Monday 21 July

EU Presidency

• General Affairs and External Relations Council dedicated to World Trade Organisation talks (Geneva) - EU Presidency
  
• Informal meeting of Ministers for Culture and audiovisual affairs (Versailles) - EU Presidency
  
• Meeting of ministers for space affairs (Kourou, French Guiana) - EU Presidency

European Parliament

• The week is set aside for MEPs to work in their constituencies and for visits by Parliamentary delegations, so there are no official meetings in Brussels.
• Summer recess: The break in Parliamentary activities over the summer begins on 28 July. Business resumes on Monday 25 August with a week of meetings of committees and political groups ahead of the plenary session beginning in Strasbourg on 1 September.

EU related events

• What future for the training of magistrates and judicial personnel in the European Union? (Bordeaux) - EU Presidency
• ESOF 2008 - Euroscience Open Forum (Barcelona) - website
• 18th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (Patras, Greece) - website

Tuesday 22 July

EU Presidency

• General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) (Brussels) - see above

Wednesday 23 July

EU Presidency

• General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) (Brussels) - see above

European Commission

• Commission reports on Bulgaria and Romania - The Commission will adopt its latest annual reports on the progress made by Bulgaria and Romania in judicial reform and fighting corruption. The Commission report on Bulgaria will also cover organised crime - Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania - Articles 36, 37 and 38 (pdf)
• Commission proposes ban on trading of seal products - The aim of the proposed law on seals is to ensure that products derived from seals killed and skinned in ways that cause pain, distress and suffering are not found on the European market. The proposal also recommends banning the trading of seal products throughout the European Union - European Commission website - Animal welfare
• EU's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed 2007 Report - In 2007 a record number of 7,354 notifications was sent on the EU's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) - Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed

Thursday 24 July

EU Presidency

• Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA) (Brussels) - EU Presidency

European Commission

• Airline blacklist - The first Community list of airlines banned from the European Union was adopted by the Commission on 22 March 2006. The Commission, in agreement with the competent authorities of the Member States, will adopt the eighth update of this list on 24 July - European Commission website on blacklisted airlines

Friday 25 July

EU Presidency

• EU-South Africa Summit (Bordeaux)

EU related events

• 17th International Conference on Information Systems Development (ISD2008) (Paphos, Cyprus) - website

Saturday 26 July

European Commission

• Europe guarantees better access to air transport for persons with reduced mobility - Entry into force of new European rules that will give the disabled and the elderly access to air transport comparable to that of any other passengers, without discrimination or additional cost - Excerpts from press briefing done on 17 July by Vice-President Tajani, in Leonardo da Vinci Airport, Rome Fiumicino, followed by a visit of the airport's facilities for persons with reduced mobility