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A calendar of events from European institutions for
journalists and broadcasters, updated monthly Please
check entries before broadcast or publication – see contacts at end of
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July 1 July Belgium takes over the 6-month presidency
of the European Council from Spain, with an interim government under
caretaker Prime Minister Yves Leterme trying to negotiate a new coalition,
which may divert attention from EU affairs. The Presidency website is www.eu2010.be 1 July EU. From today, roaming charges for
mobile phones used in another EU country will fall to 39 cents per minute for
calls made and 15 cents for calls received, excluding VAT 1-2 July Brussels. The fourth European Communication
Summit, the biggest PR conference in Europe, organised by the European
Association of Communication Directors. www.communication-summit.eu 2 July Brussels. The EU Belgian Presidency
outlines its programme for the next six months to the College of
Commissioners 3-25 July The
97th Tour de France starts from Rotterdam. www.letour.fr 4 July Poland. Presidential election second
round – a run-off between Bronislaw Komorowski of the centerist Civic
Platform, who has been acting president since Lech Kaczynski died in the
April plane crash, and Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the late president’s twin
brother, from the more Conservative Law and Justice Party 5-6 July Brussels. Informal meeting of EU Health
Ministers 5-8 July Strasbourg. European Parliament plenary session. There may be a vote
on plans for the European External Action Service (EEAS) – Baroness
Ashton’s team of 1,625 officials to be set up by the autumn. www.europarl.europa.eu 6 July Strasbourg. The weekly meeting of the
European Commission will be held in Strasbourg. The Competition Commissioner
Joaquin Almunia may publish plans to maintain subsidies for the coal industry
until 2023 – a move opposed by environmentalists 6 July Brussels. EU Finance Ministers meet 7 July Brussels. The European Commission will
launch a green paper on the future of pensions in Europe. Contact: Cristina
Arigho +322 298 5399 7 July Hungary. Presidential election |
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8 July Frankfurt. European Central Bank Governing
Council. www.ecb.eu 8-11 July Novi Sad, Serbia. The Exit Festival at the
Petrovaradin Fortress by the Danube attracts huge numbers of pop music fans
from around the world. www.exitfest.org 9 July Brussels. Informal meeting of EU
Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Ministers in the EPSCO Council 11 July South Africa. World Cup Final 12 July Brussels. EU Agriculture and Fisheries
Ministers meet 12-13 July Brussels. Informal meeting of EU
Environment Ministers 13 July Brussels. EU Finance Ministers meet (tbc). www.eu20120.be 14 July Brazil. EU-Brazil Summit 15-16 July Brussels. Informal meeting of EU Industry
and Research Ministers in the Competitiveness Council 15-16 July Informal
meeting of EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers 15-18 July Dour, Belgium. 150,000 people are expected to
attend the Dour Festival of pop and rock. www.dourfestival.be 18-19 July Brussels. Informal meeting of EU Energy
Ministers 19-20 July Brussels. "The CAP Post 2013" is
a conference of stakeholders on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy
which still consumes nearly half the EU budget, organised by the European
Commission. The results of a round of consultation in the past three months
will be presented. Contact: Johan Reyniers +322 295 6728 20 July Brussels. EU Foreign Ministers meet 22 July Frankfurt. European Central Bank Governing
Council. www.ecb.eu 23 July Brussels. EU Finance Ministers meet for
initial discussions about the 2011 EU Budget 23-26 July Libramont, Belgium. International Agricultural Fair. www.foiredelibramont.com 31 July European institutions close for the month of August |
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August 5 August Frankfurt. European Central Bank Governing
Council. www.ecb.eu 11 August First
day of Ramadan 11-16 August Budapest. The Sziget pop festival on Obuda
island is huge – a thousand acts and 400,000 visitors expected. sziget.hu 13 August - 5 September Edinburgh. The Edinburgh International Music
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25 August Brussels. European Commission meeting, the
first after the summer break. www.ec.eruropa.eu 27-29 August Edinburgh. The 35th Media Guardian Edinburgh
International Television Festival. www.mgeitf.co.uk 31 August Strasbourg. MEPs gather in political groups
following the summer break in advance of two plenary sessions of the European
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September This
