The Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States

PRELIMINARY DRAFT PROGRAMME

85th SESSION OF THE ACP COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

 32nd SESSION OF THE ACP- EC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

BRUSSELS

20 – 25^th May 2007

SUNDAY 20 MAY

11.00 - 13.00                Ministerial Committee on Cotton

14.30 – 16.30              Ministerial consultations on Bananas

17.00 – 19.00              Ministerial consultations on Sugar

MONDAY 21 MAY

10.00 – 13.00              Ministerial Committee on Development Finance

14.30-16.30                  LDC Sugar Ministerial Committee

17.00 – 19.00              Bureau of Council  

TUESDAY 22 MAY

09.30 – 13.00               Official opening of the 85th Session of the ACP Council of    Ministers followed by:

Plenary session of the ACP Council of Ministers

14.30 – 18.00              Plenary session of the ACP Council of Ministers

 WEDNESDAY 23 MAY

09.00 – 13.00              Plenary session of the ACP Council of Ministers 

14.30 – 18.00              Plenary session of the ACP Council of Ministers 

THURSDAY 24 MAY

09.00-12.00                 Plenary session of the ACP Council of Ministers

End of Session

THURSDAY 24 MAY

14.00               ACP-EC Development and Finance Ministerial Committee

19.30               Dinner hosted by the European Presidency (Heads of delegation)

FRIDAY 25 MAY

14.00               Informal Meeting of the Presidents

14.30               Official Opening of the 32^nd Joint ACP-EC Council of Ministers followed by:

                        The ACP-EC Plenary Session of Council of Ministers

17.00               Press conference

End of the Session