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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7628

7 January 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
"Reasoned opinion" to Italy as Milan discharges its waste water into a river - Pursuit of procedures against Ireland and Portugal over wild birds

Brussels, 06/01/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided to continue the infringement procedure initiated under Article 226 of the Treaty against Italy, Ireland and Portugal for persistent non-compliance of two specific aspects of Community legislation in the field of the environment. Here are the infringements committed and the stages of the procedures implemented or each case:

  • Italy is to receive a reasoned opinion (second stage of the procedure) for non-compliance...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/PRESIDENCY: Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs means to have IGC make enhanced cooperation more effective - For an open agenda without endangering enlargement prospects
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Commission supports high level EU/Libya meeting - Question to be examined during Barcelona process meeting on 18 January - Acceptance of all Barcelona acquis precondition for full participation by Tripoli in Euro-Mediterranean process (but not for visit by Kadhafi)
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: On Monday, Commission and Presidency expects to discuss Russian proposal to hold conference in Moscow
(EU) EU/SECURITY AND DEFENCE: Solana welcomes Lisbon's commitment
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Kosovar Albanians demonstrators appeal to EU for news of Kosovar Albanians detained in Serbia
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Lord Russell-Johnston welcomes abolition of death penalty in Ukraine
(EU) EU/NORTHEN EUROPE: CERI Conference on EU enlargement to the North
(EU) UN:
(EU) CIS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FORMER USSR: Council adopts new TACIS regulation for 2000-2006 period - Financial allocation, aims, functioning
(EU) EU/LITHUANIA: EU grants with view to facilitating closure of Ignalina nuclear plant
(EU) ACP/EU: Commission proposes starting "consultations" within the Lome Convention on the situation in Ivory Coast
(EU) EU/CHINA: bilateral discussions on specific European demands over the accession of China to WTO will start next week.
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Faced with radically different stances by Member States, Commission hesitates to propose new draft directive on ban on HGVs to travel at weekends
(EU) EU/SPORT: European Commission's "Helsinki report" defines new UNION ATTITUDE towards sport - Protecting social and educational function and recognising its special nature.
(EU) EU/SPORT: The Community support plan on combating doping in sport proposes to act at a Community and International level
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/HEALTH: On Friday, Busquin to present several results of European bio-medical research
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission calls on Italian authorities to verify quality of controls carried out on oil-tanker Erika before it sank, and is examining means to strengthen European legislation
(EU) EU/POPULATION: Fall in natural population growth in 1999 - 376.4 million inhabitants on 1 January 2000
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Applicant countries must begin applying environmental acquis communautaire immediately with view to opening negotiations on this essential chapter
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONS: American EU Committee published its new "EU information handbook"
(EU) EU/EGYPT:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Finish firm Fortum may take control of Elektrizitatswerk Wesertal in Lower-Saxony
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: "Reasoned opinion" to Italy as Milan discharges its waste water into a river - Pursuit of procedures against Ireland and Portugal over wild birds
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: French employers plead in favour of attractive, transparent and simple 6th framework-programme
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 06/01/2000: