Draft Agenda of the Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level

The Ministerial Council Meeting will be held at OECD Headquarters on 3-4 May 2005, and chaired by Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden. Japan and the United States have been designated as the Vice-Chairs.

The Ministerial meeting will include a joint working luncheon on 3 May with Ministers participating in the meeting of the International Energy Agency Governing Board at Ministerial level (2-3 May 2005). In addition, the OECD Forum will be held on 2-3 May at the Centre de Conférences Internationales (“Centre Kléber”). It will focus on the agenda topics of the Ministerial events and involve participation of Ministers and leaders from business, labour, civil society and the media.

Please note this is a DRAFT AGENDA and subject to change.
Last updated on 19 April 2005

TUESDAY, 3 MAY

09.30 - 11.30

Ministerial Bureau Consultations with BIAC and TUAC

Chaired by Mr. Pär Nuder, Minister of Finance (Sweden)

12.00 - 13.00: Opening session of Ministerial Meeting

Implications of Globalisation for the Economic Outlook

13.00 - 16.00: Working Lunch

Investing in Energy

Joint Session of Ministers attending the MCM and the IEA Meeting of the Governing Board at Ministerial Level

16:00 - 18:00

Globalisation and Structural Adjustment

19.30 - 22.30: Working Dinner

The Millennium Declaration and Monterrey Consensus

WEDNESDAY 4 MAY

9.00 - 10.00

OECD Reforms

10.00 - 13.00

Trade Negotiations under the Doha Development Round

13.00 - 14.00

Final press conference

Note: Documents submitted to Ministers, and OECD work relevant to the subjects discussed during the meeting, are available under the heading Background Reading.