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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7685

27 March 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 39
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/china
Mr. Lamy has gone to Peking to conclude negotiations on Chinese accession to WTO, while reminding that certain European demands have yet to be answered

Brussels, 27/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commissioner Pascal Lamy departed, this Monday, for Peking with the intention of concluding a major bilateral agreement opening the way for China's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO). A team of twenty civil servants lead by Hans-Freidrich Beseler Director General of Trade at the Commission is with him to finalise these technical negotiations. "We want to reach a satisfactory agreement for the two parties. For the Chinese, it...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS: I
: Europe defines strategy which should lead to full employment and a leading position in the world economy within ten years, but it all begins now as recipe does not equal result
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS: II
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: EU Troika in Moscow early April
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Meeting of Seixas da Costa Group on Tuesday
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: European Constitution Intergroup proposes interparliamentary conference before summit this autumn
(EU) EU/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS:
(EU) EP/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/ESDP: EP/WEU Assembly differences, position of NATO and its Assembly
(EU) WEU: Decision on Interim European Security and Defence Assembly
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT: Heads of Government feel, in general, that new economic strategy effectively safeguards European social model while opening path to "new economy"
(EU) EP/LISBON SUMMIT: Positive reaction from Mrs. Fontaine, but much more prudent, if not negative, reactions from several members of group
(EU) EU/CHILE: Mrs. Fontaine outraged over "constitutional immunity" granted to General Pinochet
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/HOME AFFAIRS/JUSTICE: First partially positive results of Council session (except those linked to Gibraltar issue)
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Discussions continue for possible withdrawl of total ban on plan hushkits 2002
(EU) EU/CHINA: Mr. Lamy has gone to Peking to conclude negotiations on Chinese accession to WTO, while reminding that certain European demands have yet to be answered
(EU) EU/CHAMPALIMAUD AFFAIR: Epilogue
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises supple agreement between Gas Natural and Endesa (Spain) having obtained guarantees as to maintaining of Competition in Spanish gas market
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: According to Advocate General Leger, Directive "Natura 2000" enables a Member State to draw up a complete inventory of a site to be protected and submit it to the Commission (Port of Bristol affair)
(EU) COURT OF 1ST INSTANCE: A Spanish aid association for the disabled questions the monopoly of national lotteries
(EU) EU/COMPETIITION:
(EU) APC/EU: Joint Assembly calls for opening of negotiations with Cuba in view of its accession to new convention
(EU) APC/EU: Joint Assembly calls on international community to support call for derogation presented by EU to WTO to maintain preferential regime granted to APC countries.
(EU) APC/EU: Joint Assembly condemns all forms of political extremism as well as statements made by Mr. Haider
(EU) ACP/EU: Joint Assembly against altering CMO for bananas as proposed by the Commission and demands protection of ACP cocoa and rum
(EU) ACP/EU: In favour of increased aid for Mozambique and Madagascar and cancellation of their debts
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: The Thirteen candidate countries for accession negotiate their membership of European Environment Agency
(EU) EP/MINI-SESSION IN BRUSSELS: Budget 2001, human cloning, "mad cow", aircraft equipped with "hushkits", Echelon affair
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Bangemann, Flynn and Santer asked to explain their apparent willingness to lobby within the current Commission
(EU) EU/NEWS OF THE WEEK: FROM THE 19 TO 26 MARCH 2000
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Energy:
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(EU) Compensation:
(EU) Tourism:
SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Documents No 2181/2182: Official Texts of the Outcome of the Lisbon Summit on the New Economic and Social Strategy of the European Union and the situation in the Balkans
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 27/03/2000: