EUROPEAN UNION
| 20/01 - | BRUSSELS: - European Convention: plenary session (and 21/10) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting of the Eurogroup |
| - | BRUSSELS: - European Parliament: Committees: budgets (and 21); development and cooperation (and 21); regional, transport and tourism (and 21); economic and monetary affairs (and 21); citizens' freedoms and rights (and 21); culture, youth, education and sport (and 21) |
| 21/01 - | BRUSSELS: - Ecofin Council |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting of the European Commission (and 22/01) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - European Parliament: Committees: foreign affairs, human rights, common security and defence policy (to 23); environment, public health and consumer policy (and 22); employment and social affairs (and 22); budgetary control (and 22) |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of Justice: Ruling C-318/00 Bacardi-Martini and Cellier des Dauphins (free provision of services), C-378/00 Commission/Parliament and Council (institutional law) |
| 22/01 - | BRUSSELS: - Commission seminar on entrepreneurship and SMEs |
| - | BRUSSELS: - European Parliament: Committees: petitions (and 23); industry, external trade, research and energy (and 23); women's rights and equal opportunities (and 23); agriculture and rural development (and 23); legal and internal market affairs (and 23). - Working group on implementation of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly partnership agreement |
| 23/01 - | NAFPLION: - Informal Council on Employment and Social Policy (and 24/01) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting with Mr Prodi - "Group of Wisemen" in context of intercultural dialogue between Europe and the Mediterranean |
| - | BRUSSELS: - European Parliament: Committees: fisheries; constitutional affairs. - Public hearing on integrating gender equality in the budget (Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities) |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of Justice: Ruling C-221/00 Commission/Austria (approximation of legislation), C-57/01 Makedoniko Metro and Michaniki (corporate law), Rulings joint affairs C-421/00, C-426/00, C-16/01 Sterbenz (approximation of legislation). - Court of First Instance: Ruling T-53/00 Angioli/Commission (statute of officials), T-181/01 Hectors/Parliament (statute of officials) |
| - | FRANKFURT: - ECB: Governing Council of the European Central Bank |
| 24/01 - | ATHENS: - EU/Russia ministerial meeting (Troika) |
| 27/01 - | BRUSSELS: - Agriculture and Fisheries Council (and 28/01) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - General Affairs and External Relations Council (and 28/01) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - EU-ASEAN ministerial meeting (and 28/01) |
OTHER EVENTS
| 21/01 - | BRUSSELS: - Annual informal meeting of environment ministers of candidate countries |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Conference on "industrial policy in an enlarged Europe" |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Conference on "social and economic aspect of migration" organised by ELS (directorate on education, employment, labour and social affairs)/OECD and the Commission (and 22/01) |
| 22/01 - | PARIS/BERLIN: - Commemoration of 40th anniversary of the Elysée Treaty (and 23/01) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Speech by Mr Byrne at conference on unfair trade practice |
| - | SKOPJE: - Conference at the Council of Europe: "Women have a role to play in the peace process" (and 23/01) |
| - | PARIS: - Round table "strengthening ability to award contracts in developing countries", organised by the DAC (Development Assistance Committee)/OECD |
| 23/01 - | PORTO ALEGRE: - World Social Forum (to 28/01) |
| 24/01 - | DAVOS: - World Economic Forum (to 28/01) |
| - | SASSARI: - Speech by Mr Prodi at the 3rd edition of EU "journées de rencontre" - Sardinia |
| 27/01 - | STRASBOURG: - Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly: winter session (to 31/01) |