EUROPEAN UNION
| 14/01 - | DRESDEN: - JHA Council (until 16/01) |
| 15/01 - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: plenary session (until 18/01) |
| - | STRASBOURG: - EP/plenary: 35 Romanian MEPs and 18 Bulgarian MEPs join EP |
| - | STRASBOURG: - EP: Development Committee: Meeting with Louis Michel to discuss situation in Somalia; temporary investigation committee into alleged misuse of European countries by CIA for illegal rendition and imprisonment of suspects |
| - | BAD PYRMONT: - Meeting of equal opportunities and family ministers (also 16) |
| - | BONN: - Conference on 7th EU R&D Framework Programme - 'Europe on the Road to Excellence' (also 16/01) |
| - | POTSDAM: - Conference on future of healthcare in Europe (also 16/01) |
| 16/01 - | STRASBOURG: - Meeting of European Commission |
| - | STRASBOURG: - EP/plenary: opening meeting, election of new President and Vice-Presidents for two and a half year term of office |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Bureau meeting of European Economic and Social Committee |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Political and Security Committee (also 17/01) |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of Justice: Ruling C-265/05 Perez Naranjo.- Court of First Instance: Ruling T-53/05 Calavo Growers/OHIM - Calvo Sanz (intellectual property) |
| 17/01 - | STRASBOURG: - EP/plenary: German Presidency programme - Debate on German Presidency priorities attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President of the Commission José Manuel Barroso |
| - | STRASBOURG: - EP: Conference of Presidents: presentation of draft changes to composition of EP committees (nominations) for second half of current term (also on January 18: voting) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - European Economic and Social Committee: plenary (also 18/01) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - EU High Representative for CFSP, Javier Solana, meets German defence minister, Franz Josef Jung |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Coreper I and Coreper II |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of Justice: Ruling C-220/05 Auroux et al. (company law), Ruling C-313/05 Brzezinski (taxation), Ruling C-359/05 Estager (economic policy), Ruling C-385/05 Confédération générale du travail et al. (social policy), Ruling C-332/05 Celozzi (social security for migrant workers), Ruling C-421/05 City Motors Groep (competition), Ruling C-203/06 Commission/Czech Republic (freedom of establishment), Ruling C-204/06 Commission/Czech Republic (freedom of establishment), Ruling C-104/06 Commission/Sweden (taxation).- Court of First Instance: Ruling T-231/04 Greece/Commission (external relations) |
| 18/01 - | BERLIN: - Employment and Social Affairs Council (also 19/01) |
| - | BERLIN: - Conférence organised by European Commission on communications in the EU (also 19/01) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Conference on young people's views on tomorrow's Europe (until 20/01) |
| 22/01 - | BRUSSELS: - General Affairs and External Relations Council (also 23/01) |
OTHER EVENTS
| 15/01 - | PARIS: - Committee meeting of Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) on equal opportunities for men and women (situation of women in Southern Caucasus) |
| 18/01 - | VIENNA: - Meeting of OSCE and German Presidency of EU |
| - | BERLIN: - International Green Week (until 28/01) |
| 19/01 - | STRASBOURG: - Council of Europe seminar on European Convention of Human Rights, between international law and constitutional law |
| 22/01 - | STRASBOURG: - Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe: plenary session (until 26/01) |