WEEK FROM 8 TO 14 JANUARY.

• Position: Calendar

Monday 8 January

European Commission

* Washington - President Barroso, accompanied by Commissioners Ferero-Waldner and Mandelson, meets US Persident Georges W Bush

Tuesday 9 January

European Parliament

The President's diary

*Speech at New Economic Forum

Council of Ministers

Political and Security Committee (PSC)

Joint Cabinet Meeting with College of the European Commission

European Commission

Berlin - Joint meeting of the College of the Commission and the German government, in charge of the Presidency of the Council

Court of Justice

Grand Chamber

*Judgment C-1/05 Jia

Reference for a preliminary ruling - Utlanningsnamnden (Alien Appeals Board) (Sweden) - Interpretation of Article 43 EC, Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of the Council of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community (OJ L 257, p. 2) and Articles 1(d) and 6(b) of Council Directive 73/148/EEC of 21 May 1973 on the abolition of restrictions on movement and residence within the Community for nationals of Member States with regard to establishment and the provision of services (OJ L 172, p. 14) - Right to residence of a parent of a spouse, both holding the nationality of a non-Member State, of a national of a Member State resident in another Member State who is dependent on that citizen - Requirement for that parent to reside lawfully in a Member State when joining his family - Evidence required to show that the parent is a dependent

*Hearing C-341/05 Laval un Partneri

The text is not available in English

Court of First Instance

Second Chamber

* Judgment T-288/04 Van Neyghem v Comittee of the Regions

Staff Regulations of Officials

* Hearing T-230/04 Finland v Commission

The text is not available in English

Fifth Chamber

* Hearing Joined Cases T-85/04, T-394/04 Strack v Commission

Staff Regulations of Officials

Economic and Social Committee

* 2nd meeting of the ad hoc Group "Lisbon" with the participation of representatives from the national ESC

* Participation of Mr. Dimitris Dimitriadis, President of the EESC in the bilateral meeting with CoR monitoring Group

Wednesday 10 January

European Parliament

The President's diary

*Speech at conference on "Democracy, European Governance and Social Sciences"

Council of Ministers

COREPER I

COREPER II

European Commission

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Court of Justice

Grand Chamber

* Hearing C-438/05 The International Transport Workers' Federation and The Finnish Seamen's Union

Interpretation of Article 43 EC and of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4055/86 of 22 December 1986 applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport between Member States and between Member States and third countries (OJ 1986 L 378, p. 1) - Industrial action by a trade union to compel a private undertaking to adopt a collective bargaining agreement making it pointless for that undertaking's vessels to reflag to another Member State - Applicability of Article 43 EC and/or Regulation No 4055/86 under Title XI of the EC Treaty and Case C-67/96 Albany - Whether an undertaking can rely on the provisions of Article 43 EC and/or Regulation No 4055/86 against another private person, including a trade union in respect of its industrial action.

Second Chamber

* Opinion C-307/05 Del Cerro Alonso

Reference for a preliminary ruling - Juzgado de lo Social San Sebastian - Interpretation of Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP (OJ 1999 L 175, p. 43) - Whether working conditions include financial conditions - Length of service allowance - Non payment due to agreements between the staff trade union and the administration - Adequate and objective reasons

Court of First Instance

Fourth Chamber

* Hearing T-342/05 Henkel v OHMI - SERCA (COR)

The text is not available in English

Economic and Social Committee

* Meeting of the Specialised Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption (INT)

* Meeting of Mr. Dimitris Dimitriadis, President of the EESC, with Commissioner Mr Stavros Dimas, responsible for the environment

Meeting of Mr. Dimitris...