| 12/12 | Leiden/Netherlands: Third conference of ASEM labour and employment ministers (Asia-Europe) |
| 13/12 | Strasbourg: European Parliament: plenary session (until 16/12) |
| Brussels: Agriculture and Fisheries Council | |
| Foreign Affairs Council | |
| Meeting of Eastern Partnership ministers | |
| EU-Tajikistan Cooperation Council | |
| EU-Morocco Association Council | |
| Strasbourg: European Parliament: Committee meetings: Budgets (special meeting to vote on two important areas of 2011 budget); Foreign Affairs; Development; Economic and Monetary Affairs; Constitutional Affairs; Women's Rights | |
| Brussels: Committee of the Regions: Meeting of the Citizenship, Governance, Home and Foreign Affairs Committee | |
| 14/12 | Strasbourg: Meeting of the European Commission to discuss improving judicial cooperation among member states on civil and commercial law (review of Brussels I Regulation; - Green Paper [consultation] on reducing red tape for Europeans living, working and travelling in other EU member states) |
| Brussels: General Affairs Council | |
| Committee of the Regions: Meeting of the Natural Resources Committee | |
| Marcinelle/Belgium: Closing conference of 2010 as the International Biodiversity Year | |
| 15/12 | Strasbourg: European Parliament/plenary: Priority debates: - Preparations for the European Council (16-17/12) - Statement by the Council and Commission; - Draft permanent eurozone crisis management mechanism (voting on a resolution on the mechanism on Thursday); and draft legislation on the Citizens' Initiative (debate and vote) |
| Brussels: Conference on e-government: “Lift Off Towards Open Government” (also 16/12) - Launch of e-government action plan to improve e-services for citizens and companies. Event organised by the Belgian Presidency of the EU and the European Commission | |
| Frankfurt: ECB: Governing Council of the European Central Bank (also 16/12) | |
| 16/12 | Brussels: European Council (also 17/12) |
| ECOFIN Council: Special meeting | |
| Meise/Brussels: EPP summit | |
| Luxembourg: Court of Justice: Ruling C-537/08 P Kahla/Thüringen Porzellan/Commission, Ruling C-239/09 Seydaland, Ruling C-480/09 P AceaElectrabel/Commission, Ruling C-362/09 P Athinaïki Techniki/Commission (state aid), Ruling C-89/09 Commission/France (freedom of establishment), Ruling C-137/09 Josemans (free circulation of goods), Ruling C-266/09 Stichting Natuur en Milieu (environment and consumers), Ruling C-270/09 Macdonald Resorts Limited, Ruling C-430/09 Euro Tyre Holding (taxation), Ruling C-339/09 Skoma-Lux (common customs tariff) and Ruling C-233/10 Commission/Netherlands (approximation of legislation) | |
| 17/12 | Barcelona: High-ranking officials responsible for EuroMed dialogue |
| Brussels: Meeting between EP Conference of Presidents and Herman Van Rompuy | |
| Closing conference of 2010 as the European Year of Tackling Poverty and Social Exclusion | |
| 20/12 | Brussels: Environment Council |