EU at a Glance: January – June 2018 2018 European Movement International

W W W W W Jan 1 Mo 1 2 Tu 3 We 4 Th 5 Fr 6 Sa 7 Su 8 Mo 2 9 Tu 10 We 11 Th 12 Fr 13 Sa 14 Su 15 Mo 3 16 Tu 17 We 18 Th 19 Fr 20 Sa 21 Su 22 Mo 4 23 Tu 24 We 25 Th 26 Fr 27 Sa 28 Su 29 Mo 5 30 Tu 31 We New Year´s Day European EU Council Presidency’s press trip to Sofia Plenary Session (Strasbourg) European Parliament Committee Meetings (Brussels) Finnish European EMI-ACCA CoR Plenary Parliament presidential Parliament Conference on Session European Parliament Green Week College of European Czech presidential elections, College of EESC Plenary Session COSAC Chairpersons’ meeting Economic and EYCS Council Seminar on Committee Commissioners Parliament first round election Committee The Belt and Beginning of Meetings Commissioners (Sofia) Financial Preventing doping through (first round) Meetings Road Initiative Informal (Brussels) Committee (Strasbourg) EM Ireland Bul- Affairs Council education and investigation COMPET the Bulgarian (Brussels) Visit by College garian Council (Brussels) (BRI): Reshap- EU Council Meetings of Commission- – ECOFIN Council (Brussels) of the EU Presi- College of Education Sum- Agriculture and ing the Global Presidency ers to Sofia Foreign Affairs (Brussels) Value Chain () dency Briefing Council – FAC Commissioners mit (Brussels) Fisheries EU Council (Brussels) TTE Council European Youth and Calendar (Brussels) Informal Justice and Home Council – Forum: - Presidency Launch (Dublin) Forum on Rail- Opening cere- Affairs Council – JHA (Bulgaria) AGRIFISH pean Youth (Brussels) road transport Capital 2018 mony (Sofia) Parliamentary Assembly of the CoE – first part 2018 Session (Strasbourg) financing General Affairs Kick-off (Cas- College of cais, ) Council + Art. 50 (Brussels) Commissioners European Year (Brussels) of Cultural Heritage

W W W W Feb 1 Th 2 Fr 3 Sa 4 Su 5 Mo 6 6 Tu 7 We 8 Th 9 Fr 10 Sa 11 Su 12 Mo 7 13 Tu 14 We 15 Th 16 Fr 17 Sa 18 Su 19 Mo 8 20 Tu 21 We 22 Th 23 Fr 24 Sa 25 Su 26 Mo 9 27 Tu 28 We European Conference European Parliament Plenary Session (Strasbourg) UEF Yearly Training weekend, European Parliament Green Week European Parliament Committee Meetings (Brussels) European Parliament Committee European Parliament of Ministry of jointly with JEF (Milan) Meetings (Brussels) Parliament Environment Council (ENVI) High- Justice and Home Affairs High Level Min- EESC Plenary Session Interparliamentary Conference for CFSP/CSDP Eurogroup Economic and College of EESC Plenary Session Committee Economy Council – JHA Frontex Manage- Financial Commissioners Informal – Plenary Session Meetings (Sofia) level conference on Eco-Innova- isterial Confer- (Brussels) Agriculture and OSCE PA (Vienna) (Brussels) tion for air quality (Sofia) ment Board Meeting (Brussels) College of Affairs Council (Brussels) FAC (Trade) (Sofia) (Brussels) ence “Tourism College of Europe conference Fisheries Coun- and economic Commissioners – ECOFIN EYCS council Informal EU Cypriot Presi- Education, Youth, Culture and (Brussels) on The Future of Constitutional cil – AGRIFISH Euro-Mediterra- Foreign Affairs General Affairs CoR Plenary growth” (Sofia) (Brussels) (Brussels) nean Regional Higher Educa- leaders’ meeting dential election Session Sports Council (EYCS) Bologna Democracy in Europe tion Meeting (Brussels) Council – FAC Council + Art. 50 Follow-Up Group Meeting (Sofia) and Local As- (Brussels) (Brussels) Informal EYCS Presidency EYCS Council Informal FAC sembly Meeting (Brussels) TTE Council Council on opening concert College of (Education) Meeting (Sofia) – ARLEM EYCS council European Culture (Sofia) (Sofia) Commissioners (Brussels) (Giza, Egypt) University – Business Forum (Energy) (Strasbourg) (Brussels) College of Informal COMPET Council EPSCO Council ESF High Level Justice and (Brussels) AEGEE Confer- Commissioners (Bulgaria) EPSCO Confer- Conference (Brussels) Home Affairs EM : “Structured dialogue (Brussels) Danube Strat- ence on Issues Council – JHA on the future of Europe” ence on Pop- of Healthy Nu- EMI Alliance for Democracy – Thematic Con- ulism and Anti- egy Coordina- 48 Hours for Democracy tors Meeting trition for Chil- ference on PNR European Agita- (Sofia) dren (Brussels) (Brussels) tion (Zagreb)

