Monday 17 March

EU Presidency

• Agriculture and Fisheries Council (Brussels) - agenda and background information
  
• Informal Meeting of EU Ministers Responsible for Sport (Brdo) - EU Presidency
• Conference on Police Cooperation in the Field of Education and Training for the Western Balkan Countries (Bled) - EU Presidency
  

European Parliament

• ACP-EU assembly (Ljubljana) - the Joint Parliamentary Assembly, bringing together MEPs with national parliamentarians from the African, Caribbean and Pacific States, holds a session in Ljubljana, with debates planned on food security, structural adjustment programmes and economic partnership agreements - details, European Parliament
  
• This week, the Trade Committee delegation will make a visit to Bulgaria, and an Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee delegation will visit China.

European Commission

• Conference: Protecting the rights and dignity of the elderly (Brussels) - offering policy makers and stakeholders from all over Europe an opportunity to discuss the quality of care for frail elderly people and strategies for preventing elder abuse - EC elder abuse website
  
• Launch of the European social dialogue for the professional football sector - The social partners' aim is to bring more legal certainty and stability to footballers' contracts, which is a need felt by players and clubs. Minimum requirements for players' contracts will be the first topic on the table - White Paper on Sport and its Background and Context annex

Tuesday 18 March

European Parliament

• ACP-EU assembly (Ljubljana)

Wednesday 19 March

European Parliament

• ACP-EU assembly (Ljubljana)

Thursday 20 March

European Parliament

• ACP-EU assembly (Ljubljana)
• Easter recess. Parliament's offices are closed from 20-24 March inclusive over Easter.

Friday 21 March

• Good Friday