In accordance with Article 2, paragraph 7, of the Council's Rules of Procedure, the Presidencyattaches for information the indicative provisional agendas for Council meetings prepared by thePermanent Representatives Committee (Part 1) for the period up to 30 June 2010.The indication of "Political agreement" beneath co-decision files does not preclude efforts made bythe Presidency to achieve first reading agreement with the European Parliament.Co-decision files in second reading do not appear on the Council agendas.

EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL POLICY, HEALTH AND CONSUMER AFFAIRSCOUNCIL8-9 MARCH 20101.Adoption of the agendaEMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL POLICYLEGISLATIVE DELIBERATIONS

(public deliberation, pursuant to Article 16(8) of the TEU)

2.3.Adoption of the list of "A" itemsProposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishinga European Microfinance Facility for Employment and Social Inclusion (ProgressMicrofinance Facility) (LA)andProposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amendingDecision No 1672/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing aCommunity Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity (LA)-(poss.) Political agreementProposal for a Council Directive implementing the Framework Agreement on prevention fromsharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector concluded by HOSPEEM and EPSU-Political agreement

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES5.6.Adoption of the list of "A" itemsCommission Communication on EU 2020 strategy-Presentation by the Commission-Exchange of viewsPreparation of the Spring European Councila)Joint Employment Report 2009/2010-Adoptionb) Joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion 2010-Adoptionc) Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the EuropeanEconomic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on equality betweenwomen and men-Presentation by the Commission

Preparation of the Tripartite Social Summit-Information from the PresidencyConclusions on European researchers' mobility and careers adopted by theCOMPETITIVENESS Council (Internal Market, Industry and Research)-Presentation to the EPSSCO Council by a delegation of Ministers for Research-Exchange of viewsGender-based violence-Adoption of Council conclusions-Exchange of viewsANY OTHER BUSINESSa)b)c)Work Programme of the Employment Committee 2010InformationWork Programme of the Social Protection CommitteeInformationSeminars and Conferences to be held during the PresidencyInformation from the Presidency

EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL POLICY, HEALTH AND CONSUMER AFFAIRSCOUNCIL7–8 JUNE 20101.Adoption of the agendaEMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL POLICYLEGISLATIVE DELIBERATIONS

(public deliberation, pursuant to Article 16(8) of the TEU)

2.3.Adoption of the list of "A" itemsProposal for a Council Decision on Guidelines for the Employment Policies of theMember StatesAdoption-Proposal for a Directive amending Council Directive 92/85/EEC on the introduction ofmeasures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workersand workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding-(poss.) Political agreementProposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken by the Community within theAssociation Councils established by the Agreements with Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Croatia,the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Israel with regard to the adoption ofprovisions on the co-ordination of social security systems-AdoptionProposal for a Council Regulation extending the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004and Regulation (EC) No […] to nationals of third countries who are not already covered bythese provisions solely on the ground of their nationality-(poss.) Political agreementProposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment betweenpersons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation-(poss.) Political agreement

LEGISLATIVE DELIBERATIONS

(public deliberation, pursuant to Article 16(8) of the TEU)

15.Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on standards ofquality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation-(poss.) Political agreementProposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the application ofpatients' rights in cross-border healthcare-(poss.) Political agreementPharmaceutical packagea)Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending, asregards pharmacovigilance, Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating tomedicinal products for human useandProposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending, asregards pharmacovigilance, Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 laying down Communityprocedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human andveterinary use and establishing a European Medicines AgencyPolitical agreement-Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amendingDirective 2001/83/EC as regards the prevention of the entry into the legal supply chainof medicinal products which are falsified in relation to their identity, history or source.-Political agreementProposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending, asregards information to the general public on medicinal products subject to medicalprescription, Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinalproducts for human useand

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending, asregards information to the general public on medicinal products subject to medicalprescription, Regulation (EC) No 726/2004laying down Community procedures for theauthorisation and supervision of medicinal products for humanand veterinary use andestablishing a European Medicines Agency(poss.) Information from the Presidency-18.Regulation on the provision of food information to consumers-General approach / Policy debate

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES19.Innovation in public health: monitoring of the social determinants of health and reduction ofinequalities-Adoption of Council conclusionsImplementation of the Strategy for Europe on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity relatedhealth issues: national initiatives on salt-Adoption of Council conclusionsANY OTHER BUSINESSa)Regulation/Directive on medical devices-Information from the CommissionPreparation for the Conference of the Parties (COP 4) to the Framework Convention onTobacco Control, Uruguay (second half of 2010)Information from the Presidency-(poss.) Proposal for Council Recommendations on cross-border aspects of thevaccination of children-Information from the CommissionConclusions of the Working Party on Public Health meeting at Senior Level-Presidency reportConferences organised during the first half of the yearInformation from the Presidency-Presentation of the next Presidency's programme-Information from the Belgian delegation

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES3.4.Adoption of the list of "A" itemsCommission Communication on the EU 2020 Strategy-Presentation by the Commission-Exchange of viewsFunctioning of the Internal Market:a)Internal Market Scoreboard No 20b)Implementation of the "Internal Market Information System"-Presentation by the CommissionCommission Communication: Enhancing the enforcement of intellectual property rights in theinternal market-Exchange of views-Adoption of a Council Resolution(poss.) Commission Green Paper: The interconnection of business registers-Presentation by the Commission / (poss.) Adoption of Council conclusionsIndustrial policy-Adoption of Council conclusions-Exchange of viewsCommission Communication on ELECTRA (electrical engineering industry)-Presentation by the Commission-(poss.) Exchange of views

RESEARCHLEGISLATIVE DELIBERATIONS

(public deliberation, pursuant to Article 16(8) of the TEU)

10.Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on participation by theCommunity in a Joint Baltic Sea Research and Development Programme (BONUS-169)undertaken by several Member States-Progress report / (poss.) General approachProposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the EuropeanEarth Observation Programme (GMES) and its initial operations (2011-2013)-Progress report / (poss.) General approach

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES12.Commission Communication on the EU 2020 Strategy (as regards research and innovation)-Presentation by the Commission-Exchange of viewsDevelopments in the governance of the European Research Area (ERA): new mandate of theScientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST)-Council ResolutionEvaluation of the mechanisms and structures of the European Research Council (ERC)-Adoption of Council conclusionsEuropean researchers' mobility and careers (joint proceedings with EPSCO)-Adoption of Council conclusionsANY OTHER BUSINESSResults of the informal Competitiveness Council on 8 and 9 February (San Sebastián)-Information from the PresidencyConsumer Market Scoreboard No 3-Presentation by the CommissionStandardisation and type-approval activities, within and outside the EU, relating to electricvehicles. Progress report-Information from the Presidency and (poss.) from the Commission

Results of the Copenhagen Conference. Implications for European industry-Information from the CommissionProposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting emissionperformance standards for new light commercial vehicles as part of the Community'sintegrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles-Information from the PresidencyITER-Information from the CommissionCommission communication: Mobilising private and public investment for recovery andlong-term structural change: developing Public Private Partnerships-Information from the CommissionCommission communication: A public-private partnership on the Future Internet-Information from the CommissionHigh-Level Event on Information and Communication Technologies for Energy Efficiency(ICT4EE): towards a sustainable society (Brussels, 23 and 24 February 2010)-Information from the Presidency__________

COMPETITIVENESS (INTERNAL MARKET, INDUSTRY ANDRESEARCH) COUNCIL25–26 MAY 20101.Adoption of the agendaINTERNAL MARKET - INDUSTRYLEGISLATIVE DELIBERATIONS

(public deliberation, pursuant to Article 16(8) of the TEU)

2.3.Adoption of the list of "A" items(poss.) Proposal for a Regulation on the language arrangements for the Community patent-Presentation by the Commission(poss.) Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Statute of the European Private Company-Progress report / Political agreementProposal for a Directive on Consumer Rights-Policy debate(poss.) Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2006/116/EEC of the EuropeanParliament and of the Council on the term of protection of copyright and related rights (LA)-Political agreementProposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying downharmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products-Political agreement

