§ 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 October 2–3 3–4 7 Brussels Justice & Internal Affairs 9–10 Rome Defence (Ministerial Informal) 13–14 Brussels ECOFIN 13–14 Brussels Transport, Telecom & EnergyCouncil 16–17 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC)
20–21 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 24–25 Brussels EUROPEAN COUNCIL 27–28 Brussels Employ ment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs
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Date Location Event 27 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council Brussels Justice & Internal Affairs (Informal Council) Brussels Environment Council November 4 Brussels ECOFIN 6 Brussels EU-Russia Summitt 6 Brussels Justice & Internal Affairs (Informal Council) 6–7 Catania European Conference on Employment 17–18 Brussels General Affairs and External Relations (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) 28 Brussels EU & Western Balkans JHA Ministers Meeting 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) 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 Ireland (venue tbc)
Informal Employment and Social Policy 19 Brussels Eurogroup 20 Brussels ECOFIN 22–23 Ireland (venue tbc) Justice & Home Affairs (Ministerial Informal) 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 and External Relations Council (GAERC) 23–24 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs (Ministerial Informal) 26 Brussels Education, Youth & Culture Council March 2 Brussels Environment Council 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)
Date Location Event April 16–17 Brussels GYMNICH 23–24 Brussels Economic & Financial Affairs 26–27 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations (GAERC) 26–27 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 29–30 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs (Ministerial Informal)