EUROPEAN UNION
| 18/05 - | MADRID: - Meeting of ministers from the EU and Central America (San José dialogue) -Informal Summit of EU Troika and Central American heads of state |
| - | MADRID: - EU Troika and Andean Community Summit.- EU Troika - Mexico Summit |
| - | BERLIN: - Federation of European Green Parties Congress (also 19/05) |
| 21/05 - | BRUSSELS: - Internal Market, Consumers and Tourism Council |
| - | BRUSSELS: - European Parliament: Committees: Economic and Monetary (and 22); Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (also 22); Budget (also 22); Regional policy and transport (also 22); Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (also 22); Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (also 22); Temporary Foot and Mouth Committee: expert hearing on epidemiology.- Public hearing: "Liability with a view to preventing and repairing damage to the environment (Legal Committee) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Special Agricultural Committee |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Political and Security Committee |
| 22/05 - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting of the European Commission |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Conference of EP Presidents open to all MEPs: presentation by Romano Prodi of Commission's contribution to the work of the European Convention |
| - | BRUSSELS: - European Parliament: Committees: Culture, Youth, Education, Media and Sport (also 23); Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (also 23); Citizens Rights and Freedoms, Justice and Home Affairs (also 23); Constitutional Affairs (also 23); Petitions (also 23); Fisheries (also 23); Budgetary Control (also 23).- Public hearing: "Building a democratic Europe - Women's Convention" (Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities Committee) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting of COREPER |
| 23/05 - | BRUSSELS: - Culture and Audiovisual Council |
| - | BRUSSELS: - European Convention: plenary session (also 24/05) |
| 24/05 - | MALLORCA: - Informal meeting of Environment Ministers (until 26/05) |
| 27/05 - | BRUSSELS: - Agriculture Council (also 28/05) |
OTHER EVENTS
| 19/05 - | BUCHAREST: - EBRD Annual Assembly and Business Forum (also 20/05) |
| 20/05 - | LONDON: - José Maria Aznar to meet Tony Blair (Gibraltar negotiations) |
| 21/05 - | MONTREAL: - ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) Council (until 14/06) |
| - | BRATISLAVA: - Conference of Council of Europe social security ministers: The impact of manpower migration on social security systems in Europe (until 23/05) |
| - | BRUSSELS: Conference on impact of new chemicals policy |
| 22/05 - | BRUSSELS: - Final conference simulating international negotiations, "Crisis management in Europe" (organised by CADMOS from Université Jean Monnet Paris XI) (also 23/05) |
| 23/05 - | STRASBOURG: - 10th International Legal Conference on courts and terrorism (organised by Washington Democracy Centre and the Council of Europe) (until 25/05) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - "Convention on the Future of Europe" Forum - European International Relations Think Tanks: topic "European Convention, European Common Security and Defence Policy and the international system" (at EP) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Erkki Liikanen to address Small Enterprises in our Economy conference |
| - | MADRID: - IPSE meeting on EU enlargement, new debate concerning social protection and employment (also 24/05) |
| - | PARIS: - OECD: Forum on connection between poverty and reforming agricultural trade (also 24) |
| 24/05 - | CARDIFF: - Inauguration by Romano Prodi of new Commission bureau |
| 25/05 - | SOFIA: - NATO Parliamentary Assembly: Spring session (until 28/05) |
| 28/05 | ROME: - NATO-Russia Summit - 20-part Summit (19+1) |