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May

 

1 May

May Day/Labour Day. EU institutions closed

 

1 May

Switzerland. The non-EU state will introduce limits on immigration from all EU states for a period of one year, in a move criticised by Brussels. www.bbc.co.uk

 

1 May

Oxford. A conference on the "Greening of Food, Farming and Agriculture" organised by the Green Economics Institute. Contact: greeneconomicsinstitute@yahoo.com

 

2 May

UK. Local elections in England and for one Welsh authority. The anti-EU UKIP party is fielding a record number of candidates and might do well, drawing support from all three main parties

 

1-3 May

Dublin. Informal meeting of EU Ministers for Internal Market, Industry and Research in the Competitiveness Council. www.eu2013.ie

 

3 May

World Press Freedom Day. www.unesco.org

 

7-8 May

Dublin. European Food Safety Focal Point Meeting. eu2013.ie

 

8-9 May

Brussels. European Parliament mini-plenary. www.europarl.europa.eu

 

9 May

EU. Europe Day marking the original Schuman Declaration in 1950 which began the European project. EU institutions closed, and also on 10 May (Ascension holiday)

 

12 May

Bulgaria. General election after the resignation of Prime Minister Borisov following mass protests over electricity price-rises. www.reuters.com

 

12 May

Barcelona. Spanish Grand Prix

 

13 May

Brussels. Finance Ministers from the eurozone meet. Will Cyprus’s financial woes be finally resolved? www.eu2013.ie

 

13-14 May

Brussels. EU Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers meet. www.eu2013.ie

 

14 May

Brussels. EU Finance Ministers meet. Ministers are under pressure to act on tax evasion within Europe, with a revised savings taxation directive being proposed by Council President Van Rompuy. www.eu2013.ie

 

14 May

Malmö. Eurovision Song Contest first semi-final. www.eurovision.tv

 

15 May

Amsterdam. Europa Football League Final. www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/index.htm

 

15-16 May

Brussels. European Business Summit. www.ebsummit.eu

 

15-26 May

Cannes. 66th Film Festival. www.festival-cannes.fr

 

16 May

Frankfurt. European Central Bank Governing Council. www.ecb.eu

 

 

 

 

 

16 May

Malmö. Eurovision Song Contest second semi-final. www.eurovision.tv

 

16-17 May

Brussels. EU Ministers for Education, Youth, Culture and Sport meet. www.eu2013.ie

 

16-17 May

Brussels. A European conference on the Aquaculture Business. eu2013.ie

 

18 May

Malmö. Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final. www.eurovision.tv

 

20-23 May

Strasbourg. European Parliament plenary session. The Commission will meet in Strasbourg on 21 May. MEPs are likely to vote on revised proposals for the long-term EU budget (2014-2020) after rejecting the deal for a net cut in funding agreed by the member states in February. www.europarl.europa.eu

 

21 May

Brussels. EU Foreign Ministers meet in the General Affairs Council. www.eu2013.ie

 

22 May

Brussels. European Summit. Heads of government will consider Herman Van Rompuy’s report on the future of economic and monetary union, and proposals to fight tax evasion. EU leaders agreed at their March summit that energy would be a special theme at the May gathering. www.european-council.europa.eu

 

22-23 May

Brussels. EU Ministers for the Internal Market, Industry and Research meet in the Competitiveness Council. www.eu2013.ie

 

22-24 May

Leipzig. International Transport Forum. www.internationaltransportforum.org

 

23-26 May

Toledo, Spain. Friends of the Countryside 16th General Assembly. friendsofthecountryside.org

 

25 May

London. UEFA Champion’s League Final at Wembley. www.uefa.com

 

26 May

Monaco. F1 Grand Prix

 

26-28 May

Dublin. Informal meeting of EU Agriculture Ministers. www.eu2013.ie

 

26 May - 9 June

Paris. French Open Tennis

 

27-28 May

Brussels. EU Foreign Ministers meet. www.eu2013.ie

 

28 May

Brussels. Helen Clark, Administrator of the UN Development Programme, and Jose Manual Borroso, European Commission President, are scheduled to present recommendations for the Post-15 Development Agenda – what should follow the Millennium Development Goals which expire in 2015?