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES8.9.Adoption of the list of "A" items(poss.) Better Regulation-Progress reportServices Directive: state of play of transposition; lending impetus to the mutual evaluationprocess-Information from the Commission-Exchange of views(poss.) Commission Communication on the future of the European standardisation system forthe period 2010-2020-Presentation by the Commission

Industrial property. Study on the functioning of the Community trademark system-Adoption of Council conclusionsCommission Communication on the introduction of electric vehicles into, and theconsolidation of their position in, the EU market-Adoption of Council conclusions-Exchange of viewsEuropean Innovation Plan-Presentation by the Commission / Exchange of views / Adoption of Council conclusions(poss.) Commission Communication on a new framework for tourism in Europe-Adoption of Council conclusionsRESEARCH

LEGISLATIVE DELIBERATIONS

(public deliberation, pursuant to Article 16(8) of the TEU)

16.Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation bythe Community in a Joint Baltic Sea Research and Development Programme (BONUS-169)undertaken by several Member States-General approach / (poss.) Political agreementProposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the EuropeanEarth Observation Programme (GMES) and its initial operations(2011-2013)-General approach / (poss.) Political agreement

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES18.European Innovation Plan-Presentation by the Commission / Exchange of views / Adoption of Council conclusionsCommission Communication on simplifying participation in Research FrameworkProgrammes-Adoption of Council conclusions(Poss.) Proposal(s) by the Commission for Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) under theEuropean Economic Recovery Plan-Exchange of views-(poss.) Adoption(Poss.) Proposal(s) by the Commission for joint research programming initiatives-Adoption

Next steps as regards the ITER project-Adoption of the Council's political guidelines-(poss.) Exchange of viewsSocial dimension of the ERA: science against poverty and social exclusion-Adoption of Council conclusionsFuture development of the ERA:a)b)c)Progress with joint programming of researchResearch infrastructures of pan-European interestSynergies between cohesion funds for research and innovation and FrameworkProgrammes for Research and for Competitiveness and InnovationPublic-Private Partnerships for research and innovationEuropean Institute of Innovation and Technology: the first Knowledge and InnovationCommunities (KICs)-Adoption of Council conclusions

ANY OTHER BUSINESSa)EU-Ibero-American Tourism Conference (Alcalá de Henares, 17 and 18 January)-Information from the PresidencyInformal meeting of Ministers for Tourism in Spain (Madrid, 14 and 15 April)-Information from the PresidencyEuro-Mediterranean Conference of Ministers for Tourism (Barcelona, 20 May)-Information from the PresidencyFirst European Gastronomic Tourism Congress (Madrid, 11 and 13 April)-Information from the PresidencyProposal for a Framework Regulation for type approval of agricultural vehicles-Information from the PresidencyConference of the European Research Area Board (ERAB) with interested parties(Seville, 6 and 7 May 2010)-Information from the Presidency

LEGISLATIVE DELIBERATIONS

(public deliberation, pursuant to Article 16(8) of the TEU)

2.Adoption of the list of "A" itemsLAND TRANSPORT3.Revision of Directive 1999/36 on transportable pressure equipment-Political agreement(poss.) Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the Community position regarding draftDecision 1/2003 and draft recommendation 1/2003 of the Joint Committee set up under theInterbus Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus-AdoptionAVIATION5.(poss.) Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on possibleaviation security charges-Political agreementProposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive94/56 on the investigation of civil aviation accidents and incidents and the Directive on thereporting of accidents-Policy debateINTERMODAL QUESTIONS7.Council decision to sign an agreement between the European Community and the Balkancountries for a Treaty on transport-Adoption

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES8.Adoption of the list of "A" itemsAVIATION9.External relations: negotiation second stage EU-USA agreement-Information from the Commission-Policy debateProposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on Communityguidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (recast)-(poss.) Political agreementENERGYLEGISLATIVE DELIBERATIONS

(public deliberation pursuant to Article 16(8) of the TEU)

11.Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the notification to the Commission ofinvestment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Community and repealingRegulation (EC) No 736/96-Political agreement

