This Week

19.05.2004 / 00:00 CET

20 May: European Parliament President Pat Cox receives the Charlemagne prize for his contribution to EU enlargement;

21 May: EU-Russia summit takes place in Moscow. Discussions set to include a compromise on Russian membership of the World Trade Organization;

24 May: European Court of Justice will examine the Commission's appeal against the Court of First Instance (CFI) decision to overrule its veto of the merger of Tetra Laval and Sidel;

25-27 May: CFI hearings on Commission's decision to block the merger of US industrial giants General Electric and Honeywell;

26 May: Commission weekly meeting. Agenda includes a ‘plan of action' for translation needs of EU institutions, public finances and management of the Union's borders;

27-28 May: EU Education, Youth and Culture Council in Brussels will address policies regarding the new series of education and youth programmes.

27-28 May: Mexico hosts third EU-Latin America and Caribbean Summit. Some 56 heads of state and government from both regions are expected to attend the summit, which will pave the way for progress in the areas of social cohesion and regional and sub-regional integration. Anti-capitalism protests are also expected to take place.

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The week ahead

6 March: EU officials meet US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Brussels. On the agenda: Kosovo and the western Balkans, Russia, Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Middle East, Kenya and Chad, visas;

8 March: general and local elections, Malta;

9 March: general election, Spain;

10 March: EU foreign ministers meet, Brussels. On the agenda: the European Council, western Balkans, Afghanistan and Paki-stan, Georgia, Zimbabwe, trade;

10-13 March: Parliament plenary, Strasbourg. On the agenda: the European Institute of Technology, health check of the Common Agricultural Policy, European Council;

11 March: Weekly Commission meeting, Strasbourg. On the agenda: the future of EU agencies, relations with Africa, reducing administrative burdens, US visa-waivers, antitrust and merger cases;

11-12 March: EU justice and home affairs ministers meet informally, Brdo, Slovenia. On the agenda: management of the EU's external borders and relations with the US, including visas, data protection, combating terrorism and orga-nised crime, judicial co-operation.