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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7644

29 January 2000
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/presidency
Mr. Guterres expresses his concern

Lisbon / Brussels, 28/01/2000 (Agence Europe) - Asked by the Belgian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister who wrote to the Presidency for a EU reaction to the situation in Austria (see above), Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres published the following note: "I want to express my deep concern regarding the possible political evolution in Austria. The EU is not only a single market or a single currency. It is also a Union based on a set of values and rules and on a common civilisation....

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Committee on Institutional Affairs regards IGC as "indispensable", but disputes too limited agenda
(EU) EU/EP/AUSTRIA: Discussions in EPP Bureau on 10 February - Extraordinary meeting of the Green Group
(EU) EU/PRESIDENCY: Mr. Guterres expresses his concern
(EU) EP/IGC: British Conservatives bitterly criticise Commission proposals
(EU) EP/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Duff and Voggenhuber put forward proposals on procedures to be followed by body chaired by Mr. Herzog
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary Assembly calls on EU to ensure consistency of future Charter of Fundamental Rights with European Convention on Human Rights
(EU) EP/DEATH SENTENCE:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary Assembly wishes to strengthen effort to combat extremist parties and movements in Europe, including on Internet - Remarks by MPs from former USSR
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary Assembly notes violations of human rights in Chechnya but does not have majority to impose sanctions on Russia
(EU) EU/GUINEA-BISSAU: After elections, EU states it is ready to support reconstruction programme
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council and Euro Group will examine economic and monetary developments and approve conclusions on three stability programmes and two convergence programmes
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Ecofin Council resumes work on tax package
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: The rise in inflation noted by Eurostat is exclusively due to price of oil - Greece's case in relation to participation in the euro
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Representatives of German Länder threaten to block ratification (at Federal Senate) of reform of institutions if Commission attacks aid to regional banks
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission continues infringement proceedings against six Member States for failure to comply with Community legislation on waste management
(EU) COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Commission cannot automatically exclude consumers' associations from anti-dumping proceedings on the pretext that its investigation does not cover retail products
(EU) EP/BRUSSELS SESSION: Opinions on IGC, cross-border services - End-of-life Vehicles
(EU) EP/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Hearing for interim ruling on OLAF 11 February
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Preparation of Media Plus programme takes central position in Portuguese Council Presidency agenda
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: In support of definitive ban on antibiotics in animal feed
(EU) WTO/TRADE UNIONS: International trade unions insist on "social clause" in WTO
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: European institutions deny claim that promised funds have not been delivered - Contribution of EUR 35 million for administrative costs to be approved soon
(EU) EU/ACP: European Commission challenges statements by MEP Thierry Jean-Pierre about Côte d'Ivoire
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: ECHO aid for India, Venezuela, Indonesia, North Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus
(EU) EU/SAO TOME & PRINCIPE:
(EU) EP/EDUCATION: President of Education Council, Oliveira Martins sets up European Charter on Basic Skill, that will enable a same language to be spoken in the field of education
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/WTO: WTO panel verdict on US extra-territorial legislation is accepted by Europeans and by Americans
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission has policy debate on guidelines for new "gender equality" programme
(EU) EUEDUCATION: Commission proposes recommendation aimed at European cooperation in quality evaluation of school education
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: ETSC protests against Mrs. de Palacio's move to exclude alcohol levels from European standards
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
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