PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY SCHEDULE: UPDATE

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ECON EU PO
SUBJECT: PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY SCHEDULE: UPDATE

REF: LISBON 253


1. (U) Reftel, sent in January, provided an interim list of
the major meetings Portugal would host during its EU
Presidency, which begins July 1. This cable provides an
updated list. (Note: The GOP is very sensitive about this
list and requested that we PROTECT this information in
official channels only for security reasons.)


2. (SBU) All meetings are scheduled to take place in Lisbon
unless otherwise marked.

JULY
1: Opening Concert (Porto)
2: Joint Meeting of the Portuguese Government and the
European Commission (Porto)
4: Meeting of the National Defense Policy Directors-General
5: Fifth Conference of the Network of EU Environmental
Lawyers (NEEL)
5-7: Informal Meeting of Ministers of Employment and Social
Policy (Guimaraes)
6: Meeting of the Directors-General of European Affairs
6: Workshop on the Modernization of Public Administration and
Competitiveness
9-10: Informal Meeting of the High-Level Group on Asylum and
Migration (GANAM)
10: Informal Meeting of the Conventional Arms Exports Group
(COARM)
11-12: Seminar: "A 2020 Vision: Thinking the Way for 20%
Renewables"
11-13: Meeting of the Political and Security Committee (PSC
or COPS)
12-13: Meeting of Political Directors and European
Correspondents (Estoril)
13-14: Conference: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
13-14: Informal Meeting of Directors-General Responsible for
Sports
16-17: First Meeting of the Innovative Public Service Group
(IPSG)
16-17: Informal Workshop of the International Environment
Group on Climate Change
18: Workshop: "The Contribution of Civil Aviation to
Combating Climate Change"
19: Troika Ministerial with Africa's Intergovernmental
Authority of Development (IGAD)
19-20: Meeting of the RELEX Group
19-21: Informal Meeting of Ministers for Competitiveness and
Science
19-22: Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER)
Meeting (Azores)
23: First Meeting of the E-Governmental Group
23: Meeting of the Green Diplomacy Network

AUGUST
31: Informal Meeting of Environment Ministers

SEPTEMBER
1: Informal Meeting of Environment Ministers (continued)
4: Informal Meeting of Environment Attaches
4-5: Informal Meeting of the Strategic Committee on
Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum (SCIFA/CEIFA)
5-6: Meeting of the Nicolaidis Group (COPS Preparatory Group)
7: Meeting of the Art. 133 Committee - Members
7-8: Informal Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers (GYMNICH)
(V. do Castelo)
7-8: Seminar on "Digitalization: Archive Preservation,
Availability and Intellectual Property"
10-11: Seminar of the Committee AVSEC (Aviation Security)
11: High-Level Group Meeting on Gender Mainstreaming
12-13: Workshop on the Application of the Principle of the
Extended Producer Responsibility
14: Informal Meeting of the Eurogroup (Porto)
14: Conference: Directors of ESDP
14-15: Informal Meeting of Ministers of Economics and Finance
(ECOFIN) (Porto)
15: Meeting of the EUROMED - Finance (Porto)
16-18: Informal Meeting of Agriculture Ministers and CSA
(Special Committee on Agriculture) (Porto)
17: Meeting of Presidents/Directors of Diplomatic Training of
MFAs
17-18: Meeting 8th European Diplomatic Program - Module 1
18: Troika of Political Directors EU-Turkey
19: Informal Meeting of Ministers Responsible for
Administrative Modernization
19-20: Conference on the Evaluation of Public Policy on Drugs
19-21: E-Government Conference
20: Meeting of the Directors-General Responsible for Youth
20-23: COREPER II (Porto/Douro)
21: Ministerial Troika EU/New Zealand

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21-22: Informal Meeting of Ministers for Development
24: Meeting of the Crime Prevention Council
24-25: Meeting of the Directors General for Vocational
Education and Training
26-27: First Meeting of the CEPOL Administrative Council
26-28: Meeting of the Committee on Civil Aspects of Crisis
Management (CIVCOM)
27-28: Informal Meeting of Defense Ministers (Evora)
27-28: Conference: Teacher Professional Development for the
Quality and Equity of Lifelong Learning

