EUROPEAN COMMISSION.

Main activities in the week beginning 5 March:* Weekly meeting of the Commission: Wednesday 7 March in Brussels. Points on the agenda:- Communication on the simplification and the amelioration of the regulatory environment- Implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights- Report on the application of the major orientations of economic policy- Regulation on a single mechanism of medium-term support for the balance of payments of Member States- Communication on the Action Programmes and Regulations on a single European sky- Project of Decision on measures following the incidence of BSE in Portugal- Financial support for the Palestinian Authority* Mr Liikanen in the United States, 5 to 9 March: Speech 'Governance of the e-Economy' at the University of Berkeley* Mr Patten at the EU-Canada Ministerial: 5 March in Ottawa; then at the EU-United States Ministerial, 6 March in Washington* Mr Fischler at the signature of the Multi-Annual SAPARD Agreement with Slovenia and Lithuania: 5 March* Ms de Palacio at the EURELECTRIC Renewable Energy Conference: 6 March in Brussels (Museum of Musical Instruments)* Mr Monti in the conference of Gianni Mattioli, Minister of the European policy: 6 March in Rome* Mr Bolkestein in Paris, 6 March: meeting with Laurent Fabius, Finance Minister, and speech at the European Forum of the Commissions of Values (FESCO)* Mr Nielson in London, 6 March: at the conference 'Ten Years after Rio Summit on Development and Environment' (Chatham House)* Mr Vitorino in Latvia (Riga), 6 March: Inauguration of the Law College; meetings with Ingrida Labucka, Minister for Justice, and Mareks Seglins, Minister of the Interieur* Mr Patten in Ireland, 7 and 8 March: meets Bertie Ahern, Prime Minister, and Brian Cowan, Minister for Foreign Affairs* Official visit of Mr Lamy to the United States: 7 to 9 March* Mr Vitorino and Ms Diamantopoulou at the meeting between the Commission (Commissioners' Group on Equality), the European Parliament and the Womens' Lobbies: 7 March in Brussels* Official visit of Mr Prodi and Mr Verheugen to Poland: 8 and 9 March* Mr Fischler at the Verona Agricultural Fair (Italy), 8 March* Mr Patten at the...