Council of the EU:
- 21- 22 January: EUROGROUP Meeting
- 23, 25 January: COREPER I
- 23- 24 January: COREPER II

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- 24 January: Public presentation of EESC opinion "Maritime piracy: strengthening the EU response".

European Parliament:
- 21-24 January: European Parliament committee meetings

ACP Group:
- 23 January: Working Group on the Future Perspectives of the ACP Group
- 24 January: Committee of Ambassadors
- 25 January: Information meeting with beneficiaires of the ACP-EU Microfinance Programme

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Despite the limited advances on financing, African countries registered five positive developments from the Doha conference.

The Global Soil Forum (GSF) calls attention to soil having recently launched the first Global Soil Week, during which more than 400 representatives of governments, scientists, international organisations, business and civil society met in Berlin, Germany, to consider the theme 'Soils for Life'.

The European Parliament voted this week on a report which proposes several measures for the protection of the rights of indigenous people in developing countries who first identify the benefits of plants with medicinal properties, and that are later used in the pharmaceutical industry.

A new initiative is catching on in the Caribbean that aims to increase and sustain agricultural productivity by incorporating information about weather and climate into the farming process, all under the umbrella of climate-smart agriculture.

The European Commission has proposed a new Environment Action Programme for the EU. Entitled "Living well, within the limits of our planet", it will guide environment policy up to 2020.

The 30th Brussels Development Briefing will take place on 4th March 2013 (8h30-13h00) on the important issue of Agricultural resilience in the face of crisis and shocks, highlighting proven approaches and successes in key areas of agriculture and rural development of ACP countries and other parts of the world.

The EU has reacted coolly to speculation about a potential new direction in US climate policy during President Barack Obama’s second term.

The outcome of the Doha Climate Summit disappointed observers and activists alike, but it was in fact another step towards creating the enabling conditions for civilisational change and moves to addressing global injustice, argues Bo Kjellén, senior research fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute, and the former chief climate negotiator for Sweden.

Council of the EU:

- 16  January: COREPER I
- 17 January:  COREPER II
- 18 January: COREPER I

European Parliament:

- 14-17 January: European Parliament Plenary Meeting 

ACP Group:

- 14 January: Committee of Ambassadors
- 15 January: Bureau of the Committee of Ambassadors
- 16 January: W/G on Fisheries  
- 17 January: Committee of Ambassadors
 
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