| 31/01 | Brussels: - General Affairs Council - Foreign Affairs Council |
| Brussels: - Fifth European Cohesion Forum (also 1/02) - Launch attended by José Manuel Barroso, Johannes Hahn, László Andor, EP President Jerzy Buzek and Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán. - “Regions of Excellence” ceremony | |
| Brussels: - European Parliament: Committee meetings: Civil Liberties and Justice (also 1/02); Constitutional Affairs (also 1/02); Women's Rights and Gender Equality; Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis; Security and Defence Subcommittee | |
| 01/02 | Brussels: - Ministerial meeting on European neighbourhood policy |
| Brussels: - European Commission launches new high-ranking expert group on elimination of illiteracy (on the initiative of Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou) | |
| Brussels: -European Innovation Scoreboard 2010 - Presentation by Antonio Tajani and Máire Geoghegan-Quinn of Commission's annual report on innovation | |
| Brussels: - Meeting of Coreper I | |
| Brussels: - European Parliament: Committee meetings: Foreign Affairs; Economic and Monetary Affairs; Employment and Social Affairs; Industry, Research and Energy; Internal Market and Consumer Protection; Agriculture and Rural Development; Fisheries; Petitions; Special Committee on Political Challenges and Budget Resources for a Sustainable European Union post-2013 | |
| Luxembourg: - Court of Justice: Hearing C-108/10 Scattolon (social policy). - Court of First Instance: Hearing T-197/09 Slovenia/Commission (agriculture) | |
| 02/02 | Brussels: - Weekly meeting of the European Commission - On the agenda: - Adoption of a report on raw materials and commodities; - Adoption of a draft directive on use of EU passenger information; - Final report on recruitment of officials from new member states |
| Brussels: - European Parliament: Mini-plenary (also 3/02). - Statement by Jerzy Buzek about the EU's recognition of genocide of the Roma during World War II, followed by statements from the political parties. - Statements from the Council of Ministers and Commission on preparing for the European Council; and the hike in food prices. - Statements by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, on the situation in Tunisia and the referendum on self-determination for Southern Sudan | |
| 03/02 | Brussels: - European Parliament/plenary: Joint debate on financial instruments and debate about four items of draft legislation. - Voting on areas like signing off the accounts of the European Police College for 2008 and solving the rubbish collection crisis in Campania, Italy |
| Brussels: - Committee of the Regions: Territorial Cohesion Committee | |
| Luxembourg: - Court of Justice: Ruling C-359/09 Ebert (freedom of establishment); Conclusions in Joined Cases C-403/08 Football Association Premier League - C-429/08 Murphy (freedom to supply services), Conclusions in Joined Cases C-446/09 Philips - C-495/09 Nokia (Customs Union); Conclusions C-482/09 Budejovicky Budvar (approximation of legislation); Appeal C-153/10 Sony Supply Chain Solutions (Europe) (Customs Union); Appeal in Joined Cases C-42/10 -C-45/10 - C-57/06 Vlaamse Dierenartsenvereniging and Janssens (agriculture), Appeals in Joined Cases C-7/10 Kahveci - C-9/10 Inan (foreign relations), Appeals in Joined Cases C-89/10 Q-Beef - C-96/10 Frans Bosschaert (principles of EU law). - Court of First Instance: T-33/05 Cetarsa/Commission (competition), T-205/07 Italy/Commission (institutional law), Ruling T-584/08 Cantiere navale De Poli/Commission, Ruling T-3/09 Italy/Commission (state aid) | |
| Frankfurt: - ECB: Governing Council of European Central Bank | |
| 04/02 | Brussels: - European Council (Energy and Innovation) |
| Munich: - Munich Security Conference. - Meeting of Middle East Quartet (also 5/02) |