This table lists the nearest dates and processes for the various parties to approve of programme items. ^ Abbr. ^ Country ^ Nearest Approval date ^ Approval method ^ ^ AT ^ Austria | | | ^ FR ^ France | | | ^ DE ^ Germany | Nov. 30th/Dec. 1st 2013 | FPC/GA | ^ PT ^ Portugal | | | ^ BE ^ Belgium | | | ^ CAT ^ Catalonia | | | ^ GB ^ United Kingdom | | | ^ CZ ^ Czech Republic | | | ^ EE ^ Estonia | | | ^ FI ^ Finland | | | ^ GR ^ Greece | | | ^ IE ^ Ireland | | | ^ IT ^ Italy | | | ^ KZ ^ Kazakhstan | | | ^ LU ^ Luxembourg | | | ^ NL ^ Netherlands | | | ^ NO ^ Norway | | | ^ PO ^ Poland | | | ^ RO ^ Romania | | | ^ RU ^ Russia | | | ^ SI ^ Slovenia | | | ^ SK ^ Slovakia | | | ^ ES ^ Spain | | | ^ SE ^ Sweden | | | ^ CH ^ Switzerland | | | ^ UA ^ Ukraine | | | ^ DK ^ Denmark | | | ^ BG ^ Bulgaria | | | ^ CY ^ Cyprus | | | ^ LV ^ Latvia | | | ^ LT ^ Lithuania | | | ^ MT ^ Malta | | | FPC = Federal Party Convention\\ CM = Council Meeting\\ GA = Grassroot Approval\\ DA = Delegate Approval\\ AR = As Required\\ (To be completed as needed)