Wednesday 11 June

Brussels. EU Council of Ministers. Coreper I and II.

Thursday 12 June

Luxembourg (Kirchberg). Environment Council: - political agreement on a regulation amending Directive 2001/18EC on the restriction or prohibition of GMO cultivation; - policy debates on two proposals for directives (medium size combustion plants and national emission ceilings) that are part of the Clear Air Programme for Europe; - Commission communication on 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for 2030; - conclusions on convention for biological diversity.

Georgia. Visit of European Commission President José Manuel Barroso.

Luxembourg. Court of Justice of EU: - Judgments: C-118/13 (Bollacke - Social - Right of an heir to obtain a payment for days of leave that have not been taken by the deceased); C-156/13 (Digibet and Albers - Free provision of services - More restrictive Federal German ruling than that of a Land regarding games of chance on internet); C-314/13 (Peftiev - CSDP - Opportunity for a state to release frozen funds of a person to pay his lawyers in order to ensure his defence). - Opinions: Joined cases C-358/13 D and C-181/14 G (Approximation of legislation - Inclusion of synthetic cannabinoids as medicinal product and crackdown on their illegal sale as drugs); C-491/13 (Ben Alaya -JHA - Margin of discretion for a national administration to admit a person on its territory who respects all the conditions for admission); C- 316/13 (Fenoll - Social - Classification as a worker of a person with a disability placed in a work rehabilitation centre and not having the status of salaried employee for the purposes of the right to paid annual leave). General Court of EU: - Judgments: T-286/09 (Intel/Commission - Competition - Abuse of dominant position on microprocessor market) - T-293/12 (Syria International Islamic Bank/Council - JHA - Action for annulment of decision on freezing of funds). For further information:

http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/j_6/

Friday 13 June

Luxembourg (Kirchberg). Energy Council: - Political agreement on directive on indirect land use change (ILUC) ; - Commission briefing on completion of internal energy market; - Commission communication on ernergy security strategy; - debate on 2030 climate and energy framework; - conclusions on Energy prices and costs, protection of vulnerable consumers and competitiveness on the basis of the Commission communication on this; - policy debate on the value of multilateral energy frameworks and update on external energy relations.

Azerbaijan (until 15/06). Visit of European Commission President José Manuel Barroso.