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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7667

2 March 2000
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/china/wto
Mr. Lamy to go to Beijing as soon as Chinese are ready to conclude "real deal"

Brussels, 01/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - European Commission Pascal Lamy is waiting for a signal from Beijing to go there and sign a "real" bilateral agreement on the conditions for China's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO). "I do not want to negotiate publicly or, worse, via the press, but I should like to emphasise that I remain ready to go to Beijing at the drop of a hat when the Chinese send a signal that there is a real deal in the offing", said the Commissioner for...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/IGC: Mr Tsatsos takes stock of work within the Preparatory Group with some optimism - Questions other than Amsterdam "leftovers": flexibility, Charter of Fundamental Rights
(EU) CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Duff and Voggenhuber Report insists on binding and constitutional nature of future Charter
(EU) EU/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Convention examines civil and political rights - Hearing of NGOs in April
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(EU) EP/CFSP/ESDP: Solana counts on Parliament's support for development of European Security and Defence Policy - Relations with NATO and non-EU member Allies a "top priority"
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: European Commission presents its suggestions for IGC relating to composition and functioning of Court of Justice and Court of First Instance
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) ACP/EU: Application of current Lomé Convention extended until 1 August 2000, but trade regime of new partnership agreement will apply as transitional measures
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Compromise in sight in conflict on aircraft fitted with hushkits? A three-stage solution
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Association agreement comes into force
(EU) EU/JAPAN: On Thursday, Japan to present its demands regarding deregulation for access to the European market, EU presented its own last week and considers that progress is too slow
(EU) EU/CHINA/WTO: Mr. Lamy to go to Beijing as soon as Chinese are ready to conclude "real deal"
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission decides to recuperate EUR 275.5 million in unjustified agricultural spending from Member States
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Presenting the White Paper on the Commission's reform, Prodi speaks of a genuine "big bang"
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Nine Member States adopt reduced VAT system for labour-intensive services
(EU) EU/TAXATION: EP committee on Economic Affairs will not make opening up of financial services subject to progress in tax harmonisation
(EU) EU/ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: Council adopts, with Belgium abstaining, common position on electronic commerce directive
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(EU) EP/ECONOMY/SOCIAL: Katiforis Report widely amended in Committee along "liberal" lines (to the point of being rejected by the rapporteur) and will be voted on in plenary on Thursday
(EU) EP/WOMEN: Public hearing on the fight against trafficking in women highlights need to make of this a political priority of the European agenda, as requested by President Prodi and Commissioner Vitorino
(EU) EU/YOUTH: EP/Council Conciliation Committee agrees on amount of EUR 520 million to go to Youth Action Programme for 7-year period
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Anna Diamantopoulou expects Lisbon Summit to reach clear political commitment to make social insertion a key Union priority
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Belgian regulation limiting opticians to testing eyesight is challenged by British group Vision Express
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves regional aid maps for France, Belgium and southern and central Italy
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Judicial proceedings against the Netherlands for failure to respect the directive on water pollution from nitrates from agriculture
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Courteous but not very constructive dialogue between Commissioner Bolkestein and Gordon Brown on savings tax
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission decisions
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SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Document N° 2177: Texts of the General Affairs Council "Conclusions" on relaxing the Embargo against Serbia, the condemnation of ethnic violence in Kosovo, the EU's Monitoring Mission, the EU-Croatia Task Force
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 01/03/2000: