Monday 17 December
Brussels. Environment Council
Brussels. European Parliament. The EP will discuss the results of the European summit with President of the Council Herman Van Rompuy, during a meeting of the conference of presidents, open to all members (2.00pm)
Brussels. European Parliament. Meeting of the following parliamentary committees: development; international trade; budgetary control; economic and monetary affairs (the president of the ECB, Mario Draghi, will discuss the latest developments in the eurozone, 3.30pm); employment and social affairs; civil liberties (Eurodac asylum procedures); environment, public health and food safety; industry, research and energy; internal market and consumer protection; transport and tourism; regional development; fisheries
Tuesday 18 December
Brussels. Agriculture and Fisheries Council (will continue on Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20)
Brussels. European Commission. Announcement by the presidents of the Commission and of the European Council of the beneficiaries of the “EU Children of Peace” initiative financed by the Nobel Peace Prize
Brussels. European Commission. Presentation by the Commission of its digital priorities 2013-2014
Brussels. European Parliament. Meeting of the following parliamentary committees: foreign affairs; development; international trade; budgets; budgetary control; economic and monetary affairs; environment, public health and food safety; industry, research and energy (long term budget for trans-European energy and transport networks); internal market and consumer protection; transport and tourism; regional development; fisheries (reform of common fisheries policy) ; culture and education
Brussels. European Parliament. Trilogue negotiations possible with Council on legislation on bank supervision and on the capital requirements directive
Wednesday 19 December
Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the college des commissioners. Agenda: 1) adoption by the Commission of new guidelines on state aid for broadband networks; 2) adoption of a proposal amending the directive on tobacco products
Luxembourg. Court of Justice of the EU. Judgments and opinions:
http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo1_6581/?dateDebut=19/12/2012&dateFin=19/12/2012
Thursday 20 December
Brussels. Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (questions on transport and telecommunications)
Frankfurt. European Central Bank. Meeting of the governing council and of the general council of the ECB
Friday 21 December
Brussels. EU-Russia summit
Brussels. Coreper I
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