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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7691

5 April 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 3 / 51
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) correction

04/04/2000 (Agence Europe) - On page 14 of our bulletin dated 31 March (No. 7688), third paragraph, line two, please read …country like Tunisia, where the human rights situation is a scandal (and not Turkey). Our apologies for that.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) AFRICA/EU: Debates between Heads of State and Government focus on debt. - Africa hopes for more active European assistance in support of its development effort
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Ghadafi's "double language" (encouraging in bilateral contacts, discouraging in public speech) disappoints European officials and distances prospects of normalisation
(EU) CORRECTION:
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Mr. Brok and Mr. Tsatsos have discussed with Seixas da Costa group European Parliament draft resolution and informed Parliamentarians of development of discussions between member States
(EU) EU/BOSNIA: Patten welcomes arrest of Momcilo Krajisnik
(EU) EP/SEAT:
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM:
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA:
(EU) EP/ZIMBABWE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR/CHILE: Trade negotiations begin on Thursday and Friday 6 and 7 April with Mercosur and 10 and 11 April with Chile - Goal to reach agreement by 2005 confirmed
(EU) EU/BUDGETS: Difficult start for 200 budgetary procedure especially over way to finance aid promised to Balkans and Kosovo in particular
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND MONETARY: Franco Modigliani Nobel Prizewinner accuses ECB of "programming" 10% unemployment and encourages Europe not to give up until unemployment has been brought down to 3%
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Fischler would like a rapid opening of genuine negotiations on the new partnership with Morocco in the fisheries sector - Future of the common policy
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Nuts may benefit from rural development programme, confirms Mr. Fischler
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Parliament/Council agreement on working hours of trainee doctors and seafarers
(EU) CORRECTION:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: European Commission opens final phase on consultation before adopting rules relating to exemptions in favour of aid to SMEs, training and "de minimis"
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission pursues infringement procedures against several Member States not complying with legislation on water pollution by farm nitrates
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission initiates infringement proceedings against Portugal to push it to rapidly submit complete list of sites for protection under the Habitats Directive
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Finland to be taken before the Court of Justice as its hunting legislation does not comply with the "Wild Birds" Directive
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead for joint venture Voith/Siemens
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for joint venture NEC/Mitsubishi
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission denies with "indignation" information published in Germany on so-called internal plot to remove Prodi
(EU) EU/MEDIA: Economic ad Social Committee proposes that code of good conduct and self-regulation guaranteeing pluralism and quality of information, including on the Internet
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2183: Legislative Programme of Prodi Commission - Priorities of European Parliament
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 04/04/2000: