EUROPEAN CONFERENCES.

March

*Delivering the Lisbon goals: the key role of macro economic policy making: Conference to be held on March 1-2 in Brussels by the European Trade Union Confederation. Information: Patricia Grillo, tel: 00 32 2 224 0430 or e-mail: pgrillo@etuc.org

*General condition of the Mediterranean forest: Ninth edition of the "Foresterranee 2005" meeting held on March 4 in Montpellier (France), organised by Foret Mediterraneenne. Information: tel: 00 33 4 91 56 06 91 or e-mail: contact@foret-mediterraneenne.org

*2nd World Summit of Cities and Local Governments on the Information Society: Launch event in Brussels on March 4 at the Committee of the Regions, room BEL 51 (5th floor), Rue Belliard 101. For information and confirmation: Delegation of the Basque Country in Brussels: 02/285 45 10 or e-mail: bruselas@ei-gv.es

*Europe and terrorism, a year on from Madrid: Conference to be held on March 8 by the Institute of strategic and international relations in Paris. Information: tel: 00 33 1 53 27 60 60.

*District heating in transition economies: reducing costs, improving competitiveness: Seminar to be held on March 9 in Leipzig (Germany) by Euroheat & Power and AGFW. Information: tel: 00 32 2 740 21 10 or e-mail: dusan.jakovljevic@euroheat.org

*Potential impacts of the Biosafety Protocol on agricultural commodity trade: Seminar to be held on March 9 in Brussels by the International Food and Agricultural Policy Council (IPC). Information: IPC European Office, tel: 0032 2 534 90 36

*Europes single capital market: time to tackle the toughest challenges: conference organised by Eurofi on March 10 in Luxemburg with the presence of the Prime Minister of Luxemburg and the President of the European Council, Jean-Claude Juncker. Information: Eurofi France: tel: 00 33 1 53 89 35 66

*The business environment in the Gulf countries: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar - six markets for investment: conference organised by Ubifrance on March 10 in Paris. Information: Freddy Melloul, tel: 0 33 1 4073 3130 or e-mail: freddy.melloul@ubifrance.fr

*COGEN clean, clever, competitive: Conference organised by the European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration (COGEN), to be held on March 10 and 11 in Brussels at the Renaissance Hotel, 19, rue du Parnasse, 1050 Brussels. For more information: tel: 00 32 2 772 50 44 or e-mail: info@cogen.org

*What place for the regions in the European research area?: seminar organised by the Conference of...