Written Answers. - European Council Meetings.
Jim O'Keeffe
Question:
171
Mr. J. O'Keeffe
asked the
Taoiseach
the meetings, formal and informal, of European Union Councils relevant to his position or portfolio held since June 1997; the number of such meetings personally attended by him; the details of the person who led the Irish delegation at such Council meetings when not attended by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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I have attended all the European Council meetings and meetings of the EU Heads of State-Government since June 1997. A list of these meetings is provided below:
European Council, Luxembourg, 20-21 November 1997.
European Council, Luxembourg, 12-13 December 1997.
European Conference, London, 12 March 1998.
European Council, Brussels, 2 May 1998.
European Council, Cardiff, 15-16 June 1998.
Informal European Council, Portschach, 24-25 October 1998.
European Council, Vienna, 11-12 December 1998.
European Council, Bonn, 26 February 1999.
European Council, Berlin, 24-25 March 1999.
Informal Heads of State and Government Working Dinner, Brussels, 14 April 1999.
European Council, Cologne, 3-4 June 1999.
European Council, Tampere, 15-16 October 1999.
European Council, Helsinki, 10-11 December 1999.
European Council, Lisbon, 23-24 March 2000.
European Council, Santa Maria da Feira, 19-20 June 2000.
European Council, Biarritz, 13-14 October 2000.
European Council, Nice, 7-9 December 2000.
European Council, Stockholm, 23-24 March 2001.
European Council, Gothenburg, 15-16 June 2001.
European Council, Brussels, 21 September 2001.
European Council, Ghent, 19 October 2001.
European Council, Laeken, 14-15 December 2001.
European Council, Barcelona, 15-16 March 2002.
European Council, Seville, 21-22 June 2002.
European Council, Brussels, 24-25 October 2002.
European Council, Copenhagen, 12-13 December 2002.
European Council, Brussels, 17 February 2003.
European Council, Brussels, 20-21 March 2003.
European Council, Athens, 16 April 2003.
European Council, Thessaloniki, 19-20 June 2003.
Intergovernmental Conference, Rome, 4 October 2003.
