§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)The forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union is as follows:
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Date Location Event June 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 Castle, Co. Clare EU-US Summit 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 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 2 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 1 17–18 Noordwijk Informal Ministerial Defence 20–21 Brussels Agriculture and Fisheries Council 22 Brussels Coreper 1 22 Brussels Coreper 2 24 Brussels Competitiveness Council 27 Brussels (Possible) Council Transport, Telcom and Energy
Date Location Event 29 Brussels Coreper 1 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 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