EUROPEAN UNION
| 1/09 - | MEXICO: - Meeting of EU and 18 member countries of WTO (preparing the Qatar ministerial). |
| 3/09 - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: plenary session (to 6/09). |
| - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: Committees: budgets (& 4/09); culture, youth, education, media and sports; citizens freedoms and rights, justice and home affairs; legal and internal market; temporary committee on human genetics. |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Hearing organised by CoR ("CoR-candidate countries" liaison committee - representatives from Bulgaria, Lithuania, Malta, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey): how are these countries preparing their local and regional administrations for entry into the Union? |
| 4/09 - | STRASBOURG: - Meeting of the European Commission. |
| - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: Council and commission statements on situation in the Middle East. |
| - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: committees: development and cooperation; employment and social affairs. |
| 5/09 - | BRUSSELS: - EU-China Summit. |
| - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: Council and Commission statements on the conclusions of the G8 meeting in Genoa. |
| - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: meeting of the political groups (& 6/09). |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Economic and Social Committee: "employment, social affairs, citizenship" section. |
| - | BRUGGE: - Informal Council of Foreign Trade Ministers. |
| - | CERNOBBIO (IT): - Addresses by Prodi, Monti, Bolkestein, Liikanen and de Palacio at Ambrosetti Forum "Lo scenario di oggi e di domani per strategie aziendali" (to 9/09). |
| 8/09 - | GENVAL: - Informal meeting of Foreign Ministers (&9/09. |
| 11/09 - | KYIV: - EU/Ukraine Summit. |
| - | BRUSSELS: - EP/Economic and Monetary Committee: public hearing "What future for automobile distribution in the EU?". |
OTHER EVENTS
| 1/09 - | DURBAN: - World Conference against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance (to 7/09). |
| - | DUBROVNIK: - Forum of Health Ministers of the countries of South East Europe (organised by the Council of Europe, WHO) (&2/09). |
| 2/09 - | PRAGUE: - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Commission on social issues (to 4/09). |
| 3/09 - | PARIS: OECD: high-level meeting of the Agriculture Committee (and 4/09). |
| - | TBLISI: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Committee on political issues (and 4/09). |
| 4/09 - | GENEVA: - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Committee on migration (&5/09). |
| 5/09 - | STRASBOURG: - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: meeting of Committee of Ministers.. |
| - | PARIS: - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Committee on culture. |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Colloquium "Towards Pan-European Electricity Trade - Learning the Nordic Experience" (organised by Eurelectric). |
| - | PARIS: - OECD: plenary meeting of the 13th session of GAFI (Financial Action Group on Money Laundering) (to 7/09). |
| 6/09 - | PARIS: - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Committee on the respect of commitments and obligations of Member States (follow-up committee). |
| - | PARIS: - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Committee on equal opportunities. |
| - | COPENHAGEN: - Conference on Inclusive Education within the e-Learning Society (to 9/09). |
| 7/09 - | PARIS: - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Bureau. |
| 8/09 - | RIGA: - Launch of European Heritage Days 2001. |