EUROPEAN COMMISSION.

Main activities in the week beginning February 11:* Weekly meeting of the Commission: Wednesday February 13 in Brussels. Points on the agenda:- Communication on the external dimension of sustainable development- Report on the response to the challenge of globalisation- Report on preparation of the United Nations Conference on the financing of development (Monterrey, Mexico - March 18-22)- Action plan on the new European labour market- Review of the 1996 Notice on the non-imposition or reduction of fines on companies involved in restrictive businesses agreements- Future application of rules governing the compatibility of state aid with the Common Market- Commission Notice on a multi-sectoral framework on the regional aid for major investments and rescue, restructuring and closure aid in the steel sector- Draft amendment of Council Regulation 2081/92 on the protection of geographical designations and labels of origin of agricultural products and foodstuffs- Communication on the Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference (Valencia, April 22-23, 2002). * Mr Nielson in Rome (February 11). Meetings with the board of directors of the World Food Program, and with Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation)* Speech by Mr Liikanen to a forum on the information society ('sttk:n tietoalan forumi, euroopalainen tietoyhteiskunta') in Helsinki (February 11)* Mr Vitorino at the Informal Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial meeting (February 13-15, Santiago de Compostela)* Mr Monti to attend a conference on the 'Effectiveness of competition policy', organised by the French Competition Council in Paris (February 13)* Mr Fischler at the Agribex fair (February 13); participation in the symposium ' integration of farming techniques of the future for a sustainable agriculture';* Offical visit of Mr Verheugen to Turkey (February 14-15)* Mr Patten at the EU/India Ministerial meeting in Madrid (February 14)* Mr Liikanen in London (February 14). Speech at the '8th Annual Pharmaceuticals Conference' and the '13th Annual European Communications Conference'. Meetings with the Deputy Minister responsible for Electronic Trade and...