EUROPEAN UNION
| 2/02 - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: plenary session (until 5/02) |
| - | STRASBOURG: - EP: committees: International Trade; Economic and Monetary Affairs; and Regional Development |
| - | BRUSSELS: - EESC: EMU section, economic and social cohesion |
| 3/02 - | STRASBOURG: - Meeting of the European Commission |
| - | STRASBOURG: - EP/plenary: Council and Commission statements on the release and resettlement of Guantanamo prisoners; and the worrying situation in immigrant detention centres and the illegal detention of prisoners |
| 4/02 - | PRAGUE: - Meeting of European family ministers (also 5/02) |
| - | STRASBOURG: - EP/plenary: solemn sitting with the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. - Tribute to Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwich - Council and Commission statements on Kosovo; how the financial crisis is impacting on the car industry; and Commission statement on impact of hurricane Klaus in southern Europe |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of First Instance: Ruling T-145/06 Omya/Commission (competition) |
| 5/02 - | MOSCOW: - European Commission - Russian Government Summit (also 6/02) |
| - | PRAGUE: - EU-Ukraine ministerial troika meeting |
| - | STRASBOURG: - EP/plenary: debate and votes on violations of human rights in Sri Lanka, the Philippines and the situation facing Burmese refugees in Thailand |
| - | BRUSSELS: - EESC: foreign relations section - Olli Rehn |
| - | FRANKFURT: - ECB: European Central Bank Governing Council |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of Justice: Ruling C-293/08 Commission/Finland (space of freedom, security and justice), Ruling C-282/08 Commission/Luxembourg (environment) |
| 9/02 - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting of Eurogroup |
OTHER EVENTS
| 2/02 - | BRUSSELS: - Viviane Reding speaks on “Preparing the Internet of the Future”(The Lisbon Council) |
| - | HELSINKI: - Olli Rehn addresses EU seminar |
| - | ADDIS ABABA: - Assembly of the African Union - Speech by Antonio Tajani |
| 4/02 - | BRUSSELS: - Conference and debate “Le plus pauvre, garant du sens de l'art. L'art pour exister” organised by Cercle Wresinski d'ATD Quart Monde |
| 5/02 - | PRAGUE: - Conference “Soins parentaux et politique de l'emploi” (also 6/02) |
| - | PRAGUE: - Awards ceremony for journalism prize “Pour la diversité. Contre les discriminations” attended by Commissioner Vladimir Spidla |
| - | BRUSSELS: - 2nd European University-Business Forum (6/02) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Annual conference of IFRI energy programme “Investir dans le futur énergétique de l'Europe” (also 6/02) |
| 6/02 - | MUNICH: - International security conference (until 8/02) |
| 9/02 - | BRUSSELS: - EU Sustainable Energy Week EUSEW - (also in 19 other member states until 13/02) |
| - | LISBON: - Meeting of International Labour Organisation, Europe region (until 13/02) |