COUNCIL OF MINISTERS: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETINGS UNDER THE LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY.

Provisional programme of sessions and informal meetings in the first half of 2005:

Council meetings in Brussels, except during April and June, when they are traditionally held in Luxembourg.

January

10 Agriculture and Fisheries (to be confirmed)

18 EcoFin Council

24 Agriculture and Fisheries

27-29 Informal Justice and Home Affairs meeting

31 General Affairs and External Relations

February

1 General Affairs and External Relations

14-15 Informal Development meeting

17 EcoFin Council

21-22 General Affairs and External Relations

22 Education, Youth and Culture

24 Justice and Home Affairs

Transport, Telecommunications and Energy

28 Agriculture and Fisheries

March

3-4 Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs

7-8 Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry and Research)

8 EcoFin Council

10 Environment

14 Agriculture and Fisheries

16-17 General Affairs and External Relations

18-19 Informal Defence meeting

22-23 European Council

April

7-9 Informal Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs meeting

12 EcoFin Council

14 Justice and Home Affairs

15-16 "Gymnich" Council

17-18 Informal Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry and Research meeting

21-22 Transport, Telecommunications and Energy

24 Informal External Trade meeting

25-26 General Affairs and External Relations, and Development

26 Agriculture and Fisheries

May

8-10 Informal Agriculture meeting

13-14 Informal EcoFin Council

23-24 General Affairs and External Relations, and Defence

Education, Youth and Culture

30 Agriculture and Fisheries

June

2-3 Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs

Justice and Home Affairs

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