1. Germany’s EU Council Presidency in 2007 Focal issue: Environment - Innovation – Employment

2. Strategic approach for the Federal Environment Ministry (BMU): Environmental policy is also economic policy – ecological industrial policy Competition and employment are strengthened by the development of resource- and energy-efficient technologies The global challenges of climate protection and resource shortages necessitate “green” innovations Ecological industrial policy comprises a comprehensive package of measures and must become a concrete element of the Lisbon Strategy Operationalisation through concrete EU dossiers and the informal meeting of EU Environment Ministers in Essen

3. 1.Ecological industrial policy 2.Climate policy 3.Energy policy 4.Environmentally sound mobility 5.Biodiversity 6.Cross-cutting issues: Lisbon Strategy 7.Restricting hazardous substance emissions in the water sector 8.Waste policy 9.Chemicals policy 10.Soil conservation 11.Others Priorities I. Focal points of the Presidency II. Further key issues

4. ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL 20 FEBRUARY 2007 1.Climate Change Council conclusions 2.Contribution to the Spring European Council (“Key Issues Paper”) Council conclusions 3.Proposal for a Directive for inclusion of aviation in the EU emission trading scheme Policy debate 4.Review of the Community Strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars Policy debate 5.Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Council conclusions 6.Adaptation to Climate Change / Symposium on Climate Change and the European Water Dimension, Vulnerability - Impacts - Adaptation (12 – 14 February 2007, Berlin) Presentation of the Green Paper by the Commission Information from the Presidency 7.Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the protection of soil and amending Directive 2004/35/EC -Policy debate 8.Biodiversity: Preparation of the Ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9) (Bonn, 19 to 30 May 2008) -Information from the Presidency

5. ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL 28 / (poss.) 29 JUNE 2007 1.Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste Political agreement 2.Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy and amending Directive 2000/60/EC Political agreement 3.Review of the EU emissions trading scheme Council conclusions 4.Biodiversity: Preparation of the Ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9) (Bonn, 19 to 30 May 2008) Council conclusions 5.Proposal for a Directive for inclusion of aviation in the EU emission trading scheme Progress report / Political agreement 6.Review of the 6th Environment Action Plan Council conclusions 7.Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the banning of exports and the safe storage of metallic mercury Political agreement 8.Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 98/70 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels Political agreement 9.Environment, innovation, employment (from the informal meeting of environment ministers) -Council conclusions 10.Review of the Community Strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars -Council conclusions 11.Revision of the EU regulation on Implementation of the Rotterdam Convention (PIC-regulation) -Political agreement 12.(poss.) Exhaust gas emission from heavy duty vehicles (EURO VI) -Presentation by the Commission / (poss.) Policy debate 13.(poss.) Green Paper of the Commission on ship dismantling Presentation by the Commission / (poss.) Policy debate 14.Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the council establishing a framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides Information by the Presidency

6. 2nd readings Air Quality Directive Flooding Directive (?) Marine Environment (?) Conciliation Life +

7. Action Plan Energy Policy for Europe  Further development of internal electricity / gas market  “Clean coal”  Energy efficiency  Renewable energies  International energy relations Focal points of the Presidency in the field of.…

8. ENVIRONMENT WORK PROGRAMME January 2007 Monday, 8 January:WP on the Environment Presentation of programm (a.m.) WP on International Environmental Issues /Internat. Chemicals Tuesday, 9 January:WP on the Environment Waste WP on International Environmental Issues /Internat. Chemicals Wednesday, 10 January:WP on International Environmental Issues/Global Thursday, 11 January:WP on International Environmental Issues/Climate Change Friday, 12 January:WP on the Environment Pesticides (a.m)/Soil –Directive & Strategy (p.m) Monday, 15 January:WP on the Environment ETS & Aviation