 

30-31 May

Brussels. Plenary session of the EU Committee of the Regions. www.cor.europa.eu

 

 

 

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June

 

4 June

London. The Queen will attend a special service at Westminster Abbey to commemorate the 60th anniversary of her coronation (2 June 1953). www.royal.gov.uk

 

4-7 June

Brussels. European Green Week, the annual forum and exhibition organised by the Environment DG of the European Commission. This year the theme is air quality, coinciding with new Commission proposals on this subject. World Environment Day is on 5 June. ec.europa.eu

 

4-7 June

Dublin. European Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems. www.itsineurope.com

 

6 June

Frankfurt. European Central Bank Governing Council. www.ecb.eu

 

6 June

Luxembourg. EU Telecoms Ministers meet in the TTE Council. www.eu2013.ie

 

6-7 June

Luxembourg. EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers meet. www.eu2013.ie

 

7 June

Luxembourg. EU Energy Ministers meet in the TTE Council. www.eu2013.ie

 

7 June

Brussels. The end of a 3-month public consultation exercise by the European Commission about plastic waste. europa.eu

 

10 June

Luxembourg. EU Transport Ministers meet in the TTE Council

 

10-13 June

Strasbourg. European Paraliament plenary session. The weekly meeting of the Commission will be held in Strasbourg on 11 June. www.europarl.europa.eu

 

11 June

London. The TVB Workflow Files conference on IT broadcasting workflow at BAFTA. www.tvbeurope.com

 

11-15 June

Kosice, Slovakia. The 19th International Festival of Local Television. This year Kosice is European Capital of Culture. www.festval.sk www.slovakia.org

 

14 June

Brussels. EU Foreign Ministers meet. www.eu2013.ie

 

17-18 June

County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. G8 Summit hosted by the UK. There will be a huge security operation. More than 5,000 officers will be on duty around key sites. They include the Lough Erne Golf Resort and Belfast International Airport, where Barack Obama, Angela Merkel and others are expected to land before being taken to Fermanagh by helicopter. www.bbc.co.uk www.g20g8.com

 

17-18 June

Brussels. EU Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers meet. The Irish Presidency is seeking agreement on a reformed Common Agricultural Policy, with nominated representatives of the Parliament, Commission and Council in intensive talks since mid-April. www.eu2013.ie

 

19-21 June

Strasbourg. World Investment Conference. www.worldinvestmentconferences.com

 

20 June

Brussels. Finance Ministers from the Eurozone meet in the Eurogroup. www.eu2013.ie

 

 

 

 

 

 

20-21 June

Luxembourg. EU Ministers for Employment and Consumer Affairs meet. www.eu2013.ie

 

20 June

Frankfurt. European Central Bank Governing Council and General Council meetings. www.ecb.eu

 

21 June

Luxembourg. Finance Ministers from all 27 member states meet in the ECOFIN Council. www.eu2013.ie

 

21 June

France. Fête de la Musique. www.fetedelamusique.culture.fr

 

22 June

London. A mass march by the "People’s Assembly Against Austerity", a new alliance of unions, MPs, activists and writers. They say it could be the biggest demonstration in the UK since the anti-Iraq war rally 10 years ago which attracted about a million people. www.coalitionofresistance.org.uk

 

22-23 June

Gateshead. European Team Championship Athletics

 

23 June

Albania. General election triggered by differences over reforms required by the EU before Albania can become an official candidate for EU membership

 

24 June

Luxembourg. EU Foreign Ministers meet. www.eu2013.ie

 

24-25 June

Luxembourg. EU Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers meet. www.eu2013.ie

 

24-28 June

Europe. European Sustainable Energy Week. www.eusew.eu

 

24 June – 7 July

London. Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships. www.wimbledon.com

 

25 June

Luxembourg. EU Foreign Ministers meet in the General Affairs Council. europa.eu

 

26-30 June

Glastonbury, Somerset. The Glastonbury Music Festival, featuring The Rolling Stones. www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk

 

27-28 June

Brussels. European Summit. www.eu2013.ie

 

29 June - 21 July

Corsica. The start of the 100th Tour de France

 

30 June

Silverstone. British Grand Prix

 

30 June

Brussels. Negotiations between the European Parliament Agriculture Committee and the EU member states on reform of the hugely costly Common Agricultural Policy are supposed to be completed by this date

 

30 June

Brussels/Dublin. Last day of the Irish Presidency of the European Council. They will hand over to Lithuania for the next 6 months. www.eu2013.ie

 

 

 

 

 

July

 

1 July

Croatia/Brussels. If – as expected – the ratification process by member states is completed, Croatia (pop 4.3 million) will become the 28th EU member state

 

1 July

Brussels/Vilnius. Lithuania takes over the Presidency of the EU Council, arranging the programme of meetings between member states’ representatives during the next six months, and leading negotiations with the Commission and Parliament. The website for the Presidency is expected to be http://www.eu2013.lt/en

 

1-4 July

Strasbourg. European Parliament plenary session. www.europarl.europa.eu

 

