Monday 20 July
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Foreign Affairs Council. - Iran: situation following 14/07 agreement on nuclear question; - Tunisia: situation after Bardo attacks and possibility of the EU contributing to the country's security and development; - Libya: The EU's policy following the peace accord between the conflicting parties - Conflict in the Middle East: update on peace process and possibility for the EU to help improve the situation; - Conclusions document on the Central African Republic, Afghanistan and Pakistan; - EU-FYROM Association and Stabilisation Council.
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Justice and Home Affairs. - Immigration: debate on re-location and re-settlement of 60,000 refugees and asylum-seekers in the EU member states. - Asylum: conclusions document on the designation of non-EU countries as safe countries of origin under the meaning of the EU Directive on asylum procedures. The meeting will be attended by representatives of Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Luxembourg. Council of Ministers. Meeting of competitiveness ministers (also 21/07); *Economy: - Benefits for companies of the EU rules on tackling the 'cost of non-Europe' in cross-border trade (20/07) *Research: - adoption of responsible approach to research to promote integrity; - adjusting research policies to the globalised, digital economy (training researchers); - equal opportunities in research and sexual equality (21/07).
Tuesday 21 July
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee work. - IMCO: a committee delegation to visit Silicon Valley in California to meet local authorities, companies, technology managers and others (21-23/07); - SEDE: members of the subcommittee to visit the EU border assistance mission for the border between Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM) to discuss the impact of the crises in Ukraine and Transnistria with the Moldovan authorities and civil society.
Wednesday 22 July
Luxembourg. Council of Ministers. Meeting of environment ministers (also 23/07): - Climate change: updates in the light of agreement at the Paris COP 21Summit in December - Financing of the fight against climate change; report on progress at the Major Economic Forum talks; presentation by the European Commission of its ETS proposal. - Sustainable development: discussion about sustainable development targets to be adopted at a UN Summit in New York (25-27/09); - Biodiversity in the EU: presentation of Birdlife's report on the state of biodiversity in the EU in the light of the mid-term review of the EU's biodiversity strategy
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Coreper I and II.
Thursday 23 July
Luxembourg. Council of Ministers. Meeting of European affairs ministers and secretaries of state (also 24/07).