European Calendar (my selections)

European Calendar (my selections)
Updated very often


1. Future Events:

MAY
May (16)-27: Festival de Cannes (cinema), Cannes, France
May 19: 2012 UEFA Champions League Final, in Munich, Germany
May 22, 24 and 26, Eurovision Song Contest, Baku,  Azerbaijan
May 25: Bundestag ratification vote on Fiscal Compact (postponed)
May 25: Ratification vote on Fiscal Compact by the Italian Parliament (??)
May 27-June 10: French Open (tennis) aka Roland Garros, Paris, France
May 29: Meeting of General Affairs Council (GAC), Brussels, Belgium
May 29-31: EURES working party, Copenhagen, Denmark
May 30-31: Meeting of Competitiveness Council (COMPET), Brussels, Belgium
May 31: Meeting of Foreign Affairs Council (FAC trade), Brussels, Belgium
May 31: Irish referendum on the Fiscal Compact "treaty", Ireland

JUNE
June 3-5: Informal meeting of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries (AGRI), Horsens, Denmark
June 6: Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
June 7-8: Meeting of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE), Luxembourg
June 7-8: Meeting of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA), Luxembourg
June 8-July 1: UEFA Euro 2012, Poland and Ukraine
June 10-11: Informal Meeting of Ministers and State Secretaries for European Affairs (GAC), Horsens, Denmark
June 10 and  17: Legislative elections for the 14th National Assembly, France
June 17: Greek parliamentary elections, Greece
June 11: Meeting of Environment Council (ENVI), Luxembourg
June 12: Meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRI), Luxembourg
June 15: Potential date for Bundesrat ratification vote on Fiscal Compact, Germany (?)
June 15: Meeting of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE Energy), Luxembourg
June 18-19: Meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRI), Luxembourg
June 18-19: G20 Summit, Los Cabos, Mexico
June 21: Governing Council and General Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt (the Governing Council meeting starts on Wednesday afternoon)
June 21: Eurogroup Meeting, Brussels, Belgium
June 21-22: Meeting of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO), Luxembourg
June 22: Meeting of Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN), Luxembourg
June 25: Meeting of Foreign Affairs Council (FAC),  Luxembourg
June 25 to July 8: Wimbledon (tennis), UK
June 26: Meeting of General Affairs Council (GAC), Luxembourg
June 28-29 European Council Brussels, Belgium
June 30: Presidential election, Iceland

JULY
July 1 (to December 31): Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU
July 5: Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
July 6: INSEAD Global Business Leaders Conference: “The Future of European Competitiveness”, in Paris, France
July 14: French national day
July 19: Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
July 27 to August 12: Summer Olympic Games, London, England, UK

AUGUST
Aug 2: Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt

SEPTEMBER
Sept. 6: Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
Sept. 12: Dutch elections
Sept. 20: Governing Council and General Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt (The Governing Council meeting starts on Wednesday afternoon)
tbd Legislative elections, Austria

OCTOBER
Oct. 4: Governing Council meeting of the ECB, in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Oct. 8: Presidential election, Slovenia
tbd Legislative elections, Czech Republic

NOVEMBER
tbd Legislative elections, Romania


2. Past events:

April 10-12: Political Groups' meetings, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
April 17-20: Plenary session of the European Parliament, Strasbourg, France
April 18-20 Informal meeting of EU Ministers for Energy and Environment, in Horsens, Denmark
April 22 1st round of Presidential elections, France
April 22: Earth Day
April 23: Ms Viviane REDING participates in a dinner debate organised by the Transatlantic Policy Network, Brussels
April 23: Mr Antonio TAJANI participates in the conference "Co-operative contributions to the EU 2020 strategy", Brussels
April 23: Mr Günther OETTINGER delivers a speech at the "6th German-African Energy Forum 2012", in Hamburg
April 23 Meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Council, in Luxembourg
April 23-24: Informal meeting of Ministers for Employment, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) - Ministers for Health, Horsens, Denmark
April 24: Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO speaker at the Ombudsman seminar: "Europe in crisis: the challenge of winning citizens' trust" (EP, Brussels)
April 24: Meeting of General Affairs Council, Luxembourg
April 23-26: Policy Committees' meetings, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
April 24-25: Informal meeting of Ministers for Employment, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) - Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs, Horsens, Denmark
April 25: Commission meeting (College): visit of Mr Martin SCHULZ, President of the European Parliament to the College
April 25: Mr Michel BARNIER participates in the conference on Social and Solidarity Economy in the EP (Brussels)
April 25: Mr Siim KALLAS meets the Executive Council of the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (Brussels)
April 23: Mr Antonio TAJANI in Berlin: breakfast with Mr Holger SCHWANNECKE, General Secretary of the German Confederation of Skilled Crafts; lunch with Dr Dieter HUNDT, President of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations; meeting with Mr Keitel, President of the BDI – Federation of German Industry; and dinner with Dr Martin WANSLEBEN, Chief Executive of the Association of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce
April 25: Mr Günther OETTINGER receives Lord John MOGG, the Chairman of Ofgem and of the EU  Energy Regulators
April 26-27: EU-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, Brunei
April 26: Ms Connie HEDEGAARD participates in the EP Environment Committee meeting on Structured Dialogue (EP, Brussels)
April 26: Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO delivers a speech at the AECA (the American European Community Association) meeting on 'EU-US Relations in the context of the recently launched EU-US High Level Group on Growth and Jobs' (Brussels)
April 26-27: Meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Council , Luxembourg
April 26-27: Meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries Council, Luxembourg


MAY:
May 1: International Workers' Day

May 1-2: WTO General Council, Geneva, Switzerland
May 2: Presidential election (by the parliament), Hungary
May 2: Meeting of Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN), Brussels, Belgium

May 3:  The 2012 London mayoral election, London, England, UK plus 127 English Local Authorities, and all Welsh and Scottish Councils.
May 3: Governing Council meeting of the ECB, in Barcelona, Spain
May 4-5: Seventh ECB Workshop on Forecasting Techniques - New directions for forecasting, Frankfurt am Main
May 5: FA Cup final, London, England, UK

May 6: 2nd round of Presidential elections, France
May 6: Parliamentary elections, Greece
May 6: Elections in the German state Schleswig-Holstein
May 6: Presidential and parliamentary elections in Serbia with state, provincial and local-level elections to be held at the same time.
May 6-7: Italy: Local elections in approx. 900 towns

May 9: Europe Day, EU
May 9-10: European Parliament Mini Plenary, Brussels, Belgium
May 9: 2012 UEFA Europa League Final in Bucharest, Romania
May 10-11: Meeting of Education, Youth, Culture and Sport (EYCS) Council, Brussels, Belgium
May 11 and 13: Euroleague 2011–12 Final Four, in Istanbul, Turkey
May 13: Elections in the German state North Rhine-Westphalia
May 14-15: Meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRI), Brussels, Belgium
May 14: Meeting of Foreign Affairs Council (FAC development), Brussels, Belgium
May 14: Meeting of Foreign Affairs Council (FAC), Brussels, Belgium
May 14: Eurogroup Meeting, Brussels, Belgium
May 15: Francois Hollande officially assumes the office of the President of France, France
May 15: Meeting of Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN), Brussels, Belgium
May 16: Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
May 16-27: Festival de Cannes (cinema), Cannes, France
May 18-19: G8 Summit, Camp David, USA