Further note from the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office
CALENDAR OF MEETINGS IN IRELAND, JANUARY-JUNE
2004
"Formal" Informal Ministerials during
the Presidency
— Employment and Social Policy, 16-17
January, Galway. Theme "Making Work Pay".
— Justice and Home Affairs, 22-23 January,
Dublin.
— Ecofin, 2-4 April, Punchestown, Co
Kildare.
— Defence, 6-7 April, venue unclear,
theme undecided.
— Foreign Ministers Informal (Gymnich),
16-17 April, Co Offaly (Brian Cowen's home base).
— Agriculture, 9-10 May, Killarney,
County Kerry.
— Environment, 14-16 May, Waterford.
Other High-Level meetings in Ireland during the
Presidency.
— Government/Commission meeting, Dublin
Castle, 6 January.
— Launch of the Year of Education through
Sport, 28 January.
— OECD Education Ministers Conference,
Dublin Castle, 16-17 March.
— Conference on Migration, Donegal,
1 April.
— ASEM Foreign Ministers meeting, April.
— Informal Education Ministers, theme
"Guidance on Education" April.
— Competitiveness Conference, hosted
by Tanaiste (DPM), Shannon, Co Clare, 26 April.
— Enlargement event for Heads of State/Government,
1 May, Dublin.
— Euromed Foreign Ministers meeting,
Dublin Castle, May.
— Launch of the International Year
of the Family, 15 May.
— Conference of Public Administration
Ministers and Directors General, Dublin, 27 May.
— Conference of Development Ministers,
2 June.
Senior Official-level meetings in Ireland
A programme will be circulated in September.
Only one date is fixed and in the public domain:
— Political Directors' Informal, 12-13
January, Dublin Castle. This will finish with a 13 January lunch
with US Political Director Beth Jones, followed by an EU Troika/US
meeting on pm 13 January, and High Level Taskforce meeting on
14 January.
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