THE PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY: 1 January – 30 June 2000

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Series Details 16/12/99, Volume 5, Number 46
Publication Date 16/12/1999
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Date: 16/12/1999

Saturday 1 January

  • EUROPE: Portugal takes over the EU presidency.

Monday 10 January

  • QUELUZ, PORTUGAL: European Commission holds informal meeting with presidency.

Friday 14 January

  • BRUSSELS: EU fisheries ministers meet.

Monday 17 January

  • BRUSSELS: European Parliament plenary session (to 21 Jan).

Tuesday 18 January

  • BRUSSELS: EU budget ministers meet.

Monday 24 January

  • BRUSSELS: EU foreign ministers meet.
  • BRUSSELS: EU agriculture ministers meet.

Friday 28 January

  • LISBON: Informal meeting of EU development ministers.

Monday 31 January

  • BRUSSELS: EU finance ministers meet.

Friday 11 February

  • LISBON: Informal meeting of EU social affairs ministers.

Monday 14 February

  • BRUSSELS: EU foreign ministers meet (to 15 Feb).
  • STRASBOURG: European Parliament plenary session (to 18 Feb).

Monday 21 February

  • BRUSSELS: EU agriculture ministers meet (to 22 Feb).
  • VILAMOURA, PORTUGAL: EU foreign ministers and the San Jose Group of Central American countries meet.

Wednesday 23 February

  • VILAMOURA, PORTUGAL: EU foreign ministers and the Rio Group of Latin American nations meet (to 24 Feb).

Monday 28 February

  • BRUSSELS: EU finance ministers meet.

Friday 3 March

  • LISBON: Informal meeting of EU justice and home affairs ministers.

Monday 13 March

  • BRUSSELS: EU social affairs ministers meet.
  • BRUSSELS: EU finance ministers meet.
  • STRASBOURG: European Parliament plenary session (to 17 Mar).

Thursday 16 March

  • BRUSSELS: EU internal market ministers meet.

Monday 20 March

  • BRUSSELS: EU foreign ministers meet (to 21 Mar).
  • BRUSSELS: EU agriculture ministers meet (to 21 Mar).

Thursday 23 March

  • LISBON: European Council on employment and the information society (to 24 Mar).

Monday 27 March

  • BRUSSELS: EU justice and home affairs ministers meet.

Tuesday 28 March

  • BRUSSELS: EU transport ministers meet.

Thursday 30 March

  • BRUSSELS: EU environment ministers meet.

Monday 3 April

  • LUXEMBOURG: EU fisheries ministers meet.

Tuesday 4 April

  • LUXEMBOURG: EU social affairs ministers meet.

Friday 7 April

  • LISBON: Informal meeting of EU finance ministers.

Monday 10 April

  • LUXEMBOURG: EU foreign ministers meet (to 11 April).
  • STRASBOURG: European Parliament plenary session (to 14 April).

Thursday 13 April

  • LUXEMBOURG: EU consumer ministers meet.

Saturday 15 April

  • OPORTO, PORTUGAL: Informal meeting of EU environment ministers (to 16 April).

Monday 17 April

  • LUXEMBOURG: EU agriculture ministers meet.
  • LISBON: EU troika meets Chinese representatives.

Tuesday 2 May

  • BRUSSELS: EU finance ministers meet.
  • BRUSSELS: EU telecoms ministers meet.

Thursday 4 May

  • SAO MIGUEL, AZORES: Informal meeting of EU foreign ministers.

Thursday 11 May

  • BRUSSELS: EU health ministers meet.

Monday 15 May

  • BRUSSELS: EU agriculture ministers meet (to 16 May).
  • STRASBOURG: European Parliament plenary session (to 19 May).
  • OPORTO: Western European Union ministers meet (to 16 May).

Tuesday 16 May

  • BRUSSELS: EU culture ministers meet.

Thursday 18 May

  • BRUSSELS: EU development ministers meet.
  • BRUSSELS: EU industry ministers meet.

Monday 22 May

  • BRUSSELS: EU foreign ministers meet (to 23 May).

Thursday 25 May

  • BRUSSELS: EU internal market ministers meet.

Sunday 28 May

  • EVORA, PORTUGAL: Informal meeting of EU agriculture ministers.

Monday 29 May

  • BRUSSELS: EU justice and home affairs ministers meet (to 30 May).

Tuesday 30 May

  • BRUSSELS: EU energy ministers meet.

Monday 5 June

  • LUXEMBOURG: EU finance ministers meet.

Tuesday 6 June

  • LUXEMBOURG: EU social affairs ministers meet.

Thursday 8 June

  • LUXEMBOURG: EU education ministers meet.

Tuesday 13 June

  • LUXEMBOURG: EU foreign ministers meet (to 14 June).
  • STRASBOURG: European Parliament plenary session (to 16 June).

Friday 16 June

  • LUXEMBOURG: EU fisheries ministers meet.

Monday 19 June

  • LUXEMBOURG: EU agriculture ministers meet (to 20 June).

Thursday 22 June

  • LUXEMBOURG: EU environment ministers meet (to 23 June).

Monday 26 June

  • LUXEMBOURG: EU transport ministers meet.
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