§ 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 April 26–27 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations (GAERC) 26–27 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 27 Luxembourg EU/Russia Permanent Partnership Council (Troika) 29–30 Brussels Meeting of the Economic and Financial Committee 29–30 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs (Ministerial Informal) May 1 Dublin Enlargement Event 4–6 Dublin EuroMed Foreign Ministers 6–7 Botswana EU-ACP Council of Ministers 16WS
Date Location Event 7 Limerick Meeting of Ministers with responsibility for Equality 9–11 Killarney Agriculture Informal Ministerial Meeting 10 Brussels Meeting of Eurogroup 11 Brussels ECOFIN 11–12 Cork Health Ministers Consultative Meeting 14–16 Waterford Informal Meeting of EU Environment Ministers 17–18 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations (GAERC) 19–20 Offaly Informal Budget Committee 21 Moscow EU/Russia Summit (Troika) 23–25 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 24–25 Brussels Meeting of the Economic and Financial Committee 24–25 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 25–27 Co. Galway Conference on Islands and Territorial cohesion-Meeting New Challenges 27–28 Brussels Educatio 1, Youth & Culture Council 27–31 Dublin Ministers and Directors General of Public Administration 28 Guadalajara EU-Lath America/Caribbean Summit June 1–2 Luxembourg Health Council 1 Dublin Development Ministers' Meeting 1 Luxembourg Meeting of Eurogroup 2 Luxembourg ECOFIN 8 Luxembourg Justice & Home Affairs Council Meeting 10–11 Luxembourg Transport, Telecom & Energy Council 14–15 Luxembourg General Affairs & External Relations (GAERC) 17–18 Brussels EUROPEAN COUNCIL 21–22 Luxembourg Agriculture & Fisheries Council 21–22 Brussels Meeting of the Economic and Financial Committee 25–26 tbc EU-US Summit 28–29 Luxembourg Council Meeting of EU Environment Ministers
Date Location Event July Brussels Coreper 2 2–3 Maastricht Competitiveness (Informal) 7 Brussels Coreper 1 7–8 Brussels Coreper 2 8 tbc EU-Ukraine Summit 8–10 Maastricht Social Policy (Informal) 9–10 Amsterdam Transport (Informal) 12–13 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations (GAERC) 12–14 Rotterdam Informal Ministerial Education Youth and Culture 14 Brussels Coreper 1 15 Brussels Coreper 2 16–18 Maastricht Environment (Informal) 19 Brussels JHA Council 19 Brussels Agricultural & Fisheries Council 22 Brussels Coreper 2 23 Brussels Coreper 1 August No meetings planned September 1 Brussels Coreper 1 2 Brussels Coreper 2 3–4 Maastricht Gymnich 5–7 Noordwijk Agriculture & Fisheries (Informal) 8 Brussels Coreper 1 8 Brussels Coreper 2 9–10 Noordwijk Health (Informal) 11 Sheveningen ECOFIN 13–14 Brussels GAERC 15 Brussels Coreper 1 16 Brussels Coreper 2 17 Brussels Coreper 1 17–18 Noordwijk Informal Ministerial Defence 20–21 Brussels Agricultural & Fisheries Council 22 Brussels Coreper 1 22 Brussels Coreper 2 24 Brussels Competitiveness Council 27 Brussels (Possible) Council Transport, Telcom and Energy 29 Brussels Coreper 1 29 Brussels Coreper 2 30 Den Haag JHA (Informal)