month there will be a Special EU Summit on Foreign Policy Strategy. Date to
be announced. 1-11 September Venice. The 67th Venice Film Festival. www.labiennale.org 2 September Frankfurt. European Central Bank Governing
Council. www.ecb.eu 3-5 September Stradbally, Ireland. Electric Picnic Music and Arts
Festival. www.electricpicnic.ie 5-7 September Brussels. Plenary session of the EU
Committee of the Regions. www.cor.europa.eu 6-9 September Strasbourg. European Parliament plenary session. www.europarl.europa.eu 9-14 September Amsterdam. IBC 2010, the huge annual
conference and exhibition of broadcasting technology. www.ibc.org 10-11 September Berlin. The Second Berlin Festival. www.berlinfestival.de 11-14 September Vienna and Bratislava. 60th Anniversary World Congress
of the International Press Institute – "Media Freedom in the New
Media Landscape". www.freemedia.at |
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14 September Brussels. EU Foreign Ministers meet. www.eu2010.be 15-16 September Brussels. Informal meeting of EU Transport
Ministers. www.eu2010.be 19 September Sweden. General election 20-22 September Brussels. Informal meeting of EU
Agriculture Ministers. www.eu2010.be 20-23 September Strasbourg. European Parliament plenary session. www.europal.europa.eu 23-24 September Brussels. Informal meeting of EU Defence
Ministers. www.eu2010.be 26 September European
Day of Languages 7 September Brussels. EU Agriculture and Fisheries
Ministers meet. www.eu2010.be 27 September Brussels. European Tourism Day focusing
this year on "European Cultural Routes". ec.europa.eu/enterprise 30 September Brussels. Informal meeting of EU Finance
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2011 Iceland expects to join the EU this year,
but negotiations might be delayed by the dispute with the UK and Netherlands about compensation
for the collapse of Icelandic banks. Croatia hopes to wrap up EU membership talks this year and
join the bloc in 2012, but Brussels has told the former Yugoslav republic it must first step up the fight
against widespread corruption and strengthen its judiciary, and a border dispute with Slovenia has yet to
be resolved. Romania and Bulgaria want to join the
border-free Schengen Area this year. Macedonia
and Albania might also be invited to join the zone. ____________________________________________________________________________ All information in the European Events Diary should be checked with
the appropriate European department before publication. Neither T-Media nor the Association of
European Journalists can accept responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided Contacts |
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All EU press releases are posted on europa.eu/press_room From there, you can find links to facilities covering the various institutions and an audiovisual portal TV coverage on Europe-by-Satellite: europa.eu/comm/ebs TV topical features are available free from Mostra Communication. www.tvlink.org Email media@mostra.com to request tapes (Beta or DV-Cam) +322 537 4400 EU news, information and contacts are also available on Europe Direct The easiest site to use is www.eu4journalists.eu European Commission: Media information is handled by the Directorate-General for Communication Each Directorate-General (DG) has its own Information Unit. Call the general number in Brussels – +322 299 1111 – and ask for the spokesperson of the appropriate DG for political matters and interview requests with the Commissioner, or for the information unit of the directorate (e.g. Agriculture DG or Environment DG) Contacts can be found on the Commission's contact page For broadcast facilities: Simona Pilko, Head of News, Audiovisual Division at DG Communication. +322 296 8294. simona.pilko@ec.europa.eu A/V Planning Office: +322 295 2123. planning-audiovisual@ec.europa.eu |
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For the Commission's Press Office, see Press Room contacts European Parliament: www.europarl.europa.eu Audiovisual Division in Brussels: +322 284 4811 www.europarl.europa.eu/news Audiovisual Booking Centre: +322 284 2010. johanna.denhertog@europarl.europa.eu Live coverage: www.europarltv.europa.eu On EBS: www.europarl.europa.eu London Office of the Parliament: +44 20 7227 4300. www.europarl.org.uk EU Council of Ministers: consilium.europa.eu Press Office: Tel:
+322 285 6319 Email: press.office@consilium.europa.eu Head of Press
Office: Nicolas Kerleroux. Tel: +322 281 8239 Spanish Presidency website: www.eu2010.es Council of Europe: www.coe.int CoE Press Service: +333 88 41 25 60, pressunit@coe.int Alun Drake (UK), +333 88 41 25 64, alun.drake@coe.int European Court of Human Rights: +333 88 41 20 18 NATO: www.nato.int Press Service: +322 707 5041, press@hq.nato.int |
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