W W W W Mar 1 Th 2 Fr 3 Sa 4 Su 5 Mo 10 6 Tu 7 We 8 Th 9 Fr 10 Sa 11 Su 12 Mo 11 13 Tu 14 We 15 Th 16 Fr 17 Sa 18 Su 19 Mo 12 20 Tu 21 We 22 Th 23 Fr 24 Sa 25 Su 26 Mo 13 27 Tu 28 We 29 Th 30 Fr 31 Sa European EM Bulgarian National European College of European Ministerial European Parliament Plenary Session (Strasbourg) Russian European Parliament Committee Meetings (Brussels) Change to Western European Parliament Committee Meetings Maundy Thursday Good Friday Holiday, Liberation European Daylight Parliament Board Meeting Day Parliament Commissioners Parliament Conference on presidential Saving Time (Brussels) EM Turkey: Plenary Committee (Brussels) Committee the future Eurogroup EESC Plenary Session election Foreign Affairs General Affairs Dutch Committee of the Regions Conference on Session of the Congress of Local and Regional World Cafe event Session Meetings Meetings Multiannual Council – FAC Council + Art 50 referendum Plenary Session with University the private and Competitiveness Council – EESC: Your Europe, Your Say! (Brussels) (Brussels) Authorities (Strasbourg) (Brussels) (Brussels) (Brussels) Financial COMPET (Brussels) students in family life of Employment, Tripartite Social Framework Agriculture and Summit College of Erzurum on EU European LGBTI persons Environment (Sofia) Economic and Social Policy, Conference on combating torture Parliament (Copenhagen) Fisheries Commissioners – Turkey and the Council – ENVI Financial Health and College of (Copenhagen) (Brussels) Middle East Committee (Brussels) Justice and Home Affairs Consumer Council – Affairs Council AGRIFISH Commissioners Meetings Council – JHA (Brussels) – ECOFIN Affairs Council (Brussels) JEF Spring Federal Committee JEF Europe (Brussels) – EPSCO (Brussels) (Skopje) EMI event on (Brussels) ASEM Culture Ministers’ (Social) Integrity, Trans- College of (Brussels) Meeting (Sofia) parency and Commissioners EMI event on Good Corporate (Strasbourg) European Citizenship Citizenship

W W W W W Apr 1 Su 2 Mo 14 3 Tu 4 We 5 Th 6 Fr 7 Sa 8 Su 9 Mo 15 10 Tu 11 We 12 Th 13 Fr 14 Sa 15 Su 16 Mo 16 17 Tu 18 We 19 Th 20 Fr 21 Sa 22 Su 23 Mo 17 24 Tu 25 We 26 Th 27 Fr 28 Sa 29 Su 30 Mo 18 Easter Sunday Easter Monday Orthodox Good Orthodox Easter Orthodox Easter ALDA General EMI-METRO European European Parliament Plenary Session (Strasbourg) EUROMIL 117th Presidium European Parliament Committee Meetings (Brussels) Informal Economic and Financial European Friday Monday Assembly Brussels Parliament Meeting (Brussels) Affairs Council – ECOFIN (Sofia) Parliament European Parliament Green Week European Agriculture and Fisheries Council EESC Plenary Session Informal Employment, Social College of ASEM Finance RE.CRI.RE Wednesday Committee – AGRIFISH () Committee Parliament Project and Social Meetings EM Germany Policy, Health and Consumer Commissioners Ministers’ Meetings EURACTIV College of EM National Convention to Committee Final Confer- (Brussels) Foreign Affairs General Affairs Board Meeting Affairs Council – EPSCO (Health) (Brussels) Meeting (Sofia) (Brussels) th College of Future Media Commissioners commemorate 70 anniversary Meetings ence (Brussels) Council – FAC Council + Art. 50 Informal Transport, (Sofia) Lab: Digital & (Brussels) of the Congress of Europe at (Brussels) Commissioners Ministers of Justice Meeting on (Luxembourg) (Luxembourg) (Brussels) human rights system in future Telecommunications and Energy Seminar “Democratic culture – Media4EU? Spanish Parliament Council – TTE (Energy) (Sofia) from words to action” ‘Resisting fake Europe () Informal EPSCO Council (Social) Informal Environment Council – (Sofia) (Copenhagen) news with ENVI (Sofia) General Affairs Justice and innovation’ Council – GAC College of Home Affairs Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe – second part 2018 Session (Cohesion) Commissioners Council – JHA (Strasbourg) (Luxembourg) (Strasbourg) (Luxembourg) EVBB Conference on migration, with the Municipality of Antalya, Turkey

