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The Minister for Europe (Mr. Denis MacShane)
The forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union is as follows:
Date |
Location |
Event |
June |
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14–15 |
Luxembourg |
General Affairs & External Relations (GAERC) / IGC |
17–18 |
Brussels |
EUROPEAN COUNCIL / IGC |
21–22 |
Luxembourg |
Agriculture & Fisheries Council |
21–22 |
Brussels |
Meeting of the Economic and Financial Committee |
25–26 |
Dromoland |
EU-US Summit |
|
Castle, Co. |
|
|
Clare |
|
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) |
21WS
Date |
Location |
Event |
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 and Fisheries Council |
22 |
Brussels |
Coreper 2 |
23 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
August |
|
|
No meetings planned |
|
|
September |
|
|
1 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
2 |
Brussels |
Coreper |
3–4 |
Maastricht |
Gymnich |
5–7 |
Noordwijk |
Agriculture and Fisheries (Informal) |
8 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
8 |
Brussels |
Coreper 2 |
9–10 |
Noordwijk |
Health (Informal) |
11 |
Scheveningen |
ECOFIN |
13–14 |
Brussels |
GAERC |
15 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
16 |
Brussels |
Coreper 2 |
17 |
Brussels |
Coreper I |
17–18 |
Noordwijk |
Informal Ministerial Defence |
20–21 |
Brussels |
Agriculture and Fisheries Council |
22 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
22 |
Brussels |
Coreper 2 |
24 |
Brussels |
Competetiveness Council |
27 |
Brussels |
(Possible) Council Transport, Telecom and Energy |
29 |
Brussels |
Coreper I |
29 |
Brussels |
Coreper 2 |
30 |
Den Haag |
JHA (Informal) |
October |
|
|
1 |
Den Haag |
JHA (Informal) |
1 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
4 |
Brussels |
Employment, Social Policy, Health, Consumer Affairs Council |
6 |
Brussels |
Coreper 2 |
6 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
7 |
Hanoi |
EU-South Korea Summit |
22WS
Date |
Location |
Event |
7–8 |
Brussels |
Transport, Telecom and Energy Council |
7 |
Brussels |
Coreper 2 |
8–9 |
Hanoi |
ASEM Summit |
11–12 |
Brussels |
GAERC |
13 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
14 |
Brussels |
Environment Council |
14 |
Brussels |
Coreper 2 |
15 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
18–19 |
Brussels |
Agriculture and Fisheries Council |
19 |
Brussels |
Coreper 2 |
20 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
19 |
Brussels |
Coreper 2 |
22 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
25–26 |
Brussels |
JHA Council |
27 |
Maastricht |
Informal Ministerial—Development |
27 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
27–28 |
Brussels |
Coreper 2 |
29 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
November |
|
|
2–3 |
Brussels |
GAERC |
5 |
tbc |
European Council |
9–11 |
Groningen |
Informal Ministerial—Integration |
9 |
Brussels |
Coreper 2 |
10 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
10 |
Brussels |
Coreper 2 |
12 |
Brussels |
Employment, Social Policy, Health, Consumer Affairs Council |
12 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
15–16 |
Brussels |
Education, Youth, Culture Council |
17 |
Brussels |
Coreper 2 |
17 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
18 |
Brussels |
Coreper 2 |
19–20 |
Rotterdam |
Informal Ministerial—Transport, Telecom, Energy |
19 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
22–23 |
Brussels |
GAERC |
22–23 |
Brussels |
Agriculture and Fisheries Council |
23 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
24 |
Brussels |
Coreper 2 |
24 |
Brussels |
Coreper 1 |
25–26 |
Brussels |
Competitiveness Council |
29 |
Brussels |
Transport, Telecom and Energy Council |
29–30 |
Rotterdam |
Informal Ministerial—Urban Development |