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February 1-2 February Brussels. European
Parliament mini-session. www.europarl.europa.eu 1-3 February Copenhagen. Informal meeting
of EU Industry and Research Ministers in the Competitiveness Council. www.eu2012.dk 5 February Finland. Second round of
presidential election 6 February UK. The Queen came to
the throne on 6 February 1952. Official celebrations of the Diamond Jubilee
will be held in June 6 February Majorca. The son-in-law of
the King of Spain, Inaki Urdangarin, who is married to Princess Cristina, has
been summoned to appear before a judge over allegations of corruption 7 February Brussels/Maastricht. The 20th
anniversary of the signing of the Maastricht Treaty which created the
European Union, replacing the EEC, and paved the way for the creation of the
single currency, the euro 9 February Frankfurt. European Central
Bank Governing Council. www.ecb.eu 10 February Brussels. EU Education,
Youth, Culture and Sport Ministers meet. www.eu2012.dk 13-14 February Copenhagen. Seminar on
combating child pornography on the internet. eu2012.dk 13-16 February Strasbourg. European
Parliament plenary session. www.europarl.europa.eu 14 February Brussels. EU Transport,
Telecom and Energy ministers meet in an Energy Council. eu2012.dk |
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14-16 February London. BVE 2012
exhibition of broadcasting equipment. www.bvexpo.com 16 February Brussels. First Urban Forum,
relating to urban regeneration. www.ec.europa.eu/regional_policy 16-17 February Brussels. European
Employment, Social Affairs, Health, and Consumer ministers meet in the EPSCO
Council 19 February Greece. Parliamentary
election 20 February Brussels. Finance Ministers
from the Eurogroup meet 20-21 February Brussels. EU Industry and
Research Ministers meet (Competitiveness Council) www.eu2012.dk 21 February Brussels. EU Finance
Ministers meet. www.eu2012.dk 23 February Frankfurt. European Central
Bank Governing Council. www.ecb.eu 23-24 February Brussels. EU Agriculture and
Fisheries Ministers meet 27-28 February Brussels. EU Foreign
Ministers meet. Serbia will need to convince them that it is making positive
progress in its bitter dispute with Kosovo, if it is to achieve official EU
candidate status at the March summit |
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March 1-2 March Brussels. European Summit. www.eu2012.dk 4 March Russia. First round of the presidential election. www.telegraph.co.uk 8 March Frankfurt. European Central
Bank Governing Council. www.ecb.eu 8-9 March Brussels. EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers meet. www.eu2012.dk 9 March Brussels. EU Environment Ministers meet. www.eu2012.dk 9-10 March Copenhagen. Informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in the so-called Gymnich Council. eu2012.dk 10 March Slovakia. Parliamentary elections 12-15 March Strasbourg. European Parliament plenary session. www.europarl.europa.eu 12-17 March Marseilles. Sixth World Water Forum. www.worldwaterforum6.org 13 March Brussels. EU Finance Ministers meet in the ECOFIN Council. www.eu2012.dk 14-15 March Copenhagen. Conference on combating microbial resistance, including how to stop over-use of antibiotics. eu2012.dk 16 March Brussels. EU Foreign Ministers meet. eu2012.dk 19-20 March Brussels. EU Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers meet. www.eu2012.dk |
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21-22 March Frankfurt. European Central
Bank Governing Council and Central Council. www.ecb.eu 22-23 March Brussels. EU Foreign and Defence Ministers meet. eu2012.dk 22-23 March Brussels. EU Transport, Telecom and Energy Ministers meet. www.eu2012.dk 23-25 March Brussels. The Brussels Forum – an annual “high-level meeting of the most influential North American and European political, corporate, and intellectual leaders to address challenges currently facing both sides of the Atlantic”. brussels.gmfus.org 26-27 March Brussels. EU Ministers for Foreign Affairs and European Affairs meet in the General Affairs Council. eu2012.dk 26-30 March Brussels. European e-Skills Week 2012. europa.eu/eucalendar 27 March Brussels. The Fifth Forum for the Future of Agriculture organised by the European Landowners Association and Syngenta. www.forumforagriculture.com 28-29 March Brussels. European Parliament mini-plenary session. www.europarl.europa.eu 30-31 March Copenhagen. Informal meeting of EU Finance Ministers (ECOFIN). www.eu2012.dk |
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April 4 April Frankfurt. European Central
Bank Governing Council. www.ecb.eu 6-9 April EU. European institutions closed for Easter 13-15 April Orthodox/Coptic Easter 16-19 April Copenhagen. EWEA 2012. European Wind Energy Association conference. events.ewea.org 17 April Copenhagen. European Rail Traffic Management System conference. eu2012.dk 17-20 April Strasbourg. European Parliament plenary session. On 17 April, the European Commission holds its weekly meeting in Strasbourg. www.europarl.europa.eu 18-20 April Horsens, Denmark. Informal meeting of EU Energy and Environment Ministers. eu2012.dk 19 April Frankfurt. European Central
Bank Governing Council. www.ecb.eu 22 April France. Presidential election first round. en.wikipedia.org |
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23 April Luxembourg. EU Foreign Ministers meet in the Foreign Affairs Council. eu2012.dk 23-24 April Horsens, Denmark. Informal meeting of EU Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Ministers in the EPSCO Council. eu2012.dk 24 April Luxembourg. EU Foreign Ministers meet in the General Affairs Council. eu2012.dk 26 April Brussels. The Tenth European Business Summit. www.ebsummit.eu 26-27 April Luxembourg. EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers meet. www.eu2012.dk 26-27 April Luxembourg. EU Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers meet. www.eu2012.dk 30 April Greece. A general election is due in “late April”, delayed from the original February date to give the government more time to complete negotiations with private-sector creditors on a plan aimed at reducing the country's debt pile |
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2013 The EU has said it
will introduce a “permanent mechanism” to help any Eurozone
nation crippled by debts, replacing the temporary bail-out fund, the EFSF. On
1 July, Croatia is expected to become the 28th member of
the EU. A new Common Agricultural Policy is due to come into force. Currently costing €44bn
a year, CAP reform could be divisive. Also a new Common Fisheries Policy is
due to take effect from
January 2013. The EU must agree its Multiannual Financing Framework (long
term budget) for 2014-20. ____________________________________________________________________________ All information in the European Events Diary should be
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285 6319 Email: press.office@consilium.europa.eu Head of Press
Office: Nicolas Kerleroux. +322 281 8239 Danish Presidency: www.eu2012.dk Council of Europe: www.coe.int CoE Press Service: +333 88 41 25 60, pressunit@coe.int Cathie Burton (UK): cathie.burton@coe.int European Court of Human Rights: +333 88 41 20 18 www.echr.coe.int NATO: www.nato.int Press Service: +322 707 5041 |
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