January 2004

22

DG Agriculture Hearing on Organic Farming, in Brussels

February

European Commission : presentation of the Communication on the Financial Perspectives

24

Agriculture Council in Brussels

March

22 – 23

Agriculture Council in Brussels – possible decision on Mediterranean products (olives, tobacco, cotton)

26

European Council

April

26 – 27

Agriculture Council in Luxembourg

May

1

EU enlargement

9 – 11

Informal Agriculture Council – Killernay, Ireland

24 – 25

Agriculture Council in Brussels

June

Possible Presentation of the Sugar Legal Proposals for Reform
Possible Presentation of the Financial Perspectives Legal Proposals

12 – 13

European Parliament elections

17

European Council (summit) in Brussels

21 – 22

Agriculture Council in Brussels

July

1

Beginning of Dutch Presidency

August

1

Deadline for member states to report back to the Commission on their implementation of the CAP reform

October

Possible Publication of a Communication on the Reform of the Wine & Fruit & Vegetables sectors

Dutch Presidency conference on Rural Development Policy Post 2006

January 2005

1

Beginning of Luxembourg Presidency

Scheduled end of WTO Doha Development Round (expected to not be met)