2018 European Policy Calendar
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January

• Bulgarian Presidency of the European Union
• Green Week at the European Parliament – 1-5 January – Brussels
• Czech Presidential Elections (first round) – 12 & 13 January –  Czech Republic
• Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) – 22 January – Brussels
• Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) – 23 January – Brussels
• Cypriot Presidential Election – 28 January – Cyprus
• Finnish Presidential Election – 28 January – Finland
• General Affairs Council (Art. 50) – 29 January – Brussels
• Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) – 29 January – Brussels

February

• Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) – 19 February – Brussels
• Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) – 20 February – Brussels
• 2018 Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference – 20 & 21 February – Brussels
• Informal heads of state or government meeting – 23 February – Brussels (MFF discussion)
• Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) – 26 February – Brussels
• Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE) (energy)– 26 February – Brussels
• Coal Regions in Transition Platform Working Groups: launch and first meetings – 26 & 27 February – Brussels
• General Affairs Council (incl. Art.50) – 27 February – Brussels
• European Parliament Plenary Session – 28 February – Brussels

March

• European Parliament Plenary Session – 1 March – Brussels
• Italian General Election – 4 March – Italy
• Environment council (ENVI) – 5 March – Brussels
• Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) – 6 March – Brussels
• High-level conference on the next Multiannual financial framework – 9 March – Sofia
• Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) – 13 March – Brussels
• European Parliament Plenary Session – 12-15 March – Strasbourg
• Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) – 19 March – Brussels
• Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) – 19 March – Brussels
• Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) – 19 March – Brussels
• General Affairs Council (incl. Art.50) – 20 March – Brussels
• The Second Global Adaptation Network Forum (UN Environment event) – 20 & 21 March – Abu Dhabi
• High-level conference: Financing sustainable growth – 22 March – Brussels (live streaming available)
• European Council – 22 & 23 March – Brussels; including adoption of negotiating guidelines on the future relationship with the UK
• EU-Turkey leaders’ meeting – 26 March – Varna, Bulgaria

April

• FAO International Symposium on Agroecology – 3,-5 April – Rome
• Hungarian parliamentary election – 8 April – Hungary
• Informal Environment council (ENVI) on COP24– 10 & 11 April – Sofia
• The role of low carbon fuels in decarbonising transport: the emerging consensus from international initiatives – 10 & 11 April – Brussels
• Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) – 16 & 17 April – Luxembourg
• European Parliament Plenary Session – 16-19 April – Strasbourg
• General Affairs Council (incl. Art.50) – 17 April – Luxembourg
• Informal Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE) – 19 & 20 – Sofia
• 2018 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group – 20-22 April – Washington D.C.
• Biodiver-City: Enhancing urban biodiversity and ecosystem services to make cities more resilient – 24 April – Sofia
• TEN-T DAYS 2018 – 25-27 April – Ljubljana
• UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference – 30 April – 10 May – Bonn

May

• Presentation of EU budgetary plans – future Multiannual Financial Framework beyond 2020
• European Parliament Plenary Session – 2 & 3 May – Brussels
• 1^st Talanoa Dialogue – 6 May – Bonn
• Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law (IMPEL) Review Initiative – 7- 10 May – Ljubljana
• Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) – 14 May – Brussels
• General Affairs Council (incl. Art.50) – 14 May – Brussels
• 5th European Conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) – 14 & 15 May – Nicosia
• Committee of the Regions Plenary Session – 16 & 17 May – Brussels
• Blue Invest 2018 – 17 May – Brussels
• EU-Western Balkans summit – 17 May – Sofia
• G20 – Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers – 21 May – Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Green Week – 21-25 May – Brussels – “Green Cities for a Greener Future“
• Nordic Clean Energy Week – 21-25 May – Copenhagen / Malmö
• 9^th Clean Energy Ministerial – 22-25 May – Copenhagen / Malmö
• Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) – 25 May – Brussels
• Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) – 28 May – Brussels
• Climate change conference (UNFCCC event) – 30 April- 10 May- Bonn
• European Parliament Plenary Session – 28 – 31 May – Strasbourg
• Meeting of the European Electricity Regulatory Forum – 30 & 31 May – Florence

June

• Informal Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) – 3,4,5 June – Sofia
• EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) – 4-8 June – Brussels
• World Circular Economy Forum – 5 & 6 June, Helsinki
• G7 summit – 8 & 9 June, Charlevoix, Canada
• Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE) council (energy)  – 7 – 11 June – Luxembourg
• European Parliament Plenary Session – 11- 14 June – Strasbourg
• G20 – Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting – 15 June – Bariloche, Argentina
• Adaptation Future 2018 (UN Environment event) – 18-21 June – Cape Town, S. Africa – biennial conference of the Global Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA).
• Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) – 18 & 19 June – Luxembourg
• Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) – 22 June – Luxembourg
• Environment Council (ENVI) – 25 June – Luxembourg
• Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) – 25 June – Luxembourg
• General Affairs Council (incl. Art.50) – 26 June – Luxembourg
• European Council – 28 & 29 June – Brussels

July

• Slovenian Parliamentary Elections – Slovenia
• Austrian Presidency of the European Union – 1 July
• European Parliament Plenary Session – 2-5 July – Strasbourg
• High Level Political Forum – 9-18 July – UNHQ, New York – Theme: “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies”
• G20 – Agriculture Ministerial Meeting – 27 & 28 July – Buenos Aires, Argentina

September

• Swedish general election – 9 September – Sweden
• European Parliament Plenary Session – 10-13 September – Strasbourg
• Think 20 Summit – 16-18 September, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• EIP Water Conference 2017 – Water Innovation: Bridging Gaps, Creating Opportunities – 27-28 September – Porto, Portugal

October

• Latvian Parliamentary Elections – Latvia
• 2018 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group – 12-14 October – Bali Nusa Dua, Indonesia
• Luxembourger Parliamentary Election – 14 October – Luxembourg
• Madrid Forum – 17 & 18 October – Madrid
• European Council – 18 & 19 October – Brussels
• 12th ASEM Summit – 18 & 19 October – Brussels
• European Parliament Plenary Session – 22-25 October – Strasbourg

November

• Irish Presidential Elections – Ireland
• Czech Senate Elections – Czech Republic
• COP14 – 10 – 22 November – Sharm-El-Sheikh
• European Parliament Plenary Session – 12-15 November – Strasbourg
• European Parliament Plenary Session – 28 & 29 November – Brussels
• G20 Summit – 30 Nov – 1 Dec, Buenos Aires, Argentina

December

• G20 Summit – 30 Nov – 1 Dec, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• COP24 – 3-14 December – Katowice, Poland
• European Parliament Plenary Session – 10-13 December – Strasbourg
• European Council – 13 & 14 December – Brussels