2 December: Road Transport: addressing climate change - IRU - The International Road Transport Union - European Parliament, Brussels

2 December: Planning Europe’s Healthcare Revolution - Friends of Europe - Bibliothèque Solvay, Brussels. For more information: Malin Myhrmam +32 (0)2 737 9158, malin.myhrman@friendsofeurope.org

2 December: Competitiveness Review Dinner Debate - EUnited - European Engineering Industries Association - The Square, Central Brussels

2 December: Cost Cutting with Smart Lighting - Bottom Up to Kyoto Partners - The Centre, 22 Avenue Marnix, 1000 Brussels

3 December: Annual Cocktail of the European Banking Federation - EBF - The Albert Hall, Chaussee de Wavre 649, 1040 Brussels

3 December: A global Approach to Sustainable Freight Transport - ACEA - Brussels Museum for Arts and History (Parc du cinquantenaire)

7 - 9 December: ECTA's 10th Anniversary Regulatory Conference - ECTA - The European Regulatory Conference 2009

7 December: Presentation of the book "Group Genius – The Creative Power of Collaboration" - European Year of Innovation and Creativity - Central Library of the Commission, Brussels, eac-unite-C4@ec.europa.eu

1 December: STOA Annual Lecture by Sir Tim Berners-Lee - The European Parliament - For more information: Jarka Chloupková, Tel: +32-2-28 40606, jarka.chloupkova@europarl.europa.eu.

2 December: Economic and Financial Affairs Council

3 - 4 December: Competitiveness Council

7 - 8 December: General Affairs and External Relations Council

7 December: Energy Council

7 - 18 December: United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 15 - Copenhagen, Denmark

7 - 9 December: Seminar: The Economic Growth, Employment and Immigration - EIPA/ UM - Maastricht, NL

8 December: A New Era in the Balkans - Friends of Europe - Bibliothèque Solvay, Brussels. For more information: Jacqueline Hogue +32 (0)2 737 9150, jacqueline.hogue@friendsofeurope.org

9 December: Cocktail Reception - UNESDA - Salon Camomile, Le Meridien Hotel Bruxelles, 2 Carrefour de l'Europe, 1000 Brussels

9 December: “Turkey and the EU: a female perspective” - Featuring the film "Coffee Futures", winner, Fondation EurActiv Award for Debating Europe Nationally. - The European Parliament. For more information: Tugçe Işikara, Tel: +32-2-285 09 28, trplusbxloffice@centreforturkeyineurope.eu

9 December: Doing business with china: looking ahead to the next decade - Friends of Europe - Bibliothèque Solvay, Brussels. For more information: Maximilian Rech +32 (0)2 737 9150, Maximilian.rech@friendsofeurope.org

9 December: ETNO Cool Connections event and its 2009 Annual Reception - ETNO - Brussels, Marivaux Hotel

10 December: ELDR Leaders and Ministers meeting - ELDR European Liberal Democrats

9 December: Conference: Machinery in Europe - Perspectives and Challenges for Europe - European Commission - DG Enterprise and Industry

10 - 11 December: European Council

14 - 17 December: European Parliament plenary session - Strasbourg

14 - 15 December: Agriculture and Fisheries Council

15 December: A New Governance Framework for Nanotechnologies - FramingNano - Governance in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - Brussels

17 - 18 December: Transport and Telecom Council

16 - 17 December: Closing Conference of European Year of Creativity and Innovation - European Year of Creativity and Innovation - Stockholm, Sweden

22 December: Environment Council