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES12.(poss.) Communication from the Commission entitled "Action Plan Energy Policy for Europe2010-2014"-Presentation by the Commission / Exchange of views / Adoption of Council conclusionsCommunication from the Commission entitled "Investing in the development of low carbontechnologies"-Adoption of Council conclusionsANY OTHER BUSINESSa)Informal Energy Ministerial (Seville, 15-16 January 2010)-Information from the PresidencyInternational relations in the energy field: Russia-Ukraine-Information from the Commission

TRANSPORT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ENERGY COUNCIL31 MAY 20101.Adoption of the agendaTELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SOCIETYLEGISLATIVE DELIBERATIONS(public deliberation pursuant to Article 16(8) of the TEU)2.3.Adoption of the list of "A" itemsDecision on the Action Plan for the use of the radio spectrum-Presentation by the Commission / Progress report / General discussion

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES4.5.Adoption of the list of "A" itemsEuropean Digital Agenda: Action Plan-Presentation by the Commission and adoption of a Council Resolution on the EuropeanDigital Agenda-Exchange of views on the "European Charter of rights of users of electroniccommunications services"Communication from the Commission on the European broadband strategy: next generationnetworks-Presentation by the Commission / Exchange of views / Adoption of Council conclusionsENERGYLEGISLATIVE DELIBERATIONS(public deliberation pursuant to Article 16(8) of the TEU)7.Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measuresto safeguard security of gas supply and repealing Directive 2004/67/EC-Political agreement

Energy infrastructuresa. (poss.) Review of the Trans-European Energy Networks Decision for the safety,sustainability and competitiveness of European energy infrastructureb. (poss.) New EU Energy Safety and Infrastructures instrument-Presentation by the Commission and policy debate(poss.) Communication from the Commission on the revision of the Action Plan on energyefficiency-Presentation by the Commission / Policy debate(poss.) Directive on the transparency of energy markets-Presentation by the Commission / Policy debate

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES11.(poss.) Communication from the Commission entitled "Action Plan Energy Policy for Europe2010-2014"-Adoption of Council conclusionsApplication of Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Councilestablishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financialassistance to projects in the field of energy-Information from the CommissionInternational relations in the field of energya) EU-US Energy Councilb) OPEC meetingc) Russia/Ukrained) Energy Communitye) EUROMED - Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)f) Mediterranean Energy Ringg) 12th International Energy Forum (IEF), Cancún (Mexico)-Information from the Commission and the PresidencyANY OTHER BUSINESSa)Communication from the Commission on privacy and trust-Presentation by the CommissionRecommendation on radio frequency identification (RFID)-Presentation by the Commission on the results and actions related to theevaluation of the impact on privacy and data protection

Outcome of public consultation concerning the scope of Universal Service-Presentation by the CommissionEU-LAC Ministerial meeting on the Information Society (La Granja de San Ildefonso –15 and 16 March 2010)-Information from the PresidencyPresentation of the work programme of the incoming Presidency-Information from the Belgian delegation

TRANSPORT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ENERGY COUNCIL24 JUNE 20101.Adoption of the agendaTRANSPORTLEGISLATIVE DELIBERATIONS(public deliberation pursuant to Article 16(8) of the TEU)2.Adoption of the list of "A" itemsLAND TRANSPORT3.Proposal for amendment of the Directives of the first railway package-Progress report / General approachReview of Directive 1999/36/EC on transportable pressure equipment-Political agreementProposal for a Directive amending Directive 2002/15/EC on the organisation of the workingtime of persons performing mobile road transport activities-Political agreementAVIATION6.Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amendingDirective 94/56/EC on the investigation of accidents and the Directive on the reporting ofincidents-Political agreement(poss.) External Relations: Council Decision granting the Commission a mandate to negotiatea comprehensive agreement between the European Union and Brazil-Adoption(poss.) Council Decision on the conclusion and signing of the "safety" agreement between theEU and Brazil-Adoption

SHIPPING9.(poss.) Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on reportingformalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States of theCommunity and repealing Directive 2002/6/EC-Political agreementINTERMODAL QUESTIONS10.(poss.) Galileo: Proposal for a Regulation on Public Regulated Services-Presentation by the Commission-Policy debate

