EUROPEAN UNION
| 8/12 - | BRUSSELS: - General Affairs and External Relations Council (and 9/12). |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Ministerial Meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference. |
| 9/12 - | BRUSSELS: - EU-Western Balkans Forum. |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Association Council and Accession Conference with Bulgaria. |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Accession Conference with Romania. |
| - | BRUSSELS: - EP/Council Conciliation Committee "European Open Sky Package". |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of Justice: Ruling C-116/02 Gasser (Convention on judicial competence), C-129/00 Commission/Italy (principles of Community law). |
| 10/12 - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting of the European Commission. |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Economic and Social Committee: plenary session (and 11/12). |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of First Instance: Ruling T-173/02 Tomarchio/Commission (statute of officials). |
| 11/12 - | BRUSSELS: - Extraordinary Social Summit on "Growth and Employment". |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of Justice: Ruling C-322/01 Deutscher Apothekerverband (free movement of goods), C-122/03 Commission/France (free movement of goods), C-215/01 Schnitzer (free provision of services), C-364/01 Barbier (free movement of capital), C-289/02 AMOK (free provision of services), C-127/00 Hässle (approximation of legislation). - Court of First Instance: Ruling T-56/99 Marlines/Commission (competition), T-59/99 Ventouris/Commission (competition), T-61/99 Adriatica di Navigazione/Commission (competition), T-65/99 Strintzis Lines Shipping/Commission (competition), T-305/00 Conserve Italia/Commission (agriculture). |
| 12/12 - | BRUSSELS: - EUROPEAN COUNCIL (AND 13/12) |
| 15/12 - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: plenary session (to 18/12). |
| BRUSSELS: - Energy Council. |
OTHER EVENTS
| 7/12 - | ROME: - Conference closing European Year for Persons with Disabilities |
| 8/12 - | MILAN: - Conference on "Trans-European Networks and Climate Change". |
| - | GENEVA: - World Summit on Information Society (to 13/12). |
| - | ATHENS: - Speech by Ms de Palacio at 2nd Ministerial Energy Conference "Regional Electricity Market". |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Final meeting of High Level Reflection Process on Patient Mobility, with the participation of European Health Ministers. |
| 9/10 - | ROME: - European Day for Competition. |
| - | MILAN: - Ms Wallström at COP9 Conference (Kyoto Protocol) (to 11/12). |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Speech by Mr Liikanen at the Conference on challenges for European competitiveness, industrial performance and political response. |
| 10/12 - | BRUSSELS: - Mr Monti "Competition and Regulation in the Telecom Industry: the Way Forward" at the Conference organised by Europeran Communities Trade Mark Association. |
| - | STRASBOURG: - Urban France Network: meeting on future of the EU support programme for urban projects (to 12/12). |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Modernisation of European law on agreements: what are the practical implications? Seminar organised by FEB and ICC Belgium. |
| 11/12 - | CATANIA: - Conference on employment and undeclared work organised by Italian Presidency. |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Round Table "Invest in the Balkans: Opportunities and Experience in South East Europe". |
| 14/12 - | STUTTGART: - Ministerial meeting of the G8 Employment (to 16/12). |