**Meeting of the General Affairs Group (GAG) - Place and date
to be confirmed.

OCTOBER
1: Meeting of the Art. 133 Committee Textiles (Porto)
1-2: Informal Meeting for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA)
3-4: Conference of Experts for Gender Equality: Employability
and Entrepreneurship
4: Informal Meeting of Ministers for Gender Equality
4-5: Meeting of the Political and Military Group (PMG)
4-5: Meeting of the Customs Union Group (Porto)
8: Seminar on "shaping the Energy Market Integration"
8&10: Informal meeting of Chief veterinary Officers (CVOs)
9: Informal Meeting of the Export Credits Group
9: Meeting of the High-Level Group on Energy
9-10: SOM EU/Latin American/Caribbean
10: Informal Meeting of the Employment Committee (EMCO)
11: Meeting of Cultural Directors of MFAs
11-12: European Forum of the National Ethics Councils (NEC
Forum)
11-12: Meeting of Policy Planning Directors
15: Meeting of EU Directors-General Responsible for the
Territorial Agenda
15-16: Meeting of Directors of Archives of MFAs
17: Troika Political Directors EU/Ukraine
18-19: Informal Meeting of Heads of State and Government
22: Ministerial Troika EU-Canada
22: High-Level Conference on the European Maritime Policy
22-23: EUROMED/Trade - to be confirmed
23: High-Level Conference on "CSDP and Conflict Prevention,
Management and Resolution in Africa"
24: European Conference on the Fight Against Doping in Sports
24: Meeting of National Coordinators of Drugs
25: Informal Meeting of Ministers for Sports
26: Summit EU-Russia (Mafra)
26: Meeting of the Art. 133 Committee - Services
26-27: Trade Union Conference EU/Africa
29-30: Informal Meeting of the Humanitarian Aid Committee
(HAC)
29-30: Meeting of the Committee of Senior Labor Inspector
Officials (SLIC)
31: Seminar: "Creative Economy / Cultural Industries"

NOVEMBER
1: Seminar: "Creative Economy / Cultural Industries"
(continued)
1-2: Meeting of the European Union Ecolabelling Board
2-3: Conference "Schools Facing up to New Challenges"
4: SOM EUROMED
5: Ministerial Troika EU/Palestinian Authority
5: Informal Ministerial Meeting with the Arab Maghreb Union -
to be confirmed
5-6: EUROMED - Foreign Affairs
7: Troika of Political Directors EU-Japan
7-8: Meeting of the Information System on Employment Policies
(MISEP)
9-10: Conference "Consumers and Competition: Towards a
European Consumer's Collective Redress"
12: Meeting of the eBSN Steering Group
12-13: Meeting of the "Public Procurement Network" Group (PPN)
14: Meeting of the Focal Points for "2008 European Year of
Intercultural Dialogue"
14: Informal Meeting of the Social Protection Committee (SPC)
15-16: Meeting of Chief Nursing Officers (CNOs)
15-16: Second Meeting of the Innovative Public Service Group
(IPSG)
18: Second Meeting of the E-Government Group
18-19: EUROMED MIGRATION (Algarve)
19-20: Meeting of the National Managers of Employment
Services (EURES)
20-21: Conference on "Airports: Dialogue with Industry"
21-22: Meeting of Chief Dental Officers
22: 14th FRONTEX Management Board Meeting
23-24: Informal Meeting of Ministers of Planning and Regional
Development (Azores)
23-24: Seminar on Practical Cooperation in the Field of
External Maritime Border Control in the EU
23-24: Seminar: "Personal Security Management"

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26-27: Conference "Valuing Learning: European Experiences and
Solutions to the Validation of Non-Formal and Informal
Learning"
27-28: Workshop on the Financing of Terrorism
29-30: Meeting of the SIS-TECH Group
29-30: Meeting of the EU Water Directors-General

DECEMBER
3-4: Meeting of National Coordinators of Extra-hospital
Medical Emergencies
5-6: Seminar on Cultural Heritage and Architecture Policies
6-7: 15th Meeting of the European Board of National Archives
(EBNA)
6-7: 9th Forum of the EU NGOs
8-9: EU/Africa Summit
10-11: Annual Conference on Best Practices in Crime
Prevention of the European Crime Prevention Network
10-11: 49th Meeting of Directors-General for Public
Administration
13-14: European Council (Brussels)
13-14: Meeting of the Education Committee
20: Closing Concert - to be confirmed
Hoffman