9. Thursday, 18 January : : WP on the Environment Waste Friday, 19 January :WP on the Environment Lisbon-Strategy/ Contribution to the Spring Council Monday, 22 January:WP on International Environmental Issues/ evtl. Expertengruppe Chemikalien Tuesday, 23 January:WP on International Environmental Issues/Global Wednesday, 24 January:WP on the Environment Priority substances Thursday, 25 January:WP on the Environment Pesticides (a.m.)/(poss) CO2-emissions for cars Friday, 26 January:WP on the Environment Lisbon-Strategy/ Contribution to the Spring Council Monday, 29 January:WP on the Environment Flooding-Directive (p.m.) Tuesday, 30 January:WP on the Environment Soil-Directive & Strategy

10. Working Party on International Environmental Issues (WPIEI) during German Presidency of the EU January - June 2007 Schedule of WPIEI Meetings: Climate Change11.01., 01.02., 22.02., 29.03., 27.04., 07.06. Global (UNEP/CSD)10.01., 23.01., 14.03., 28.03., 18.04. Biodiversity07.02., 21.03., 25.04., 23.05., 06.06. CITES15.03., 16.04., 24.04., 25.05. Chemicals (SAICM, POPs)08.01, 09.01., (experts: 22.1.), 13.03., 30.3., 20.04., Basel, PIC, POPs (Synergy)28.02., 22.5. Montreal Protocol10.05., 30.05. Horizontal Issues27.3. Gothenborg Protocol13.04. Aarhus23.04. (a.m.), 30.04. (a.m.) Espoo, SEA Protocol23.03. (a.m), 23.04. (a.m.), 30.04. (a.m.) Environment and Health01.06. (a.m) Biosafety6.2., 31.5. (a.m.) Desertification17.01., 02.05., 20.06.

11. Chemicals (SAICM, POPs): Alexander NIES Alexander.Nies@bmu.bund.de Alternate Reiner ARNDT Reiner.Arndt@bmu.bund.de + 49 1888 305 2705 +49 1888 305 2740 Basel, PIC, POP (Synergy): Reiner ARNDT Reiner.Arndt@bmu.bund.de Andreas JARON Andreas. Jaron@bmu.bund.de +49 1888 305 2740 +49 1888 305 2570 Montreal Protocol: Christian MEINEKE Christian.Meineke@bmu.bund.de Alternate Rolf ENGELHARDT Rolf.Engelhardt@bmu.bund.de +49 1888 305 2730 +49 1888 305 2751 Horizontal Issues: Julia WERNER Julia.Werner@diplo.de + 32 2 787 1143 Gothenborg-Protocol: Reinhold GOERGEN reinhold.goergen@bmu.bund.de Alternate Harald KEITER harald.keiter@bmu.bund.de + 49 1888 305 2430 + 49 1888 305 2431 Aarhus: Ariane SCHENK Ariane.Schenk@bmu.bund.de +49 1888 305 2259 Espoo, SEA Protocol Matthias SAUER Matthias.Sauer@bmu.bund.de +49 1888 305 2253 Environment and Health Jörg LEBSANFT Joerg.Lebsanft@bmu.bund.de +49 1888 305 2720 Biosafety: Wolfgang KOEHLER Wolfgang.Koehler@bmelv.bund.de +49 1888 529 3356 Desertification: Ralf WYRWINSKI Ralf.Wyrwinski@bmz.bund.de +49 1888 535 3736

12. Contacts WPIEI: Chair Climate Change: Nicole WILKE Nicole.Wilke@bmu.bund.de +49 1888 305 2311 Global (UNEP/CSD): Stephan CONTIUS Stefan.Contius@bmu.bund.de + 49 1888 305 2340 Biodiversity: Nicola BREIER Nicola.Breier@bmu.bund.de +49 1888 305 2619 CITES: Jochen FLASBARTH jochen.flasbarth@bmu.bund.de Alternate Elisabeth MUNZERT elisabeth. munzert@bmu.bund.demunzert@bmu.bund.de +49 1888 305 2600 +49 1888 305 2633

13. Main International Environmental Meetings during Germany’s EU presidency January - June 2007 24th session of the United Nations’ Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council and the Ministerial Forum February 5-9, Nairobi 3rd ASEM Environment Ministers’ Meeting March 13-15, CopenhagenCopenhagen 3rd Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (COP-3) April 30-May 4, Dakar 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) April 30-Mai 11, New York 14th Conference of the Parties on the CITES Convention June 3-15, Den Haag

14. Important meetings and conferences during Germany’s EU presidency January - June 2007 1. Meetings of the Council of the European Union February 20, 2007Environment Council, Brussels June 1-3, 2007Environment (informal), Essen June 28-29, 2007Environment Council, Luxembourg 2. Presidency Conferences January 11-12, 2007Workshop on Practical Experiences with the Functioning of Compliance Mechanisms under Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Potsdam January 17-19, 2007The German EU Presidency Informal Workshop on Climate Change, Potsdam January 29 – 31, 2007European Renewable Energy Policy Conference, Brussels February 12-14, 2007Symposium “Time to Adapt Climate Change and the European Water Dimension, Vulnerability - Impacts – Adaption”, Berlin February 22-23, 2007EU Policy Workshop on Offshore Wind Power Deployment, Berlin March 19, 2007Network of EU Environmental Lawyers, Bonn March 29-30, 2007Workshop on Promoting Environment and Resource Conservation in the European Security Strategy, Berlin April 23-24, 2007Conference on Nature Conservation, Agriculture and rural Development, Bonn May 14-15, 2007EU Nature Directors’ Meeting, Potsdam May 30 - June 1, 2007IMPEL-Plenary Meeting, Berlin May 30-31, 2007European-Ecolabel-German Presidency Meeting, Berlin May 30-June 1, 2007Integrated Product Policy-German Presidency Meeting, Berlin June 3-5, 2007 European Sustainability Berlin 2007 – ESB07: Linking Policies and Implementation, Berlin June 17-19, 2007EU Water Directors’ Meeting, Dresden

15. List of International Environmental Meetings (Part.1) International environmental meetings during Germany’s EU presidency (January-June 2007) January 17-19, 20071st Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Water and Health, GenevaMeeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Water and Health January 29-February 1, 2007International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Plenary Session, Working Group, Paris February 14-16, 2007Workshop on UN ECE Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR), Geneva January, 23-25, 2007International Symposium on Safety Cases for Deep Disposal of Radioactive Waste – Where do We Stand? Paris February 26-March 1, 2007CSD-15 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting, New YorkCSD-15 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting February 28-March 1, 2007G 8 – Nuclear Safety and Security Group Meeting (NSSG), Bonn March 6, 2007HELCOM Stakeholder Conference, Helsinki March 15-17, 2007G8 Environmental Ministerial, Potsdam March, 19-21, 2007International Commission on Radiation Protection, Main Session, Essen March 28-29, 2007Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA), PraguePrague

16. List of International Environmental Meetings (Part.2) April 2-5, 2007International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Plenary Session, Working Group, Brussels April 19-20, 20073rd CBSS Ministers of Environment meeting held jointly with CBSS Ministers of Agriculture, Stockholm April 22-27, 2007International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, Nice April 23-24, 2007International Conference on Environmental Radioactivity, Vienna April 25-26, 2007G 8 – Nuclear Safety and Security Group Meeting (NSSG), Bonn April 25-27, 20072nd Meeting of the Open-ended ad hoc Working Group on Non- Compliance, Dakar April 30-May 4, 2007International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Plenary Session, Working Group, Bangkok May 2-4, 20077th meeting of the Working Group of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention, GenevaWorking Group of the Parties May 7-18, 200726th Sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Bonn May 21-23, 200710th Meeting of the Working Group of the Parties to the Espoo Convention, Geneva May 23-25, 2007International Nuclear Regulators Association (INRA), Madrid May 24-25, 2007(poss.) 3rd Meeting of the Signatories to the Protocol on SEA, Geneva May 28-June 1, 2007The International Whaling Commission's 59th annual meeting, Anchorage June 4-8, 200727th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, Nairobi June 25-29, 2007OSPAR Commission, OstendOSPAR Commission

17. Informal meeting of Environment Ministers: “Environment - Innovation – Employment" - Perspective 2020: what does the EU have to do to support the lead markets of the future? Goals: Impetus for progress in developing modern environmental technologies and increasing energy and resource efficiency as a future issue for environmental, economic and employment policies Highlighting potential for innovations, concrete examples of eco-innovations, e.g. in the energy and transport sectors EU initiative for an ecological industrial policy, R & D, market launch, regulatory framework, new foreign trade promotion, institutional measures Venue: Essen, Zeche Zollverein Framework programme: exhibition, visits to model innovative projects in the Ruhr region Climate-neutral event (certificates for participants) Essen Key dates

18.  European Renewable Energy Policy Conference (BXL) 29-31 Jan 07  International Conference on Energy Efficiency 1 Feb 07  Symposium “Climate-Water" (Berlin) 12-14 Feb 07  EU Council of Energy Ministers (preparations for European Council) 15 Feb 07  EU Council of Environment Ministers (preparations for European Council) 20 Feb 07  EU Policy Workshop (offshore wind energy use) 22/23 Feb 2007  Spring European Council (topic: energy policy in Europe) 8/9 March 07  Informal meeting of Environment Ministers (Essen) 1-3 June 07  EU Council of Energy Ministers (with dossiers on renewables) 8 June 07  EU Council of Environment Ministers 28 June 07 Key dates

19. Sharing of tasks in the Environment Team during the German Presidency of the EU January – June 2007 Who Tel. Fax Mobile E-mail Rainer Steffens +32 2 787 11 40 +32 2 787 21 40 +32 475 65 21 68 rainer.steffens@diplo. de Christine Wistuba +32 2 787 11 41 +32 2 787 21 41 +32 476 55 50 19 christine.wistuba @diplo.de Uli Hildebrandt +32 2 787 1142 +32 2 787 2142 +32 479 900 421 bernd- ulrich.hildebrandt@diplo.de Julia Werner +32 2 787 11 43 +32 2 787 2143 +32 476 76 08 51 julia.werner@diplo.d e Subjects -Coordination -Market Based Instruments in Environmental Policy - Emissiontrading -Ressource-Policy -Soil and Plant Protection - Chemical Policy - Water Policy - Lisbon- Strategy - Sustainable Development -Air quality - Sustainable transport - Waste - Emissions from vehicles - Fuels - Nature Conservation - Environmental Information - Horizontal Legal Issues - International Issues Chairs/ Dossiers ETS-Review ETS & Aviation Pesticides Soil 6.EAP - Contribution to the Spring Council - Priority Substances - Mercury Export Ban - Floods (2 nd read) - Environment- Innovation- Employment - - Waste directive - Fuel quality directive - CO2 passenger cars - Air quality directive (2 nd reading) - Life+ - Marine Environment - PIC Amendment - WPIEI Horizontal

20. Assistant of the Environment Team: Marie-Anne Volcke Tel +32 2 787 11 12 Fax +32 2 787 21 12 E-mail marie-anne.volcke@diplo.de *************************************** Contact persons for GMO: Ulrike KassnerChristiane Henning Tel + 32 2 787 13 45Tel + 32 2 787 13 44 Fax + 32 2 78723 45Fax + 32 2 787 23 44 E-mail ulrike.kassner@diplo.deE-mail christiane.henning@diplo.de

21. „You can find something better than death everywhere…….” “Meeting of the Environment Working Party” in Bremen (& Cuxhaven) in May 2006 (14-16.05.07)

22. “On the route of the Bremen Town Musicians” (Tidelands near Cuxhaven)

23. See you in 2007 (……hopefully not more often as you would like to see us)