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES11.Adoption of the list of "A" itemsLAND TRANSPORT12.Communication from the Commission on a road safety action plan for the period 2011 - 2020-Adoption of Council conclusionsINTERMODAL QUESTIONS13.Communication on the mid-term review of the Galileo programme-Presentation by the CommissionCommunication from the Commission on the action plan on urban mobility-Adoption of Council conclusionsANY OTHER BUSINESSa)Road safety culture in companies-Information from the PresidencyICAO Assembly: Preparation of documents for the 2010 AssemblyPresentation of the work programme of the next Presidency-Information from the Belgian delegation

COREPER ITEMSFISHERIES3.Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a multi-annual plan for the western stock ofAtlantic horse mackerel and the fisheries exploiting that stock-Likely to be adopted as an "A" item - Agreement at first readingProposal for a Council Regulation establishing a catch documentation programme for bluefintunaThunnus thynnusand amending Regulation (EC) No 1984/2003-Likely to be adopted as an "A" item - Agreement at first readingProposal for a Council Regulation establishing a long-term plan for the anchovy stock in theBay of Biscay and the fisheries exploiting that stock-Likely to be adopted as an "A" item - Agreement at first readingProposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of anExchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol defining thefishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries PartnershipAgreement between the EC and Micronesia-Likely to be adopted as an "A" itemProposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of anExchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol defining thefishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries PartnershipAgreement between the EC and the Solomon Islands-Likely to be adopted as an "A" item(poss.) Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down technical and control measuresapplicable to the fishing of certain stocks of highly migratory fish-Likely to be adopted as an "A" item - Agreement at first reading

Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down a scheme of control and enforcementapplicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in theNorth-East Atlantic fisheries-Likely to be adopted as an "A" item - Agreement at first readingProposal for a Council Regulation on certain provisions applicable to fishing in the areacovered by the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement-Likely to be adopted as an "A" item - Agreement at first readingProposal for a Council Regulation amending the technical measures applicable in the SouthEast Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) Regulatory Area-Likely to be adopted as an "A" item - Agreement at first readingProposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of aRegional Fisheries Management Organisation in the South Pacific-Likely to be adopted as an "A" itemProposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of an Understanding on the conservation ofswordfish stocks in the South-East Pacific between the European Community and theRepublic of Chile-Likely to be adopted as an "A" item - after obtaining the consent of / consulting theEuropean Parliament

COREPER ITEMSFISHERIES15.Reform of the CFP: Conclusions of the consultation process on the Green Paper-Presentation by the Commission-Exchange of views(poss.) Reform of the common organisation of the market (CMO) in fishery and agriculturalproducts-Exchange of viewsANY OTHER BUSINESSWTO negotiations - Doha Development RoundInformation from the Commission-

COREPER ITEMS6.(poss.) Roadmap II on TSE (Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies)-Exchange of viewsImpact of Community rules on the competitiveness of the primary and agri-foodstuffs sectors-Information from the Presidency-Exchange of viewsANY OTHER BUSINESSWTO Negotiations - Doha Development Round-Information from the Commission

COREPER ITEMSFISHERIES4.Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a long-term plan for the northern stock of hakeand the fisheries exploiting that stock-Likely to be adopted as an "A" item / Agreement at first readingProposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of a Fisheries Partnership Agreementbetween the European Community and the Federated States of Micronesia-Likely to be adopted as an "A" item – following approval/consultation of EuropeanParliamentProposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of a Fisheries Partnership Agreementbetween the European Community and the Solomon Islands-Likely to be adopted as an "A" item – following approval / consultation of EuropeanParliamentProposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 concerning use ofalien and locally absent species in aquaculture-Likely to be adopted as an "A" item / Agreement at first reading(poss.) Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a multi-annual plan for salmon in theBaltic Sea-State of play

10. Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a system of Community ecolabelling forfishery products-State of play11. Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of anExchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol defining thefishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries PartnershipAgreement between the European Community and Sao Tomé y Príncipe-Likely to be adopted as an "A" itemNON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES12.Adoption of the list of "A" items

