EUROPEAN COMMISSION.

Activities of the Commission from 26 June to 1 July:*Weekly meeting of the Commission: 28 June in Brussels.Items likely to feature on the agenda include:- Simplified procedures for merger cases- - Review of the Merger Regulation thresholds- Towards an agenda for social policy- - Opinion on a project regarding the Statute of the EPC- Protection of the Community's financial interests, anti-fraud: for a glglobal strategic approach- Fisheries Agreements with GreenlandViVisits to the Commission:*Mr Nielson receives the French Minister in charge of Development Co-operation, Mr Charles Josselin - 26 June*Mr Verheugen meets Mr Emilio Gabaglio, President of the European Trade Union Confederation - 26 June*Messrs Prodi and Patten, with Miss de Palacio receive the President of Kazakhstan, Mr Nursultan Nazarbayev - 27 June*Mr Patten receives the Albanian Prime Minister, Mr Illir Meta - 27 June*Mr Barnier receives Mr William Carter, President of the International Fund for Ireland - 27 June*Messrs Fischler and Lamy receive the Australian Trade Minister, Mr Mark Vaile - 29 June*Mr Monti and Mrs Diamantopoulou receive Mr Frank-Walter Steinmeier, leader of the German Chancellery - 29 JuneMr Lamy receives Mrs Nonlle Lenoir, President of the Committee of Europe; also meets Mr Bill Jordan, President of the International Confederation of Free Trade UnionsOther activities:26 June*Mr Monti in Washington to meet with the President of the Federal Communications Commission, Mr Kennard, and the Secretary of Transport, Mr Slater*Messrs Solbes and Lamy at an OECD ministerial meeting in Paris (Press Conference at 17h)*Mr Vitorino attends international conference: 'Distribution of hate over the Internet' organised by the German Ministry of Justice and the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation (Berlin)Messrs Busquin and Barnier on visit in the Rhone-Alps region on research and regional development27 June*Mr Bolkestein in London for breakfast-debate with the Social Market Foundation on financial services in the...