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MJ MI MOF MOF/MES MT MOF MES MES LALRG CAL MC MEA MT MF State Audit Audit State Office MJ MI MW MOF MA MF MW MT MA SC MEPRD MOF/ MD MA MI 79 y Meeting of the Eastern Partnership Integrated Border Management Panel Border Meeting Integrated of the Eastern Partnership European Organic Congress: “Designing our Future” “Designing Congress: Organic European th th Plenary Judicial Network in Criminal meeting of the European Matters Europen Crime Prevention Network meeting (EUCPN) Second Board Crime Prevention Europen Informal Meeting of the Working Party on Humanitarian Aid and Food Aid (COHAFA) Working Party on Humanitarian Aid and Food Informal Meeting of the First Meeting of EU and Central Asian Ministers for Education Ministers Meeting Asian for of EU and Central First TEN-T Days 2015 Days TEN-T Informal Meeting of the Working Party (CODEV) on Development Cooperation Informal Meeting of the Meeting of Ministers in charge of Vocational Education and Training, the European the European Training, and Education Vocational Meeting of Ministers of in charge Commission Social and the European Partners Meeting of the Directors General for Vocational Education Education Vocational Meeting General for of the Directors 12 Expert meeting of the Eastern Partnership Panel on Public Administration Reform Administration on Public Expert Panel meeting of the Eastern Partnership Discussion “Riga's report on the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea region, progress in progress the Baltic Sea region, “Riga's report for on the EU Strategy Discussion implementing” Meeting of the European Board of National Archivists (EBNA) and Meeting of the of National Archivists Board Meeting of the European (EAG) Group Archives European High Level Working Group on Competitiveness and Growth on Competitiveness Working Group High Level Informal Meeting of the Transport Attachés Transport Informal Meeting of the Informal meeting of the Working Group on Ageing Populations and Sustainability of Populations on Ageing Working Group Informal meeting of the public finances Meeting of the Contact Committee of the Heads of the Supreme Audit Institutions Audit of Meeting of the Heads of the Supreme of the Contact Committee Court Union an the European of Auditors the European 9 General Assembly of the European Judicial Training Network Training Judicial of the European General Assembly Heads of SIRENE Bureau meeting Heads of SIRENE Bureau European network of Public Employment Services Employment network of Public meeting European Board VI Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region for of the EU Strategy VI Annual Forum Informal Meeting of EU Forest Directors Informal Meeting of EU Forest Informal Meeting of the Structural Actions Working PartyInformal Meeting the Structural of Actions Conference on Deinstitutionalisation and the Further Development of Social Care Development of Social on Deinstitutionalisation Care and the Further Conference in Europe Policy Informal Meeting of the Telecom Attachés Telecom Informal Meeting of the Meeting of the heads of European Seed CertificationMeetingAgencies of the heads of European Meeting of European Public Administration Network (EUPAN) Directors General and Directors Network Administration (EUPAN) Public Meeting of European Delegation (TUNED) Administration National and European Unions’ Trade Digital Assembly Assembly Digital PSC/ Nicolaidis trip informal t t
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Riga Declaration Joint Riga “Towards the EU Declaration Urban Agenda’’ of the Eastern Partnership RIgA Riga summit Declaration on TAKIng Freedom of media (UnEsCo) CEnTRE Riga Joint statement on sTAgE Counter-Terrorism following the informal meeting of Justice Riga Declaration on remotely ministers in Riga on Riga 29 and 30 January piloted aircraft Declaration (drones) on e-Inclusion
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Date Event Institution 1–2 February Meeting of the Chairpersons of COSAC Saeima (Latvian Parliament) 3–4 February Interparliamentary Conference under Article 13 of the Treaty on Stability, Saeima (Latvian Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union Parliament), in Brussels 22–23 February Meeting of the Chairpersons of the Committees on Employment and Social Saeima (Latvian Affairs Parliament)
March
Date Event Institution 4–6 March Interparliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Saeima (Latvian (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Parliament)
April
Date Event Institution 19–20 April Meeting of the Chairpersons of the Committees on the Economic and Digital Saeima (Latvian Affairs Parliament)
