EUROPEAN COMMISSION.

Principal activities in the week of September 16

* Weekly meeting September

Points on the agenda:

- Regulation setting up an EU Solidarity Fund.

- First amending letter to the draft amending and supplementary budget number 4 for 2002 and the second amending letter for the draft budget for 2003.

- Transit of people and goods to and from Kaliningrad after enlargement.

- Communication on "Trade and sustainable development: helping developing countries to benefit from green trade".

* Visits by and to Commissioners:

- Monday 16: Mr PRODI meets the French Prime Minister, Jean-Pierre RAFFARIN; Mr PRODI and Mr BARNIER meet the Hungarian Prime Minister, Peter MEDGYESSY; Mr BARNIER and Mr VITORINO meet regional organisations on the Convention; Official visit of Mr FISCHLER to Latvia (16-17); Mr VERHEUGEN in Salzburg; Mr BARNIER on Sachsen-Anhalt (16-17); Mr BYRNE in Finland (15-16); Mr BUSQUIN in Bristol, visit to the university and to the Airbus factory

- Tuesday 17: Mr LAMY and Mrs DIAMANTOPOULOU meet the French Social Affairs. Employment and Solidarity Minister, Francois FILLON; Mr BYRNE meets the Norwegian Health Minister, Dagfinn HOYBRAATEN; Mr LAMY meets a delegation of French Senators, headed by Xavier VILLEPIN; Mr BYRNE meets Julian EDWARDS, of Consumers International; Mrs REDING meets Hanjorg WIRZ, President of the European Athletic Federation; Official visit of Mr FISCHLER to Estonia (17-18); Mr BUSQUIN meets delegations from the Union Wallonne des Entreprises and the Federation des Entreprises Belges); Mr MONTI in Copenhagen, takes part in Competition Day.

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