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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7734

9 June 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 46
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/migrants
EU Migrants' Forum and IOM sign Memorandum of Understanding for future cooperation on Friday

Brussels, 08/06/2000 (Agence Europe) - Saïd Charchira, President of the European Union Migrants' Forum, and H. E. Ms Ndioro Ndiaye, Deputy Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), are to sign, on Friday 9 June in Brussels, a Memorandum of Understanding the aim of which is to increase the effectiveness of their work by strengthening their cooperation. The Memorandum provides a framework for the development and implementation of joint projects and complementary...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FRENCH PRESIDENCY: Main Presidency theme will be to give more consistency to Community system, says Pierre Vimont - IGC should result in necessary short-term decisions but without forgetting the long term - Strengthening Euro 11, "soon Euro 12" - Charter of Rights: importance of economic and social rights
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Requests of the Belgian Parliament
(EU) EPP-ED: Bourlanges regrets EPP has changed its attitude towards Austrian Conservatives
(EU) EUROPEAN MOVEMENT: Gil-Robles for EP assent on strengthened co-operation and against automatic dissolution of EP
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Conference of Presidents approves framework agreement with Commission
(EU) CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: ECRE calls for absolute respect of principle of no turning back
(EU) CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: British stance in favour of a text of purely declaratory value
(EU) EU/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS/CONSTITUTION: Dastoli speaks of declaration that NGOs will hand in in Feira and the Charter/Constitution link
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Patten says he has attained his goal of relaunching debate on EU policy towards third countries
(EU) ECB/EURO: Central Bank increased interest rates from 3.75 o 4.25% - According to Mr. Duisenberg this is a decisive step allowing pursuit of non-inflationary growth in Euro area
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Agreement by EU 15 at Coreper level on copyright
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Council to make its proposals to act on the mandate of the Lisbon Summit - New role for education linked to employment policies and social cohesion
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Youth, mobility and multi-lingualism to be the priorities of the French Presidency of the Council - Several concrete projects
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Union calls for "consultation" in context of WTO to oppose US "Carrousel" scheme in commercial disputes
(EU) EU/GULF COUNTRIES: Negotiations on proposed free trade area resume Friday
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC: EIB lends EUR 100 million to water sector
(EU) EU/PATENTS: France must bring its legislation into conformity with the European directive on patenting biotechnology inventions before end July
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commissioner De Palacio proposes initial orientations to ensure better organisation of air traffic management in Europe
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Anti-dumping duties on silicon carbide from China, Russia and Ukraine prolonged for five years
(EU) EU/CHINA: Council doubles level of anti-dumping duty on Chinese "glyphosate" herbicide
(EU) EU/TAIWAN: Provisional Anti-dumping duty and countervailing duty in thermoplastic rubber from Taiwan
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Anti-dumping investigation into certain polyethylene film originating in Korea and India
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/ICELAND/NORWAY: Objective of full implementation of Schengen from 25 March confirmed by JHA Council
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: First "Competition day", this Friday in Lisbon, to explain Commission action to citizens - Roundtable on vehicle distribution.
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission announces, two days before opening of European Football Championships, that it approves ticketing arrangements for Euro 2000
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission suspects Interbrew and Alken-Maes of price agreement
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commissioner de Palacio explains significance and importance of Galileo project, stressing its exclusively civilian nature
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial production prices remain stable in April in EU and only increase 0.1% in euro area
(EU) ENTERPRISE:
(EU) EU/MIGRANTS: EU Migrants' Forum and IOM sign Memorandum of Understanding for future cooperation on Friday
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: European operators call on Commission to accelerate regulation of costs for fixed to mobile telephone calls
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Erkki Liikanen invites States and European regions to pool their efforts to catch up delay in the new economy
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