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Date Event Institution 31 May – 2 June Plenary meeting of the LIII COSAC Saeima (Latvian Parliament)
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of the European Union of the European LPESPS – Secretariat of the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the Council LPESPS – Secretariat of the Latvian Presidency – Latvia University of Agricultture LUA – MinistryMA of Agriculture Women Marta – Marta for Centre Resource MC – Ministry Culture of MD – Ministry Defence of MEA– Ministry Affairs Economic of and Regional MEPRD – Ministry Protection of Environmental Development MES – Ministry and Science of Education MF – Ministry of Finance MH – Ministry of Health MI – Ministry of the Interior MJ – Ministry of Justice MoF Affairs – Ministry of Foreign – MinistryTransport MT of MW – MinistryWelfare of MassNEPLP – National Electronic Media Council Latvia Fellowship Prison PFL – Association Agency – State of Medicines of Latvia SAMLV ChancellerySC – State SIF – Society Integration Foundation Disability – Latvian Body for Umbrella SUSTENTO Organisations UL – University of Latvia Park Technology High Ventspils VHTP – of Latvia Inspection – State Heritage Protection for VKPAI 84
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l nci ou ative acts acts ative Political Agreement was adopted at COREPER I meeting COREPER at adopted was Agreement Political Agree adopt Political on 24 June 2015; it is planned to on 13 July 2015. Council AGRIFISH at ment Adopted in the Council Adopted in the Council Adopted in the Council Adopted - resistance regulation amending Regulation Council a for Proposal Common (EU) No 1387/2013 suspending the autonomous certain duties on and industrial agricultural Tariff Customs products - Regulation Regulation amending a Council for Proposal the manage for (EU) No 1388/2013 opening and providing - with Article 241 in accordance the Commission Request to on behalf of the Decision on the conclusion, TFEU – Council Ac Facilitate to Treaty Marrakesh Union, of the European - and Parliament European the of Directive a for Proposal the Member of the laws approximate to of the Council a for marks (Recast) trade and Proposal to relating States Coun the of and Parliament European the of Regulation (EC) Regulation cil amending Council No 207/2009 on the Mark package”) “Trade mark (called as trade Community Council conclusions on European Court of Auditors’ Special Court of Auditors’ on European conclusions Council taken but first steps Guarantee: Youth “EU Report No 3/2015 risk ahead”implementation opportunities on equal income wo conclusions Council for the gender gap in pensions men and men: Closing inclu to education inclusive “From Conclusions Presidency people with disabilities” for employment sive - and its multi RigaJoint on tuberculosis Declaration certain for tariff Union the of quotas autonomous of ment and industrial productsagricultural Visually Blind, who are Persons for Works Published to cess or OtherwiseImpaired, Disabled Print • • • • • • • • 109 reading. st l legis non- and ative onclusions
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Railway Package – Technical pillar: Technical – Railway Package Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and Parliament of the European a Directive for Proposal (Recast) safety on railway of the Council - - - and Parliament of the European a Directive for Proposal system rail the of interoperability the on Council the of (Recast) Union within the European Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament Parliament a Regulation of the European for Proposal Agency Union for European on the and of the Council (EC) Regulation and repealing Railways No 881/2004 - gish Presidency. gish Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and Parliament European the of Regulation a for Proposal amending Regulation (EC)of the Council No 1370/2007 domestic market the of opening the for concerning passenger transport services rail by Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and Parliament of the European a Directive for Proposal a 2012/34 establishing amending Directive of the Council the opening of as regards Railway Area, Single European domestic passenger transportthe market for services by and infrastructure of the railway and the governance rail Provisional agreement with the European Parliament. The Parliament. with the European agreement Provisional the Luxembour is planned at the agreement of approval Council Decision published in the Official Journal of the EU. Decision published in the OfficialCouncil Journal of the th
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