EUROPEAN UNION
| 8/05 - | VIENNA: - AU-EU ministerial troika meeting |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Debate between MEPs and national parliamentarians at the EP on the future of Europe (also 9/05) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - EP/political groups: week preparing for plenary |
| 10/05 - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting of European Commission |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Benita Ferrero-Waldner attends Trialogue at EP |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Platform on food, physical activity and health - DG Sanco (also 11) |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of First Instance: Ruling T-279/03 Galileo International Technology et al./Commission, Ruling T-395/04 Air One/Commission (state aid), Ruling T-331/04 R/Commission (officials' terms and conditions) |
| 11/05 - | BRUSSELS: - Vladimir Spidla attends conference of PES group at EP on 'Decent Work' |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Conference on energy efficiency measures in fisheries, DG Fisheries (also 12/05) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Conference on good practices on food, physical exercise and health in the EU and US (DG Sanco) (also 12/05) |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of Justice: Ruling C-340/04 Carbotermo and Consorzio Alisei (company law), Ruling C-416/04 P Sunrider/OHIM - Espadafor Caba (intellectual property), Ruling C-197/03 Commission/Italy (taxation), Ruling C-384/04 Federation of Technological Industries (taxation), Ruling C-11/05 Friesland Coberco Dairy Foods (customs union) |
| 12/05 - | VIENNA: - EU-Latin America and Caribbean Summit (also 13/05) |
| - | SPLIT/CROATIA: - Meeting of European Parliament's EPP-ED group (also 13/05) |
| 15/05 - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament plenary session (until 18/05) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - General Affairs and External Relations Council (also 16/05) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Defence Council |
OTHER EVENTS
| 9/05 - | Europe Day - Festivities for Plan D (Democracy, Dialogue and Debate) - Austrian Presidency invites people to attend 'Europe Cafés' to debate future of Europe |
| - | NEW YORK: - Benita Ferrero-Waldner attends Quartet Meeting |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Fedichem (Belgian federation of chemical industries) AGM, discussing innovation and sustainable employment in the chemical industry |
| 10/05 - | BADEN-WURTEMBURG: - Round table on EU security |
| - | INNSBRUCK: - Council of local authorities and regions of Europe: 23rd 'Etats généraux' (until 12/05) |
| - | NEW YORK: - United Nations 'Commission on Sustainable Development' meeting (until 12) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Conference on SME energy efficiency (at EP) |
| 11/05 - | LUXEMBOURG: - Seminar on recent changes in European family and inheritance law organised by the 'Centre européen de la Magistrature et des Professions Juridiques' of the IEAP in Luxembourg (also 12/05) |
| - | LINZ: - Conference on experiences preparing of the euro (also 12/05) |
| 12/05 - | NICE: - 6+6 conference on immigration |
| 13/05 - | BRUSSELS: - Chemistry Days (also 14/05) organised by Fedichem and many other partners (dozens of companies and laboratories will be holding open days) |
| 15/05 - | LISBON: - Conference on Broadband Access Strategies organised by IIR Telecoms & Technology (until 18/05) |
| - | BONN: - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol: meetings and workshops on new emissions targets for industrialised countries and a wider forum on long-term cooperation to combat climate change (second half of May) |