EUROPEAN UNION
| 16/10 - | LUXEMBOURG: - Eurogroup |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Mr Bolkestein meets EU and EFTA Economy/Finance Ministers |
| - | VERSAILLES: - 23rd Conference of Community affairs bodies (Cosac) (and 17/10) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - EP: Committees: Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (and 17/10); Constitutional Affairs (and 17/10); Agriculture and Rural Development (and 17/10); Legal Affairs and Internal Market (and 17/10); Development and Cooperation (and 17/10); Budgets (and 17/10) |
| 17/10 - | LUXEMBOURG: - Employment and Social Affairs Council |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Joint Ecofin/Justice and Home Affairs Council |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of Justice: Decisions C-114/99 Roquette Frères (agriculture). - Court of First Instance: Decision T-27/99 Drabbe v Commission (civil servant statute) |
| 18/10 - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting of the European Commission |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Economic and Social Committee: Plenary session (and 19/10) |
| 19/10 - | SEOUL: - Ministerial meeting in preparation for ASEM summit |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of Justice: Decisions C-155/99 Busolin et al (agriculture), C-339/98 Peacock (free movement of goods), C-15/99 Hans Sommer (free movement of goods), C-216/98 Commission v Greece (taxation), joined cases C-15/98, C-105/99 Italy v Commission (state aid) |
| 20/10 - | SEOUL: - ASEM Summit (and 21/10) |
| 21/10 - | SEOUL: - EU/Japan ministerial meeting |
| 23/10 - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: plenary session (to 27/10) |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Agriculture Council (and 24/10) |
| - | BEIJING: - EU-China Summit |
OTHER EVENTS
| 15/10 - | KRAKOW: - Standing Conference of European Education Ministers: 20th session on "Educational Policies for Democratic Citizenship and Social Cohesion" (to 17/10) |
| 16/10 - | BRUSSELS: - Conference on "Science and Governance in a Knowledge Society: The Challenge for Europe" (organised by the European Commission) (and 17/10) |
| - | FRANKFURT: - Conference organised by the Council of Europe (Ministers of Culture) and the German Federal Minister for Cultural Affairs on "The Future of the Book" (and 17/10) |
| 17/10 - | BRUSSELS: - Seminar on the future of coal in the EU (ECSC Consultative Committee) |
| - | PARIS: - European Competition Day - Information conference for the general public organised with the European Commission within the framework of the French Presidency |
| 18/10 - | BRUSSELS: - Conference on "New Governance and the Social Dimension of Enlargement" (European Social Observatory) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - UEF conference-debate on "The Charter of Fundamental Rights: What Impact on the Future of Europe?" (at the EP) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Employment Policy Forum "Towards Full Employment in Europe" (European Trade Union Institute -ETUI) (and 19/10) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Conference on "Quality of Life - Quality of Transport" organised by CER (Community of European Railways) |
| 19/10 - | BERLIN: - 8th annual Eurochambres congress on "Vital Enterprises - Vital Europe" (and 20/10) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Conference by Elmar Brok on "Reform of the EU: Nice & Beyond" (organised by European Policy Centre) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Conference on "The EU Environmental Policy on the Test Bench - European Policy for Emission Reduction and Energy Saving" (Konrad Adenauer Foundation and EPP) |