5–6 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs Council 42WS
Date Location Event 6 Rhodes Public Administration (Ministerial Informal) 9 London Chancellor's statement to the House of Commons on the UK's euro decision 11 Brussels Meeting of the Presidium 11–12 Brussels Agriculture and Fisheries Council 12–13 Brussels Convention Plenary 13 Brussels Environment Council 17–18 Luxembourg General Affairs and External Relations 20 Halkidiki European Council 21 Halkidiki Zagreb 11 Summit 24 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations (GAERC) JULY 2–3 Rome Research (Ministerial Informal) 4–5 Naples Transport Infrastructure (Ministerial Informal) 6 Palermo Trade (Ministerial Informal) 11–12 Varese Employment and Social Policy (Informal Council) 15–16 Brussels ECOFIN 17–18 Treviso EU Employment Committee (Informal) 18–20 Montecatini Energy and Environment (Ministerial Informal) 22–23 Brussels Agriculture and Fisheries Council 22 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations 24–25 Milan European Conference on Competitiveness (Informal Ministerial) 25–26 Rome European Conference on Competitiveness (Informal Ministerial) 25–26 Verona Education (and Research?) (Ministerial Informal) AUGUST No meetings planned SEPTEMBER 3–4 Viterbo Telecommunications (Ministerial) 5–6 Riva del Garda Gymnich (Informal Foreign Affairs) 7–9 Taormina Agriculture (Informal Council) 12–13 Stresa ECOFIN (Informal Council) 19–20 Rome Justice and Internal Affairs (Informal Council) 22–23 Brussels Competition (Internal Market, Industry and Research)
Date Location Event 26–27 Erice Community regional Cohesion Policy (Ministerial Informal) 29–30 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations 29–30 Brussels Agriculture and Fisheries Council OCTOBER 2–3 Brussels Justice and Internal Affairs 3–4 Rome Defence (Ministerial Informal) 7 Brussels ECOFIN 9–10 Brussels Transport, Telecom and Energy Council 13–14 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) 13–14 Brussels Agriculture and Fisheries Council 16–17 Brussels European Council 20–21 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council 27 Brussels Environment Council NOVEMBER 4 Brussels ECOFIN 6 Brussels Justice and Internal Affairs (Informal Council—to be confirmed) 17–18 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations 17–18 Brussels Agriculture and Fisheries Council 24–25 Brussels ECOFIN 24–25 Brussels Education, Youth and Culture Council 27–28 Brussels Justice and Internal Affairs (Informal Council) DECEMBER 1–2 Naples Euromed Meeting 1–2 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs 1–12 Milan Climate and sustainable Development Conference 4–5 Brussels Transport, Telecom and Energy Council 4–5 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 and Fisheries Council 16 Brussels ECOFIN 17–18 Brussels Environment Council