October 01-02 | Brussels EU-Croatia: Joint parliamentary committee. The MEPs and Croatian MPs will discuss the state of play of Croatia’s accession negotiations with the EU. Other topics will include the reform of judiciary and the fight against corruption, minority rights and Croatia’s relations with its neighbours. European Parliament, ASP 1E2, 15:00-18:30. October 02 | Ljubljana Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner in charge of information society and media visits Slovenia. She will speak at the conference “Information Technology and Intergenerational Dialogue” and meet Slovenian government representatives. October 03 | Brussels EU-Macedonia: Olli Rehn EU Commissioner in charge of Enlargement meets the President of Macedonia Branko Crvenkovski and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Milososki, followed by the press briefing at 12:30. October 3 | Brussels EUHR Javier Solanameets Branko Crvenkovski, President of Macedonia at 17:30, followed by Press point. October 3 | Brussels EUHRJavier Solana speaks at European Parliament Foreign Relations Committee. PHS3C50 (15:00-16:45). October 3-4 | Brdo, Slovenia 7th Regional Ministerial Conference on Illegal Migration, Organised Crime, Corruption and Terrorism takes place in Brdo in Slovenia. It will be attended by European Commission’s Vice President Franco Frattini and delegations from Justice and Home Affairs ministries from EU member states and Western Balkans. October 04 | Sarajevo Janez Potocnik, EU Commissioner in charge of Science and Research visitsBosnia and Herzegovina. Potocnik will meet the Prime Minister Nikola Spiric and Minister of Civil Affairs Sredoje Novic. October 04 | Paris Olli Rehn, EU Commissioner in charge of Enlargement meets French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and Jean-Pierre Jouyet, French Secretary of State for European Affairs. October 5-6 | Brdo, Slovenia EU Troika- Western Balkans meeting at the level of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers, with participation of European Commission’s Vice President Franco Frattini. October 08-09 | Tirana EU-Albania: 14th European Parliament-Albania Interparliamentary meeting October 08-09| Brussels EU-BiH : Sven Alkalaj, Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina visits EU institutions. October 09| Brussels Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament: vote on Agreements between European Commission and Western Balkan countries on short-stay visas and readmission. PHS building 4B1 October 09| Brussels European Policy Centre: Policy Dialogue – The 28th Member State? Croatia and the EU two years into the negotiations. Speaker: Vladimir Drobnjak, Chief Negotiator for Accession negotiations with the EU and others. (10:00-12:00). October 09| Brussels Media briefing ahead of EU General Affairs and External Relations Council by Human Rights Watch, International Crisis Group andOxfam International – Avenue de Gaulois 7, at 14:00. Speakers: Roland Van Hauwermeiren, Oxfam; Alain Delatroz, Crisis Group; Lotte Leicht, Human Rights Watch. October 10 | Sarajevo Inauguration of the Regional Council for Cooperation new office in Sarajevo. Speakers: Nikola Spiric, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina,Erhard Busek, Stability Pact Special Coordinator and Hido Biscevic, Secretary General of the RCC. October 10 | Brussels European Commission’s President Jose Manuel Barroso and Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn will meet Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy. Joint press briefing by Jose Manuel Barroso and Romano Prodi at 14:15. October 11 | Brussels EUHR Javier Solana meets Srgjan Kerim, President of UN General Assembly at 15:00 October 11 | Brussels European Parliament President Hans Gert Pottering meetsSrgjan Kerim, President of UN General Assembly. (12:00) October 11 | Brussels European Commissioner for EnlargementOlli Rehn meets Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen and participates in the meeting of Foreign/European Affairs Committee of the Dutch Parliament. October 14 | Brussels Direct talks on Kosovo between Belgrade and Prishtina delegations under auspices of EU-US-Russia Troika. October 15 | Luxembourg General Affairs and External Relations Council: EU Foreign Ministers will publish conclusions on Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovinaand Montenegro. Carla Del Ponte, Chief prosecutor of ICTY, will inform ministers on the level of cooperation between Serbiaand the Tribunal. October 15 | Luxembourg EU and Montenegroto sign Stabilization and Association Agreement October 15| Brussels Members of Special Troika on Kosovo meet NATO and Contact Group representatives. October 15| Brussels High Representative for Bosnia and HerzegovinaMiroslav Lajcakmeets Contact Group representatives. October 16| Brussels EU-Serbia: Franco Frattini, EU Commisssion’s Vice President in charge of Freedom, Security and Justice meets Dusan Petrovic, Serbian Minister of Justice. October 16| Brussels Olli Rehn, EU Commissioner for Enlargement meets Rasim Ljajic, Serbian National Coordinator for the cooperation with ICTY and Vladimir Vukcevic, Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor. October 16| Brussels Vladimir Vukcevic, War Crimes Prosecutor of Serbia and Rasim Ljajic, National Coordinator for cooperation with ICTY will participate in a special hearing organized by Jelko KacinMEP in the European Parliament. Cedomir Jovanovic, President of Liberal-Democratic Party of Serbiawill present the opposition’s view. Press point at 17:00, ASP room 5G1. October 17| Brussels European Parlieament: Meeting of the Working Group on the Western Balkans. Exchange of views with Montenegrin Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for European Integration Gordana Djurovic(16:15-17:00) Exchange of views with Erhard Busek, Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europeand Hido Biscevic, Secretary General of the new Regional Cooperation Council. (17:00-17:45, room A5G-2) October 18-19| Lisbon Informal summit of EU Heads of states and governments with participation of European Commission’s President Jose Manuel Barrosoand EUHR Javier Solana. October 19 | Brussels Olli Rehn, EU Commissioner for Enlargement gives a keynote speech on the occasion of the Anna Lindh Award Ceremony for research on European Foreign and Security Policy (HotelCrownPlaza) October 19-20 | Vienna Meeting of the Commission on Radio and Television Policy: Central, East and South East Europe. “Time to change or stand fast” is the title of this year meeting to be held under chairmanship of Ellen Mickiewicz from DeWitt Wallace Centre for Media and Democracy and Erhard Busek, Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for SEE. October 29 – November 31 | Dubrovnik Ministerial Conference on Higher Education: Addressing Questions of Higher Education Institutional Reforms in Creating European Higher Education Area. Co-organized by Council of Europe, Stability Pact for South East Europe, Universityof Vienna, Universityof Zagreband Universityof Novi Sad. October 29-30 | Sarajevo Ministerial Conference on Information Society in South East Europe. October 29 | Sarajevo Joint History Project presentation – Centre for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeast Europelaunches Bosnian edition of Joint History Workbooks. October 29 | Vienna Special Troika on Kosovo meets in Viennato discuss further steps in Kosovo status negotiation process. | 
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