W W W W May 1 Tu 2 We 3 Th 4 Fr 5 Sa 6 Su 7 Mo 19 8 Tu 9 We 10 Th 11 Fr 12 Sa 13 Su 14 Mo 20 15 Tu 16 We 17 Th 18 Fr 19 Sa 20 Su 21 Mo 21 22 Tu 23 We 24 Th 25 Fr 26 Sa 27 Su 28 Mo 22 29 Tu 30 We 31 Th Labour Day Bulgarian official Ascension Day Pentecost Whit Monday European Parliament Plenary Informal Foreign Affairs Council – holiday Eurovision EMI Europe Day Eurovision European Parliament Committee Meetings (Brussels) Foreign Affairs EESC Plenary Session – EESC Economic and European Parliament Plenary Session (Strasbourg) Session (Brussels) FAC (Defence) (Sofia) Song Contest with activities all Song Contest Council – FAC 60th anniversary Financial Eurovision Agriculture College of EU-Western Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs (Lisbon) across Europe Song Contest (Lisbon) (Trade, Devel- Affairs Council College of International gender equality Europe Day and Fisheries Commissioners Balkans summit College of European Council – FAC Council – FAC (Lisbon) (Brussels) within the Berlin opment) – ECOFIN Commissioners conference (Copenhagen) (Council of College of Council – (Brussels) Commissioners Parliament (Brussels) (Brussels) (Defence) (Brussels) Europe) Commissioners GESAC Meet AGRIFISH Process (Sofia) (Brussels) Committee (Brussels) European (Brussels) (Brussels) Meetings the Authors Committee of the Regions Education, Youth, Culture and NATO Parliamentary Assembly Annual Session (Warsaw) College of Parliament (Brussels) (Brussels) Committee General Affairs Plenary Session Sport Council – EYCS (Brussels) Commissioners Council + Art. 50 (Strasbourg) Meetings European Parliament Green Week Session of the Committee of AIACE: 2018 Congress (Valencia) (Brussels) (Brussels) Ministers of the Council of Europe th Competitiveness Council – (chairmanship handover) EMI/EBN event for 70 COMPET (Brussels) (Elsinor, Denmark) Anniversary of Congress of Europe (The Hague) Eurogroup

W W W W Jun 1 Fr 2 Sa 3 Su 4 Mo 23 5 Tu 6 We 7 Th 8 Fr 9 Sa 10 Su 11 Mo 24 12 Tu 13 We 14 Th 15 Fr 16 Sa 17 Su 18 Mo 25 19 Tu 20 We 21 Th 22 Fr 23 Sa 24 Su 25 Mo 26 26 Tu 27 We 28 Th 29 Fr 30 Sa European Youth Forum European Informal Agriculture and Fisheries Council – College of European G7 summit (La Malbaie, Canada) European Parliament Plenary Session (Strasbourg) European Parliament Committee Meetings (Brussels) EU-US Justice and Home Affairs Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe – third part 2018 Session (Strasbourg) Youth Event & YO!Fest AGRIFISH (Sofia) Commissioners Parliament Ministerial Meeting (Sofia) CEMR Policy Committee and Meeting of the Chairpersons of En- LIX COSAC Plenary College of Eurogroup Foreign Affairs General Affairs College of European Council: Decision on (Strasbourg) (Brussels) Committee ergy Committees of the Parliaments Venice Commission of the Coun- Justice and Home Affairs Council Meetings Conference on Diversity, equality Commissioners Council – FAC Council + Art. 50 Commissioners the composition of the European and inclusion (Bilbao) of the (Sofia) Agriculture and Fisheries Council (Brussels) cil of Europe Plenary Session (Luxembourg) (Luxembourg) (Brussels) Parliament CEEP – JHA (Luxembourg) (Brussels) – AGRIFISH (Luxembourg) Statutory (Venice) European Transport, College of Organization of Environment EAEA General Assembly and meetings Transport, Transport, Telecommuni- Commissioners the Black Sea EPSCO Council EPSCO Council Council – ENVI Annual Conference. Theme: (Sofia) Parliament Telecommuni- Telecommuni- Committee cations and (Strasbourg) Economic Co- (Social) (Health) (Luxembourg) Partnerships and cooperations. cations and cations and (Luxembourg) (Luxembourg) (Tallin, ) Meetings Energy Council operation: Tour- European Energy Council Energy Council – TTE ism Ministers (Brussels) – TTE – TTE ECOFIN Parliament European (Energy) Meeting Council Committee (Transport) (Telecoms) (Luxembourg) (Varna, Bulgaria) Parliament (Luxembourg) (Luxembourg) (Luxembourg) Meetings Committee (Brussels) Meetings (Brussels)

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