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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7645

31 January 2000
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/commission

31/01/2000 (Agence Europe) - Romano Prodi welcomed last week in Paris by the French weekly "La Vie" the prize of "European of the Year". Mr. Prodi who was presented by the ex-Commission President Jacques Delors said he felt of the prize as a support for the future as he note "as Commission President I do not deserve it as yet". "Pax Europea" must be achieved, "a peace among equals" he asserted in relation to the next enlargement of the EU in feeling that he enlargement, is a choice from the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The Central and Eastern European countries should participate in study under way on the EU's future structure and ambitions and beware of the risk of falling into a trap through haste
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM/GREECE: Prof. Ioakimidis represents Greece within preparatory group - Perrakis insists on "institutional equality" of Member States
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Intensive Presidency meetings with Austria - Haider withdraws attacks against certain Member States - Michel raises issue of possible withdrawal of EU ambassadors - Aznar calls for EU declaration
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Colonel Gaddafi says stresses dialogue must remain open
(EU) EU/UZBEKISTAN: EU deplores execution of six men sentenced to death
(EU) EU/CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS: Second annual report on illegal arms trade shows many initiatives
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: New Council common position insists on human rights (and above all women's rights)
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Future EU right of asylum raised by Parliamentary Assembly
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Significant increase in number of applications before European Court of Human Rights
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/CEMR/WOMEN:
(EU) EP/AUSTRIA:
(EU) EU/SOCIALIST PARTIES AND SOCIAL DEMOCRATS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Heads of State and Government of fourteen Member States to refuse any official contact with a government that includes the FPÖ
(EU) EU/EURO: Euro area Ministers and the ECB reiterate the single currency's "potential for appreciation"
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Ministers insist on need for EU to keep to financial perspectives set in Berlin and state aims of extraordinary Lisbon Summit
(EU) EU/TAXATION: High level taxation group is created
(EU) ACP: Extraordinary session of ACP Council of Ministers for preparing final phase of ACP/EU negotiations on post-Lomé partnership
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Exchange of views on bilateral differences
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Reasoned Opinions to Belgium, Germany and United Kingdom for continued failure to comply with Seveso II directive
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Commission very pleased about Montreal results - Progress on biosafety, GMOs to be regulated
(EU) ACP/EU: Côte d'Ivoire pays back in full misappropriated Community funds
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Two parties to pursue preparation of summit based on the hypothesis that it will be held in April
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Informal Council defines priorities for an integrated EU policy on Africa
(EU) EU/AUSTRALIA: Half-yearly political dialogue meeting at high level
(EU) UN/POVERTY:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORTS: European Civil Aviation Conference supports Commission strategy for improvement of air traffic management - Progressive objectives for the reduction of flight delays
(EU) EU/TRANSPORTS: Air traffic control unions criticise European Union, companies and the military
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Prospects for agricultural markets (1999-2006)
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Commission publishes reviews on employment situation in Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia and Bulgaria
(EU) EU/WOMEN: Conference on follow-up to Beijing platform with participation by Anna Diamantopoulou and Council Presidency
(EU) NEWS OF THE WEEK: 24 to 30 January 2000
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENTS
EUROPEAN LIBRARY: N° 399
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 31/01/2000: