EUROPEAN UNION
| 7/12 - | BRUSSELS: - Energy Council |
| - | BRUSSELS: - General Affairs Council |
| - | BRUSSELS: - EU-Morocco Association Council |
| - | BRUSSELS: - European Parliament/committee meetings - International Trade; Economic and Monetary Affairs; Civil Liberties, Justice and Internal Affairs.- EP/political parties - week of preparations for upcoming plenary |
| 8/12 - | BRUSSELS: - Foreign Affairs Council |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting of ministers from countries covered by EU's Eastern Partnership |
| - | BRUSSELS: - European Commission seminar |
| 9/12 - | BRUSSELS: : - College of Commissioners' breakfast “retrospective seminar” |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting of EuroMed trade ministers |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Conference “Tax and Development - To fight poverty” (at EP) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Conference “Machinery in Europe - Perspectives and Challenges in Europe” (DG Enterprise and Industry) |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of First Instance: Ruling T-1/07 Apache Footwear/Council (trade policy), Ruling T-377/08 P Commission/Birkhoff (officials' terms and conditions), Ruling T-484/08 Longevity Health Products/OHIM, Ruling T-486/08 Earle Beauty/OHIM |
| 10/12 - | BRUSSELS: - EUROPEAN SUMMIT (also 11/12) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - ALDE summit (meeting of leaders and ministers) |
| - | BONN: - EPP congress and summit |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting of ALDE leaders |
| - | BRUSSELS: - European Parliament, committee meetings - Foreign Affairs; Development; International Trade; Security and Justice Subcommittee |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of Justice: Ruling C-390/07 Commission/United Kingdom, C-205/08 Umweltanwalt von Kärnten (environment), Ruling C-260/08 Heko Industrieerzeugnisse (common customs tariff), Ruling C-299/08 Commission/France (company law), Ruling C323/08 Rodriguez Mayor (social policy), Ruling C-345/08 Pesla, Ruling C-460/08 Commission/Greece (free circulation of individuals). - Court of First Instance: Ruling T-158/07, Ruling T-159/07 Cofac/Commission (social policy), Ruling T-195/08 Antwerpse Bouwwerken/Commission (company law), Ruling T-27/09 Stelle Kunststofftechnik/OHIM (intellectual property) |
| 11/12 - | STOCKHOLM: - Conferences of EU presidents (President of the EP and speakers of national parliaments) |
| - | KIRUNA: - Swedish Presidency conference on Cohesion Policy and territorial development |
| 14/12 - | BRUSSELS: - Agriculture and Fisheries Council (also 15/12) |
| - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament plenary session (until 17/12) |
OTHER EVENTS
| 7/12 - | COPENHAGEN: - United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP15) (until 18) |
| - | PARIS: - “Au-delà de la crise: l'investissement international pour une économie plus forte, plus saine, plus juste”. Global investment forum organised by OECD's department for financial affairs and business (also 8/12) |
| 8/12 - | MALMÖ: - Green Light - Climate and Culture (cultural events and talks about the climate) (also 9) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - IEE/ULB: Debate: Mardi du Droit de la Concurrence - “Les aides d'État au cœur des défis nouveaux en matière d'environnement et énergie” (Nicolas Imbert, DG Competition) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - “A new era in the Balkans” (Les Amis de l'Europe/Friends of Europe) |
| 9/12 - | BRUSSELS: - Conference organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA) on “Cross-border Philanthropy in Europe” |
| 10/12 - | BRUSSELS: - Conference: Les entretiens économiques européens: “Investissements humains et finance de long terme” - hearings and round tables (at EESC/Confrontations Europe) (also 11/12) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - 4th Strategic Energy Forum |