Monday 15 December

Brussels. Council of Ministers. Foreign Affairs Council: - Situation in Iraq and Syria, conclusions document on Syria; - Western Balkans, account of the High Representative's visit to Sarajevo, conclusions document on Bosnia and Herzegovina; - Ebola, report from the coordinator of the battle against Ebola on the EU's action in this domain. On the fringes of the Council: - Discussion with the UN Special Envoy for Syria (on 14/12); - Association Council with Ukraine; - Association Council with Morocco (on 16/12).

Brussels. Council of Ministers. Agriculture and Fisheries Council (also 16/12). * Agriculture (15/12):
- Discussion about market measures to tackle Russian embargo and the future of the dairy industry;
- Progress report on rationalising fruit, vegetables and dairy products in schools, organic farming and the organic labelling system; - Conclusions document on policies for young farmers and the error rate for agricultural spending. *Fisheries (15 and 16/12): - Agreement in principle on regulation on fishing possibilities for 2015 (TAC, quotas, restrictions on fishing) and fishing options in the North Sea (turbot and sprats).

Strasbourg. European Parliament. Committee meetings. BUDG: Voting on amending budgets 3-8/2014 (on 15/12). ECON: Voting on appointment of board members for the Single Resolution Mechanism (on 15/12).

Strasbourg. European Parliament. Plenary session (until 18/12). - European Commission's Work Programme for 2015 (debate on 16/12); - Election of the European Ombudsman (on 16/12); - Budget for 2015 (voting on 17/12); - Recognition of the Palestinian state (resolution on 17/12); - US Senate Report on use of torture by the CIA (debate on 17/12); - Award ceremony for the LUX Prize (on 17/12); - Aid following natural disasters (on 17/12); - Association Agreement (voting on 18/12)

Tuesday 16 December

Brussels. European Commission. Adoption of European Commission's Work Programme for 2015.

Brussels. European Commission. Adoption of monthly infringement package.

Brussels. Council of Ministers. General Affairs Council. - Debate on Commission's Work Programme for 2015; - Examining the summary report on the mid-term review of the EUROPE 2020 Strategy and the Presidency report on improving the way the EU operates; - Debate and a conclusions document on enlargement, the stability and association process and respect of the rules of law; - European Semester 2015: Commission report on the Annual Growth Review and the roadmap of the future Latvian Presidency; - Thematic debate on the EU as leading global player

Wednesday 17 December

Brussels. Council of Ministers. Environment Council: - Agreement in principle on the regulation on CO2 emissions from shipping and the directive on reducing the use of light plastic bags; - Policy debate on the draft directive on restricting certain atmospheric pollutants by installing intermediary combustion;
- Examining the instruments by which the EU will ratify the pledge to reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions (the Doha amendment)

Brussels. Council of Ministers. COREPER I

Luxembourg. *European General Court: #Rulings: T-72/09 (Pilkington Group/Commission - Request for cancellation of a fine for involvement in a car glass cartel); T-201/11 (Si.mobil/Commission - Rejection of Si.mobil's appeal against Mobitel); T-400/10 (Hamas - Cancellation of freezing of funds by the Council)

Thursday 18 December

Brussels. European Summit (also 19/12): - New investment policy for Europe (the Juncker Plan);
- Approval of creation of a European Strategic Investment Fund (ESIF); - Situation in Ukraine,
- Assessment of a report on EU measures to tackle Ebola crisis.

Luxembourg. European Court of Justice. #Rulings: C-202/13 (McCarthy - requirement that a non-EU passport holder must hold a visa to enter the EU); C-449/12 (CA Consumer Finance - Evidence to be supplied to verify a borrower's credit status); C-354/13 (FOA - Ban on discrimination on grounds of the obesity as a disability); - C-542/13 (M'Bodi - Right to be granted disability benefit for someone from outside the EU who runs the risk of serious suffering in his or her own country due to lack of medical treatment); C-364/13 (International Stern Cell Corp - The impossibility of patenting infertile human ovules). #Conclusions on: C-628/13 (Lafonta - Porential influence of information on the financial markets); C-409/13 (Council/Commission - Withdrawal of a proposal submitted to the Council and Parliament). #Opinion: Opinion 2/13 (on the EU joining the European Convention of Human Rights)