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Mr. Dicks
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union. [33657]
Mr. David Davis
The following is the information:MONTHLY FORECAST OF BUSINESS FOR JULY 1995The following meetings are planned:
- July 10: ECOFIN
- July 17/18: Foreign Affairs Council
Agriculture Council - July 24: Budget Council
The following subjects are likely to be discussed:
- July 10: ECOFIN
- Cannes follow-up, probably:
- TENS
- Employment
- EMU Green Paper
- Broad economic guidelines (possible adoption following Cannes discussion)
- Recommendations to member states with excessive deficits
- Harmonised consumer price indices (agreement of Regulation as an "A" or "false B" point)
- Excise duty review (Presentation of expected Commission report by Commissioner Monti)
Possible items include:
- Macrofinancial assistance to Georgia and Armenia
- Cross border payments directive (political agreement)
- VAT (agreement in principle on reduced rate for cut flowers, with pressure from some member states to broaden scope to other agricultural non-food products)
July 17/18: Agriculture Council
- Bananas (possible)
- Wine (possible)
- Nectarine and peach grubbing scheme
July 17/18: Foreign Affairs Council
- Agenda not yet available
July 24: Budget Council
- First reading of draft 1996 Community Budget
- Commission financial management (possible)