COREPER ITEMSFISHERIES14.Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy: Working document on options for change-Presentation by the Commission-Exchange of viewsCommunication from the Commission - Fishing possibilities for 2011-Presentation by the CommissionANY OTHER BUSINESSa)(poss.) WTO Negotiations - Doha Development Round-Information from the CommissionPresentation of the work programme of the incoming Presidency-Information from the Belgian delegation

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES5.6.Adoption of the list of "A" itemsClimate change-(poss.) Adoption of Council conclusions-Exchange of viewsBiodiversity-Adoption of Council conclusionsCommunication from the Commission on the EU 2020 strategy-Presentation by the Commission-Exchange of viewsANY OTHER BUSINESSa)Commission report on assessment of the links between the Hong Kong Convention, theBasel Convention and the Waste Shipment Regulation-Presentation by the CommissionWater strategy for the Mediterranean in the framework of the Union for theMediterranean-Information from the Presidency

LEGISLATIVE DELIBERATIONS

(public deliberation pursuant to Article 16(8) of the TEU)

2.3.Adoption of the list of "A" itemsProposal for a Regulation concerning the placing on the market and use of biocidal products-Progress report / political agreementProposal for a Directive on hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment-(poss.) Political agreementProposal for a Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment-(poss.) Political agreementProposal for a Regulation to reduce CO2emissions from light commercial vehicles-Progress report / political agreementProposal for a Directive on organic waste-Presentation by the Commission-(poss.) Policy debate

Forest protection-Adoption of Council conclusionsWater scarcity, drought and adaptation to climate change-Adoption of Council conclusionsChallenges for a good environmental status of the marine environment-Presentation by the Presidency-Exchange of viewsANY OTHER BUSINESSa)Water strategy for the Mediterranean in the framework of the Union for theMediterranean (Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Water, Barcelona, 12 to14 April 2010)-Information from the PresidencyPresentation of the work programme of the incoming Presidency-Information from the Belgian delegation__________

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES3.4.Adoption of the list of "A" itemsJoint Progress Report of the Council and the Commission on the implementation of the"Education & Training 2010" work programme-Adoption of the report(poss.) Communication from the Commission on the EU 2020 strategy-Presentation by the Commission-Exchange of views__________

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES3.4.Adoption of the list of "A" itemsSocial dimension and equity of education and training-Adoption of Council conclusions-(poss.) Exchange of viewsKey competences in support of the New Skills for New Jobs initiative-Adoption of Council conclusionsThe internationalisation of higher education-Adoption of Council conclusions-(poss.) Exchange of viewsYOUTHNON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES7.Draft Resolution of the Council and the Government representatives, meeting within theCouncil on the active inclusion of young people: fight against unemployment and poverty-Adoption of Council ResolutionThe future of the European Youth Pact-Adoption of Council conclusionsEmployment and active inclusion of young people: participation of Regions andMunicipalities in youth policy-Exchange of views

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES11.Contribution of culture to regional and local development-Adoption of Council conclusionsEuropean Capital of Culture: proposal for a Council Decision designation the EuropeanCapitals of Culture for 2014-Information from the Commission-AdoptionGreen paper on cultural industries-Information from the Commission-Information from the PresidencyAUDIOVISUALNON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES14.Creative and cultural content on line-Information from the PresidencyCommunication from the Commission on EUROPEANA: next steps-(poss.) Adoption of Council conclusionsCommission communication on digital cinema-Presentation by the Commission-Exchange of views

SPORTNON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES17.The Lisbon Treaty and sport-Information from the Commission-Exchange of viewsANY OTHER BUSINESSa)Meeting of Education Ministers, Madrid, 13-14 April 2010-Information from the PresidencyResults of the Bologna Process ministerial conference. Vienna and Budapest, 11 and12 March 2010-Information from the PresidencyCulture work programme 2008-2010-Information from the PresidencyPresentation of the work programme of the incoming Presidency-Information from the Belgian delegation