EUROPEAN UNION
| 3/03 - | BRUSSELS: - Environment Council |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Eurogroup meeting |
| - | BRDO: - Committee of the Regions: Political Bureau meeting - Conference on Territorial Dialogue 2008 (also 4/03) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - EP/political groups: week preparing for plenary |
| - | BRUSSELS: - EP: Development Committee.- Public hearing on sources of energy, transport and industry emissions at global level |
| 4/03 - | BRUSSELS: - ECOFIN Council |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting of EU and Latin American environment ministers |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting of ACP-EU economic and social issues circles to discuss an improved partnership for better development (until 6/03) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - EP: Foreign Affairs Committee |
| - | BRUSSELS: - EP: 'Towards the 2009 European elections - The Lisbon Treaty - Implications for the 2009 European Parliament elections' (also 5/03) |
| 5/03 - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting of the European Commission |
| - | BRUSSELS: - EU-Canada Troika meeting |
| - | BRUSSELS: - EP: conference on EU citizens, the European Parliament and the 2009 European elections.- Meeting of the EP Delegation for relations with MERCOSUR and the EP's Temporary Committee on Climate Change with Brazilian government minister Marina Silva |
| 6/03 - | BRUSSELS: - EU-United States Troika meeting |
| - | BRUSSELS: - EP: Committees: Development, Industry, Research and Energy/ Civil Liberties; and Women's Rights and Gender Equality - celebrating International Women's Day (8 March) with a conference on the role of women in intercultural dialogue and a seminar on sexual equality in parliamentary affairs |
| - | BRDO: - Meeting of the Humanitarian Aid Committee (also 7/03) |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of Justice: Ruling in combined cases C-287/06 to C-292/06 Deutsche Post (freedom of establishment), Ruling C-82/07 Comision del Mercado Telecom. (industrial policy), Ruling C-196/07 Commission/Spain (competition), Ruling C-98/07 Nordania Finans and BG (taxation) |
| - | FRANKFURT: - ECB: Meeting of European Central Bank Governing Council |
| 9/03 - | BRUSSELS: - Informal dinner meeting for trade ministers |
| 10/03 - | BRUSSELS: - General Affairs and External Relations Council (also 11/03) |
| - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament plenary session (until 13/03) |
OTHER EVENTS
| 4/03 - | LJUBLJANA: - Conference on 2008, a crucial year for the Western Balkans, organised by the WEU Assembly and the Slovenian national assembly |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Debate on how to get male parliamentarians on board to tackle violence against women, organised by the College of Europe's Madariaga Foundation (one of the 'Europe Tuesdays' organised in connection with APCE) |
| 5/03 - | BRDO: - Conference on research infrastructure and its structural dimension within the European research area (also 6/03) |
| 6/03 - | BRUSSELS: - NATO: meeting of foreign ministers |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Conference on career opportunities for women in the IT and communications industries organised by 'Sortez de l'ombre - saisissez l'opportunité' |
| - | BRUSSELS: - International conference for women leaders on women's role in stabilising an uncertain world |
| 10/03 - | STRASBOURG: - Four-way meeting with the Council of Europe |
| - | European Consumers' Day - Award of consumer protection prizes by Commissioner Meglena Kuneva |
| - | VIENNA: - 51st meeting of the United Nations Drugs Committee (until 14/03) |