EUROPEAN UNION
| 20/05 - | FALUN/TÄLLBERG: - Informal Culture ministerial meeting (on 22/05) |
| 21/05 - | BRUSSELS: - EU-Israel Association Committee |
| 21/05 - | BRUSSELS: - Summit of President of EPP-ED parliamentary groups and leaders of European Peoples' Party/European Democrats in EP (and 22/05) |
| - | SANTO DOMINGO: -Regional seminar of ACP-EU economic and social groups (on 23) |
| - | BEIJING: - Bilateral EU-China ministerial meeting, in framework of EU Troika (on 24) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Forum on European regional policy and its future in view of EU enlargement to less rich countries "Second Forum on Cohesion" (and 22/05) |
| 22/05 - | BRUSSELS: - Agriculture Council (and 23/05) |
| 23/05 - | BRUSSELS: - European Commission meeting |
| 24/05 - | BEIJING: - Euro-Asia meeting forum (ASEM) - Participation of Mr Patten in meeting of ASEM Ministers for Foreign Affairs (and 25/05) |
| 28/05 - | BRUSSELS: - Education/Youth Council |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Justice and Home Affairs Council (and 29/05) |
OTHER EVENTS
| 19/05 - | PARIS: - Conference "Building the political future of Europe" organised by the European Movement France and Crossroads for a civic and social Europe |
| 20/05 - | Mobilisation week for pensioner trade unions: "An active voice for pensioners and aged persons" (organised by FERPA) in all the EU countries (on 27/05) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Closing speech by Mr Nielson at UNCTAD on least developed countries (LDC) (EP) |
| 21/05 - | ISTANBUL: - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: spring meetings (on 23) |
| - | BRUSSELS - Youth convention on volunteering entitled "Make the difference", organised by the European Youth Forum (at ESC) |
| - | STRASBOURG: - Council of Europe: meeting of governmental offices for national minorities |
| - | BERLIN: - International Conference on Competition (participation of Mr Monti) (and 22/05) |
| 22/05 - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting of high level researchers from 30 countries to improve coordination of cancer research: speech by Mr Busquin "Improving the performance of European cancer research" (and 23/05) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Forum Europe's 6th Defence Industries Conference: "Europe's Future Defence Strengths", organised in partnership with EADS and Boeing |
| - | STOCKHOLM: - Speech by Mrs Wallström to the "Conference of Community and European Affairs Committee" (COSAC) at the Swedish Parliament |
| STRASBOURG: - Council of Europe: meeting on Stability Pact projects concerning minorities | |
| 23/05 - | STOCKHOLM: - Signature of Stockholm Convention on POP (Persistent Organic Pollutants) |
| - | BORGHOLM: - NGO conference on sustainable development (on 27/05) |
| - | STRASBOURG: - Council of Europe: meeting of minister delegates |
| 28/05 - | TROLLHÄTTAN: - High level conference on new technologies for a road transport policy that is safe and environmentally friendly (on 30/05) |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Conference (by the Italian Chamber of Commerce Unioncamere) on the "European Laboratory on Relations between Enterprises and Institutions" on "policies and instruments for the competitiveness of European enterprises" |