§ The Minister for Europe (Mr Denis MacShane)The forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union is as follows:
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March 1–2 Cork ASEM Finance Deputies' Meeting 2 Brussels Environment Council 3 Brussels COREPER 1 3 Brussels COREPER 2 4–6 Co. Clare Youth Ministerial Conference 4–5 Brussels Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs (Ministerial Informal) 8 Brussels Meeting of Eurogroup 8–9 Ankara EU Ministerial Troika with Turkey 8–9 Brussels Transport, Telecom & Energy Council 9 Brussels ECOFIN 10 Brussels COREPER 2 10 Brussels COREPER1 11 Dublin EU/Russia Ministerial Meeting (Troika) 12 Brussels COREPER1 17 Brussels COREPER1 18 Brussels COREPER 2 18 Ottawa EU Canada Summit (Troika) 18–19 Dublin OECD Ministers Conference 19 Brussels COREPER 1 22 Brussels Agriculture & Fisheries Council 22–23 Brussels General Affairs & External Relations (GAERC) 24 Brussels COREPER 1 24 Brussels COREPER 2 24–25 Brussels Meeting of the Economic and Financial Committee 25–26 Brussels EUROPEAN COUNCIL 30 Dublin EU/Ukraine Ministerial Meeting (Troika) 30 Brussels Justice & Home Affairs (Ministerial Informal) 31 Brussels COREPER 1 April 2 Punchestowsn Meeting of Eurogroup 2–3 Punchestown ECOFIN 7–8 Co. Wicklow Ministerial Conference on Communicating Europe 16–17 Tullamore GYMNICH 17 Co. Kildare ASEM Foreign Ministers Meeting 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 6–7 Dublin EuroMed Foreign Ministers 7 Limerick Meeting of Ministers with responsibility for Equality 72WS
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 Education, Youth & Culture Council
27–31 Dublin Ministers and Directors General of Public Administration
28 Guadalajara EU-Latin 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 St 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
28–29 Luxembourg Council Meeting of EU Environment Ministers
July 1 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 J HA Council 19 Brussels Agricultural and Fisheries Council 22 Brussels Coreper 2 23 Brussels Coreper 1 August No meetings planned