EUROPEAN UNION
| 13/12 - | BRUSSELS: - EUROPEAN COUNCIL: adoption of conclusions - IGC SESSION |
| 15/12 - | BRUSSELS: - Energy Council |
| - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: plenary session (to 18/12) |
| - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: committees: constitutional affairs: exchange of views with Elmar Brok and Klaus Hänsch on the results of the work of the European Council on the IGC; petitions; budgetary, economic and monetary control; industry, external trade, research and energy; development and co-operation |
| 16/12 - | STRASBOURG: - Meeting of the European Commission |
| - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: Council declaration on sixth months of activity of the Italian Presidency - taking stock.- Signing of inter-institutional agreement "Better legislation" |
| - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: committees: budgets; - employment and social affairs;- agriculture and rural development: exchange of views on the Salzbourg conference and CAP reform (Mediterranean products); - environment, public health and consumer policy and: exchange of views on results of 9th Conference of Parties (COP-9) to the United Nations Convention on climate change and exchange of views on hydrological plan in Spain; - civil liberties and citizens' rights, justice and home affairs , joint meeting with legal and internal market committees: exchange of views on transfer of personal data of passengers of transatlantic flights |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of first instance: ruling joined cases T-5/00, T-6/00 Nederlandse Federatieve Vereniging voor de Groothandel op Elektrotechnisch Gebied/ Commission (competition) |
| 17/12 - | BRUSSELS: - Agriculture and Fisheries Council (to 19/12) |
| - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: debates on latest outstanding questions on status of MEPs.- Declarations by Council and Commission on possibility of lifting embargo on arms sales to China and the Union's role in conflict prevention in Africa |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of first instance: ruling T-219/99 British Airways/ Commission (competition), ruling T-146/01 D.L.D. Trading/ Council (common customs tariff), ruling T-324/02 McAuley/Council (staff regulations), ruling T-133/02 Chawdhry/ Commission (staff regulations) |
| 18/12 - | DUBLIN: - Meeting of EP's Chairmen's Conference with Irish Presidency |
| - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: debates on cases of infringement of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (in Georgia, Philippines, Moldova) |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of first instance: ruling T-326/99 Fern Olivieri/ Commission and Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (environment and consumers) |
| - | FRANKFURT: - ECB: Council of governors of the European Central Bank |
| 22/12 - | BRUSSELS: - Environment Council |
OTHER EVENTS
| 14/12 - | STUTTGART: - G8 Meeting of Labour Ministers (to 16/12) |
| 15/12 - | BRUSSELS: - Seminar with business and regions "eEurope workshop on Broadband Local and Regional Initiatives" |
| 18/12 - | PARIS: - Conference "Funding water and environment infrastructure for all", organised by OECD World Forum on sustainable development (and 19/12) |
| 19/12 - | WASHINGTON: - International conference on ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) (and 20/12) |