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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/tunisia

Consultation opened on agricultural trade regime

Brussels, 28/02/2000 (Agence Europe) - A European Commission delegation is in Tunisia on Monday to begin the first "exploratory discussions" before review of the EU/Tunisia agricultural trade regimes. This meeting was organised in the context of the association agreement which came into force in March 1988.

The examination will be carried out according to the line set out in this agreement. From early 2000, the body of law (with correction of possible erosions) will be reinforced and...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: European current events were marked last week by several comments calling for reflection and meandering of the imagination - the Danube, Tony Blair's sincerity (with what in mind?), defence in the IGC, the future of the European Commission
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: EU Defence Ministers consider convening a Conference in view of setting up rapid intervention force of 50,000 to 60,000 troops - France proposes that Member States devote 0.7% of their GDP on expenses into military investments
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Court of Justice and Court of First Instance call for "immediate measures" to facilitate their work
(EU) EU/CHECHNYA: Patten says the EU will question Moscow about reports on mass graves at ministerial meeting on 2 March and trilateral meeting on 3 March
(EU) EPP/EDU/BALKANS: EPP/EDU statement advocates strengthening of cooperation in South East Europe and Serbia's return to Europe (with a selective waiver of the embargo)
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Message from Romano Prodi during his visit to the Yad Vashem memorial
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Austrian minister receives cool welcome from Council - Conciliatory remarks from Grasser
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council chooses Koch-Weser as Union's candidate for Director General post at IMF
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council prepares Lisbon Summit and discusses Liechtenstein and Montenegro
(EU) EU/TAXATION: British propose to adopt, for savings taxation, only solution for information exchange, an unacceptable project for States with banking secret
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Applicant countries take a stance on IGC (institutional reforms) while waiting to be consulted in negotiations
(EU) EU/POLAND: EIB grants EUR 20 million loan to an Association of Communes for Ecology in Southern Poland
(EU) EU/POLAND: Commissioner Verheugen urges Polish government to speed up implementation of acquis communautaire
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: Consultation opened on agricultural trade regime
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT: European Commission presents proposals with operational timetable
(EU) EU/THIRD COUNTRIES: Commissioners for External Relations prepare broad reform of management of aid to cooperation that has doubled in ten years - Management problems - The ECIP case
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: The appeal by a French cider manufacturer against the registration of a name of origin declared inadmissible
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission moves to next stage in infringement procedure against seven Member States that do not fully comply with directive on environmental impact assessment of certain projects
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission allows Celestica (Onex group) to take over part of the activities of IBM in Italy and Rochester (United States)
(EU) EP/CORRECTION:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council approves updated stability and convergence programmes - Content of opinions on Germany, Italy, Spain and Belgium
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council finalises technical scheme for handling counterfeit euro coins - Creation of European Technical and Scientific Centre temporarily in Paris
(EU) NEWS OF THE WEEK: 21 to 27 February 2000
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Dredging:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Agri-food:
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(EU) Security:
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
EUROPEAN LIBRARY: N° 403
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 28/02/2000: