Summary of Key Economic Indicators and Political Events
- March 2003

Date

Country

Event

Apr 2

European Union

Meeting of the Convention Presidium

*Apr 3

euro area

ECB Council: Monetary Policy Meeting & Press Conf. (Rome)

Apr 3

European Union

Plenary Meeting of the Convention -Thursday 15.00

Apr 4

European Union

Plenary Meeting of the Convention - Friday 9.30

Apr 10

European Union

Meeting of the Convention Presidium

Apr 12-13

General

IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings (Washington, DC, US)

Apr 23

European Union

Meeting of the Convention Presidium

Apr 24

European Union

Plenary Meeting of the Convention

Apr 25

European Union

Plenary Meeting of the Convention

*May 8

euro area

ECB Council: Monetary Policy Meeting & Press Conference

May 8

European Union

Meeting of the Convention Presidium

May 14/15/16

European Union

Meeting of the Convention Presidium

May 16

European Union

Plenary Meeting of the Convention

May 22

European Union

Meeting of the Convention Presidium

May 28

European Union

Meeting of the Convention Presidium

May 30/31

European Union

Plenary Meeting of the Convention

*Note: the ECB Governing Council meetings twice each month but monetary policy decisions, such as the level of interest rates for the euro area, are always decided at the first meeting of the month.