§ The Minister for Europe (Mr. Denis MacShane)The forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union is as follows:
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Date Location Event November 4 Brussels ECOFIN 6 Brussels EU—Russia Summitt 6 Brussels Justice & Internal Affairs (Informal Council) 6 Milan Meeting of Ministers for Urban Policies 6-7 Catania European Conference on Employment
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Date Location Event 14-15 Taormina, Sicily Ministerial Seminar on Mountain issues in the EU 17-18 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) 17-18 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 18 Milan European Conference on Immigration & Labour Market 21 Rome Informal Ministerial on Consumer Policy 24-25 Brussels ECOFIN 24-25 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council 27-28 Venice Euromed Agriculture 27-28 Padua Informal Ministerial Meeting on Housing 27-28 Brussels Justice & Internal Affairs (Informal Council) 28-29 Naples Foreign Ministers Conclave on IGC 28 Brussels EU & Western Balkans JHA December 1-2 Rome Euromed Meeting 1-2 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council 1-3 Rome Informal Public Administration Ministerial 2-3 Naples EuroMed Foreign Affairs 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 January 8 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 16-17 Brussels Employment & Social Policy (Ministerial Informal) 16-17 Galway Informal Employment and Social Policy 19 Brussels Eurogroup 20 Brussels ECOFIN 22-23 Dublin Justice & Home Affairs (Ministerial Informal) 26-27 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC)
Date Location Event 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) 25-26 Porlaoise Meeting of Regional Policy Ministers 26 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council March 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 25-26 Dublin Informal on Humanitarian Aid 31 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs (Ministerial Informal) April 2-4 Punchestown ECOFIN 16-17 Tullamore GYMNICH 18-19 Unconfirmed ASEM Foreign Ministers Meeting 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) May 6-7 Dublin EuroMed Foreign Ministers 9-11 Killarney Informal Agriculture 11 Brussels ECOFIN 14-16 Waterford Informal Environment 17-18 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations (GAERC) 19-20 Offaly Informal Budget Committee 23-25 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 27-28 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council