EUROPEAN UNION
| 17/04 - | TULLAMORE: - Gymnich Foreign Ministers (cont.) |
| - | KILDARE: - ASEM Ministerial Meeting (also 18/04) |
| 18/04 - | KILDARE: - EU-Japan and EU-China troikas |
| 19/04 - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: plenary session (until 22/04) |
| - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: Committees: Budget Control; Citizens' Freedoms and Rights; Justice and Home Affairs; Economic and Monetary Affairs; Industry, Foreign Trade, Research and Energy; Employment and Social Affairs; Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism; Development and Cooperation |
| 20/04 - | STRASBOURG: - Meeting of the European Commission |
| - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: Committees: Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Defence and Security Policy; Legal and Internal Market; Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 21/04 - | LUXEMBOURG: - Agriculture and Fisheries Council (possible extended to 22/04) |
| - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: Declarations by the Council and the Commission on Cyprus and transatlantic relations |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Committee of the Regions: Forum "Les trophées européens de l'innovation régionale", organised along with DG Regional Policy (also 22/04) |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of First Instance: Ruling T-172/01 M/Court of Justice (institutional law), Ruling T-313/01 R/ Commission (terms and conditions for officials), Ruling T-127/02 Concept/ OHMI (ECA) (intellectual property) |
| 22/04 - | MOSCOW: - Visit by Messrs Prodi, de Palacio, Wallström, Busquin, Verheugen, Patten, Lamy and Vitorino |
| - | FRANKFURT: - ECB: Meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank |
| 24/04 - | BRUSSELS: - Congress of European Socialist Party |
| 25/04 - | DROMOLAND CASTLE, Co. CLARE: - Informal Competitiveness Council (until 27/04) |
| 26/04 - | LUXEMBOURG: - General Affairs and External Relations Council (also 27/04) |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Agriculture and Fisheries Council (also 27/04) |
OTHER EVENTS
| 19/04 - | BRUSSELS: - North Atlantic Council/COPS meeting |
| - | PARIS: - OECD: Fisheries Committee - workshop on illegal, undeclared and unregulated fishing (also 20/04) |
| - | DUBLIN: - Speech by Erkki Liikanen "Regulating for Competitiveness and Growth - the regulators experience" at the Better Regulation Conference |
| - | LIEGE: - Speech by Mr. Busquin at conference on "The Europe of Knowledge 2020" |
| 20/04 - | PARIS: - OECD: Environmental Policy Committee (ministerial level) (also 21/04) |
| 21/04 | HANNOVER: Speech by Mr Lamy: The EU25 in the Global Economy (at Hannover Fair) |
| - | SEOUL: -International Competition Network (ICN) Conference (until 24/04) |
| 22/04 - | DUNDALK: - European High Speed Broadband Network Conference |
| - | HÄSSLEHOLM, SWEDEN: - Speech by Mr. Fischler "Living countryside, good environment, biological production and quality food" at the "European Forum on EU enlargement" |
| 23/04 - | JELGAVA/LATVIA: - Speech by Mr. Fischler "Development of agriculture in the enlarged EU" at conference on "Science of Economics Contribution to Rural Development 2004" |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Economic Forum on "The New Community - Financial prospects post-2006" |
| 24/04 - | WASHINGTON: - IMF/World Bank: spring summit (also 25/04) |
| 26/04 - | STRASBOURG: - Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe: (until 30/04) |
| - | PARIS: OECD: Economic Policy Committee (also 27/04) |