EUROPEAN UNION
| 1/04 | KIRUNA: Informal Environment Council (30/03-01/04). |
| 02/04 - | STRASBOURG: European Parliament: plenary session (to 05/04). |
| - | BRUSSELS: - ESC: transport, energy, infrastructures, information society. |
| 03/04 | STRASBOURG: Meeting of the European Commission. |
| - | STRASBOURG: - EP/Industry Committee: presentation of the package on "energy liberalisation". |
| 04/04 - | LUXEMBOURG: - Transport and Telecommunications Council (and 05/04). |
| - | STRASBOURG: - EP: Speech by President of the German Republic, Johannes Rau. - Göran Persson and Romano Prodi on results of Stockholm Summit. |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of First Instance: ruling T-288/97 Regione autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia/Commission (State aid). |
| 05/04 - | SOFIA: - EPP/EP: extraordinary summit (leaders of the European People's Party). |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Committee of the Regions: "Introduction of the euro, economic and political impact". |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of Justice: Ruling C-201/99 Deutsche Nichimen (free movement of goods), C-100/00 Commission/Italy (approximation of legislation), C-494/99 Commission/Greece (transport), C-123/00 Bellamy (free movement of goods), C-325/99 van de Water (taxation). - Court of First Instance: Ruling T-87/00 Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft/OHIM (Easybank) (intellectual property), T-82/00 Bic and others/Council (commercial policy), T-16/98 Wirschaftsvereinigung Stahl and others/Commission (ECSC). |
| 06/04 - | BRUSSELS: - Informal meeting of the Defence Ministers. |
| - | STOCKHOLM: - EU-Russia Troika. |
| - | BRUSSELS: - ESC: employment, social affairs, citizenship. |
| 08/04 - | ÖSTERSUND: - Informal ministerial Agriculture Meeting (to 10/04). |
| 09/04 - | LUXEMBOURG: - General Affairs Council (and 10/04). |
OTHER EVENTS
| 01/04 | CUBA: - Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Conference (to 7/04). |
| 02/04 - | SIMRISHAMN: - Seminar on conflict prevention within the EU (Swedish Presidency) (and 3). |
| - | RONNEBY: - Meeting on decentralisation in the enlargement process organised by Swedish Presidency (and 3). |
| - | KARLSTAD: - Meeting on the quality of education (Swedish Presidency) (and 3). |
| - | PARIS: - OECD: Meeting of Education Ministers (to 4/04). |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Joint meeting of the COPS (Political and Security Committee) and the North Atlantic Council (at ambassadorial level). |
| - | LISBON: - Conference on "Localised Content and Interactivity in a Globalised Area" (European Cable Communication Association -ECCA) (to 4/04). |
| 03/04 | BRUSSELS: - Seminar "European Public Opinion and Defence" (Palais d'Egmont) (and 4/04). |
| - | STRASBOURG: - High Level Meeting of the Council of Europe/European Union. |
| 04/04 | STRASBOURG: - Council of Europe: ministers' deputies (human rights) (and 5/04). |
| - | PARIS: - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Committee on Political Issues. |
| 05/04 - | PARIS: - Follow-up Commission of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly. |
| 06/04 - | PORTOROZ (SLOVENIA): - European Conference of ministers responsible for cultural heritage 'The Cultural Heritage faced with the Challenge of Globalisation" (Council of Europe) (and 7/04). |
| - | PARIS: - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Committee on Legal Affairs. |
| 07/04 | World Health Day (theme: mental health). |
| 09/04 - | LISBON: - Conference "European Policy Towards Africa" (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung). |
| - | JUANS-LES-PINS, ANTIBES: - 3rd Conference and exhibition organised by "Airports Council International" (ACI) on the theme of ground handling (to 11/04). |