EUROPEAN UNION
| 17/01 - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting of Eurogroup |
| - | BRUSSELS: - EP: Committees: International Trade (also 18); Employment and Social Affairs (also 18); Industry, Research and Energy (also 18); Internal Market and Consumer Protection (also 18); Culture and Education (also 18); Petitions (also 18);sub-committee on security and defence |
| 18/01 - | BRUSSELS: - Ecofin Council |
| - | BRUSSELS: - European Parliament: Committees: Foreign Affairs (also 19); Development (until 20); Budgetary Control (also 19); Economic and Monetary Affairs (also 19); Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (until 20); Transport and Tourism (until 20); Civil liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (also 19).- Public hearing on the TRIPS agreement and access to medicines (the WTO agreements on intellectual property and poor countries' access to patented medicines) (organised by the International Trade Committee) |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of Justice: Ruling C-257/01 Commission/ Council (justice and home affairs).- Court of First Instance: Ruling T-141/01 Entorn/Commission (Agriculture), Ruling T-93/02 Confédération nationale du Crédit mutuel/Commission (state aid) |
| 19/01 - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting of the European Commission |
| - | BRUSSELS: - European Parliament: Committees: Regional Development (also 20); Agriculture (also 20); Legal Affairs (also 20); Constitutional Affairs (also 20).- Joint hearing organised by the Environment Committee, Industry, Research and Energy Committee and Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee on the new REACH chemicals legislation (attended by various politicians and scientists) |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of First Instance: Ruling T-387/03 Proteome/OHIM (intellectual property) |
| 20/01 - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of Justice: Ruling C-302/02 Nils Laurin Effing (social security for migrant workers), Ruling C-412/03 Hotel Scandic Gasabäck (taxation), Ruling C-464/01 Gruber (legal competence and decision-making), Ruling C-27/02 Engler (legal competence and decision-making), Ruling C-225/02 Garcia Blanco (social security for migrant workers), Ruling C-448/02 Greece/ Commission (Agriculture), Ruling C-74/03 SmithKline Beecham (approximation of legislation), Ruling C-245/03 Merck, Sharp & Dohme (approximation of legislation), Ruling C-296/03 Glaxosmithkline (approximation of legislation), Ruling C-306/03 Salgado Alonso (social security for migrant workers), Ruling C-300/03 Honeywell Aerospace (Customs Union), Ruling C-101/04 Noteboom (social security for migrant workers), Ruling C-198/04 Commission/ France (free circulation of individuals) |
| 21/01 - | LUXEMBOURG: - Swearing in of new European Commission at Euuropea Court of Justice |
| 24/01 - | BRUSSELS: - Agriculture and Fisheries Council |
OTHER EVENTS
| 18/01 - | PARIS: - Conference on "Le dialogue social sectoriel européen: quelle contribution à la réussite de la stratégie de Lisbonne? Quelles pistes pour l'avenir ? organised by Europe and Société with aid from European Commission (also 19/01) |
| 20/01 - | BRUSSELS: - European Party Political Debate (The European Policy Centre) "Who can best deliver prosperity and social justice in Europe?" |
| - | WARSAW: - Commissioner Hübner to speak on "European Cohesion Policy 2007-2013" at a high-level conference on "Poland's National Development Plan 2007-2013" |
| - | STOCKHOLM: Margot Wallström attends conference marking tenth anniversary of Sweden joining the EU, at Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen) |
| - | BERLIN: - Commissioner Fischer Boel to attend farm fair "Grüne Woche" (until 22) |