| 06/12 | Brussels: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Council (also 7/12) |
| Meeting of the Eurogroup | |
| Informal discussion between ECOFIN Council representatives and the EP | |
| Trialogue budget talks | |
| European Parliament: Committee and Subcommittee meetings: Human Rights; Security and Defence, Foreign Affairs and Special Committee on Political Challenges and Budget Resources for a Sustainable post-2013 EU | |
| Fifth European Development Days (also 7/12) | |
| 07/12 | Brussels: Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) |
| EU-Russia Summit | |
| EU-Armenia Association Council | |
| EU- Georgia Association Council | |
| EU-Azerbaijan Association Council | |
| Bruges: Meeting of Education, Youth and Culture Ministers | |
| Meeting of EU ministers to discuss Copenhagen Process | |
| Brussels: European Economic and Social Committee bureau meeting | |
| Policy and Security Committee (also 8/12) | |
| EP/Political groups: Preparing for the upcoming plenary (until 9/12) | |
| Conference - “Cohésion en Europe: les régions relèvent le défi par le biais d'une politique régionale visionnaire et innovante pour tous les Européens?”, organised by ARE | |
| Luxembourg: Court of Justice: Ruling C-439/08 VEBIC (competition), Ruling C-585/08 Pammer, Ruling C-144/09 Hotel Alpenhof (area of liberty, freedom and justice) and Ruling C-285/09 R (taxation) | |
| 08/12 | Washington: EU-USA ministerial meeting on justice and home affairs |
| Brussels: Meeting of the European Commission. Agenda items on Wednesday: Report on strengthening penalties in financial services industry; Consultation on review of one of the main EU pillars in financial market regulations; and the Regulation on energy market integrity and transparency. Thursday: Draft EU Strategy for the Danube; and draft legislation on the dairy industry. | |
| European Economic and Social Committee plenary session (also 9/12) | |
| COREPER I (also 10/12) | |
| EP: Budgets Committee: EU Budget for 2011 - Outcome of trialogue meeting and debate | |
| 09/12 | Brussels: Foreign Affairs Council (Defence + Development). On fringes of the Council, meeting of defence ministers on the management committee of the European Defence Agency |
| COREPER II | |
| European Parliament: Committee meetings: Development; Industry; Internal Market; Regional Development; Agriculture; and Civil Liberties | |
| Budapest: EP Constitutional Affairs Committee delegation, ahead of upcoming Hungarian Presidency of the EU (also 10/12) | |
| Brussels: Conference - “Le rôle clé des actions Marie Curie pour une Europe innovante” | |
| Luxembourg: Court of Justice: Ruling C-568/08 Combinatie Spijker Infrabouw/De Jonge Konstruktie (conmpany law), Ruling C-241/09 Fluxys (energy), Ruling C-296/09 Baesen (social security for immigrant workers), Ruling C-421/09 Humanplasma (free circulation of goods), Ruling I combined cases C-300/09 Toprak - C-301/09 Oguz (foreign relations), Ruling C-31/10 Minerva Kulturreisen (taxation) and Ruling C-340/09 Commission/Spain (environment) | |
| 10/12 | Brussels: EU-India Summit |
| Competitiveness Council. - Single Market Prize for 2010 awards ceremony |