To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union for May and the major European Union events for the next six months. [40785]
This calendar is primarily concerned with European Union matters, but certain other relevant events are also included. Events and dates quoted are based on the information available on the date of issue.
| European calendar: May-October 1998 | ||
| Date | Venue | Council |
| May 1998 | ||
| 1–3 | Brussels | Ecofin and Special EMU Council |
| 5 | Brussels | Political Committee (t.b.c.) |
| 5–6 | Belfast | EU Ministers Women's Forum (Informal) |
| 7 | Brussels | Industry Council |
| 7–8 | Barbados | ACP-EC Council |
| 8 | London | EU/Japan Troika Ministerial (t.b.c.) |
| 8–9 | London | G8 Foreign and Finance Ministerial |
| 10–12 | Newcastle | Meeting of Agriculture Ministers |
| 11 | Brussels | Energy Council (t.b.c.) |
| 11 | Brussels | Euro-Med Energy Ministerial |
| 11–15 | Strasbourg | European Parliament Plenary |
| 12 | Brussels | Political Committee |
| 14 | London | EU/Canada Summit |
| 14–15 | London | Innovative Partnerships for Competitiveness Conference |
| 14–16 | London | Conference on Culture and Employment |
| 15–17 | Birmingham | G8 Summit |
| 18 | London | EU/US Summit |
| 18 | Brussels | Development Council |
| 18 | Brussels | Internal Market Council |
| 18–20 | Northern Ireland | Regional Affairs Committee |
| 19 | London | Conference on Developing EU Public Health Policy |
European calendar: May-October 1998
| ||
Date
| Venue
| Council
|
| 19 | Brussels | Telecommunications Council |
| 19 | Brussels | Ecofin Council |
| 20 | London | EU Public Administration Ministers Meeting |
| 25–26 | Brussels | General Affairs Council |
| 25–26 | Brussels | Agriculture Council |
| 27–28 | Brussels | European Parliament Plenary |
| 28 | Brussels | Culture and Audiovisual Council |
| 28–29 | Brussels | Justice and Home Affairs Council |
June 1998
| ||
| 2 | Luxembourg | Political Committee |
| 3– | Palermo | Ad-hoc meeting of Euro-Mediterranean Foreign Ministers |
| 4 | Luxembourg | Education and Social Affairs Council |
| 5 | Luxembourg | Ecofin Council |
| 8 | Luxembourg | Fisheries Council |
| 8–9 | Luxembourg | General Affairs Council |
| 8–9 | Glasgow | Regional Policy/Spatial Planning Ministers' informal |
| 15–16 | Cardiff | European Council |
| 15–19 | Strasbourg | European Parliament Plenary |
| 16–17 | Luxembourg | Environment Council |
| 17 | Luxembourg | Joint Environment and Transport Council |
| 18 | Luxembourg | Transport Council |
| 19 | Glasgow | Energy and Environment Conference |
| 22 | Luxembourg | Research Council |
| 22–23 | Luxembourg | Agriculture Council |
| 25 | Brussels | Presidency Biotechnology Round Table |
| 29–30 | Luxembourg | General Affairs Council (t.b.c.) |
July 1998
| ||
| 1–2 | Brussels | European Parliament Plenary |
| 6 | Brussels | Ecofin Council |
| 6–7 | Luxembourg | Political Committee |
| 8–10 | Innsbruck | Employment/Social Affairs/Women (Informal) |
| 13 | Luxembourg | Political Committee |
| 13–14 | Luxembourg | General Affairs Council |
| 17–19 | Luxembourg | Environment Council (Informal) |
| 20–21 | Brussels | Agriculture Council |
| 23 | Luxembourg | Political Committee |
| 27 | Luxembourg | Budget Council |
August 1998
| ||
| There are no Councils scheduled for this month. | ||
September 1998
| ||
| 3 | Brussels | Political Committee |
| 5–6 | Salzburg | Foreign Ministers (Informal) |
| 7–8 | Brussels | Special Committee on Agriculture |
| 10–11 | Brussels | Culture Council |
| 15–16 | Brussels | Transport Council (Informal) |
| 21 | New York | Political Committee |
| 215–222 | St. Wolfgang, Austria | Agriculture Council (Informal) |
| 24 | Brussels | Justice and Home Affairs |
| 24 | Brussels | Internal Market |
| 25–27 | Brussels | Ecofin Council (Informal) |
| 28–29 | Brussels | Agriculture Council |
October 1998
| ||
| 1–2 | Luxembourg | Transport Council |
| 2–3 | Luxembourg | Industry/Research and Technology Council (Informal) |
| 5 | Luxembourg | Work and Social Affairs Council |
| 5–6 | Luxembourg | General Affairs Council |
| 6 | Luxembourg | Environment Council |
| 12 | Luxembourg | Ecofin Council |
| 13 | Luxembourg | Research Council |
European calendar: May-October 1998
| ||
Date
| Venue
| Council
|
| 13 | Luxembourg | Political Committee |
| 16–17 | Luxembourg | European Council |
| 19–20 | Luxembourg | Agriculture Council |
| 22 | Luxembourg | Fisheries Council |
| 23–24 | Luxembourg | Education Council (Informal) |
| 26 | Luxembourg | Political Committee |
| 26–27 | Luxembourg | General Affairs Council |
| 28–29 | Luxembourg | Transport Council |
| 29–30 | Luxembourg | Justice and Home Affairs Council |