EUROPEAN COMMISSION.

Main activities in the week of October 15:* Weekly meeting of the Commission: Wednesday October 17 in Brussels. Points on the agenda: - Working document on the impact of the September 11 events on United States- Report to the European Council on services of general economic interest- Communication "Towards an internal market without tax barriers"- Draft EU Conclusion of the Kyoto Climate Change Protocol- Communication on the implementation of the first phase of European Climate Change Program- Directive on the right to trade emissions of greenhouse gases in the EU- Amended Draft Decision concerning the specific research programme "Integrating and reinforcing the European Research Area" * Official visit of Mr Fischler to Argentina (October 11-15). Meetings with President Fernando de la Rua, Minister for the Economy, Domingo Cavallo, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Adalberto Rodriguez Giavarini, and the Secretary of State in the Ministry for Agriculture, Marcelo Eduardo Reg[pound]naga.* Official visit of Mr Nielson to Surinam (October 14-16). Meetings with the President, R.R. Venetiaan, and various members of the government* Mr Patten in the Hague (October 16). Meetings with the Dutch Prime Minister, Wim Kok, and the Minister and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, J.J. Van Aartsen and D.A. Bensop* Official visit of Mr Nielson to Guyana (October 16-17). Meetings with the President, Bharat Jagdeo, various members of the government and political leaders* Participation of Mr Byrne, October 16 in Brussels, at the opening of the European Consumers Centre and the launch of the pilot phase of the European Extrajudicial Network in all the Member States, in the presence of the Belgian Minister for Consumer Protection and Public Health, Mrs Magda Aelvoet, and Minister for the Economy and Scientific Research, Mr Charles Picque* Participation of Mr Barnier at a round table on Europe and the regions (October 16, Paris)* Mr Barnier in Magdeburg (October 17-18). Visit to...