4 July

Frankfurt. European Central Bank Governing Council. www.ecb.eu

 

5 July

Vilnius. The European Commission is expected to visit to liaise over the programme for the next six months

 

6-7 July

London. Wimbledon tennis singles finals. www.wimbledon.com

 

7 July

Nürburgring, Cologne. The German Grand Prix. www.formula1.com

 

8 July

Brussels. Finance Ministers from the Eurozone meet

 

9 July

Brussels. Finance Ministers from all 28 EU countries meet

 

10-28 July

Sweden. The UEFA Women’s Football Championship, Women’s Euro 2013. www.uefa.com

 

 

 

 

 

12 July

Brussels. EU Employment Ministers meet

 

15 July

Brussels. EU Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers meet

 

15-16 July

Lithuania. Informal Meeting of EU Environment Ministers. www.eu2013.li

 

18 July

Frankfurt. European Central Bank Governing Council. www.ecb.eu

 

21 July

Paris. The Tour de France arrives in the French capital

 

22-23 July

Brussels. EU Foreign Ministers meet in the Foreign Affairs Council and the General Affairs Council. www.eu2013.li

 

23-25 July

Lithuania. Informal meeting of the EU Competitiveness Council, (Industry, Research and the Single Market). www.eu2013.li

 

25 July

Brussels. EU Finance Ministers meet in the ECOFIN Council. www.eu2013.li

 

26-28 July

London. The Olympic Anniversary Games (normally the London Grand Prix). www.bbc.co.uk

 

28 July

Budapest. Hungarian Grand Prix. www.formula1.com

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

Elections in June for the European Parliament. For the first time, the political groups in the parliament are likely to propose candidates for president of the European Commission. The term of office for the current Commission ends in October 2014. europa.eu

 

On 1 January, temporary restrictions on free movement within the EU of people from Romania and Bulgaria, which joined the EU in 2007, will be lifted.

 

The EU Single Market Act’s legal term expires this year; EU states must agree revised rules.

The British government is due to issue the results of a "comprehensive audit of the UK’s relationship with the EU", and has indicated that Britain might opt out of 130 measures on police and judicial cooperation.

 

On 1 January, tougher rules for Europe’s 8,200 banks are due to come into force, including a cap on bankers’ bonuses and stronger capital requirements. In March, eurozone banks with more than €30bn in assets are due to be placed under the oversight of a single banking supervisor – part of the European Central Bank. The European Stability Mechanism, the eurozone’s bailout fund, will be able to inject money directly into ailing banks.

 

On 1 January, Latvia is due to become the 18th country to adopt the euro.

 

Montenegro might become the third former Yugoslav country to join the EU if it can meet criteria including improved rule of law.

 

The centenary of the outbreak of World War I will be marked by events across Europe.

 

Scotland will hold a referendum on independence from the rest of the UK on 18 September.

 

Winter Olympics in Russia in February.

 

 

2015

 

UK general election scheduled for 7 May, with the Conservatives promising an in-out EU referendum by the end of 2017.

 

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Communication. +322 296 8294. simona.pilko@ec.europa.eu

 

A/V Planning Office: +322 295 2123. planning-audiovisual@ec.europa.eu

 

For the Commission's Press Office, see Press Room contacts

 

London Office of the Commission: +44 20 7973 1971

EU-UK-Press@ec.europa.eu

ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom

 

 

European Parliament: www.europarl.europa.eu

 

Watch live TV coverage

On EBS: www.europarl.europa.eu

 

Audiovisual Division in Brussels: +322 284 4811

www.europarl.europa.eu/news

 

Audiovisual Facilities Planning Office: +322 284 2010

tvplanning@europarl.europa.eu

 

Information and Broadcast Facilities: Kirsten Tingsted: +322 284 4817

kirsten.tingsted@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: +322 281 6319

Email: press.office@consilium.europa.eu

consilium.europa.eu

Head of Press Office: Nicolas Kerleroux

+322 281 8239

TV material: tvnewsroom.consilium.europa.eu

 

EU Presidency

Ireland: www.eu2013.ie

 

 

Council of Europe: www.coe.int

CoE Press Service: +33 388 41 25 60, pressunit@coe.int

Cathie Burton (UK): +33 388 41 28 93

cathie.burton@coe.int

Audiovisual – Alun Drake: +33 388 41 25 64

alun.drake@coe.int

 

European Court of Human Rights:

Emma Hellyer: +333 88 41 20 18

www.echr.coe.int

 

NATO: www.nato.int

Press Service: +322 707 5041

press@hq.nato.int

 

 

 

Europe Diary May 2013

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