21/11: Strategy Meeting of Martin Schulz's team: Hannes Swoboda and Jan Marinus Wiersma on the Services Directive – social protection, exclusion of public services from directive, consumer protection, collective bargaining for salaries, market access
23/11: Socialist Group meeting which included Harley – budget issues
1/12: Meeting Schulz, Josep Borrell, President of the European Parliament and Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (MEP): Services Directorate
13/12: Meeting Catherine Colonna, French European Affairs Minister and Schulz: Budgetary contributions - UK proposals on financial perspectives. Agreement at next European Council improbable as little chance of progress on either the financial perspective or the constitution. Problem of enlargement. Dutch "identity crisis" – say no to everything
18/12: EU Summit Vienna: Budget decision
19/12: Schulz Press Conference on Summit: Compromise is better than failure. Compromise not finalised. Role of European Parliament (EP) in approving budget. Praise of Tony Blair for input in getting result during UK Presidency
19/12: Josep Borrell press conference on Summit
12/01/06: Meeting with Klaus Hänsch, former President of the EP : People’s dialogue
12/01/06: Global Progressive Forum in which Schulz and Harley participated
23/1/06: Meeting with Austrian Ambassador : Social Summit on services
24/1: Javier Solana, EU High Representative, Schulz, Hannes Swoboda and Jan Marinus Wiersma talks on: Ukraine, Iran, Hamas-Palestine-Iran and Kosovo
30/1: EU solidarity with Denmark after protests in Gaza against Danish cartoons of the Mohammed
31/1: Schulz conversation with Commissioner Charlie McCreevy on Services Directive: need for compromise

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