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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/europol

Europol consultation after the Dover tragedy

Brussels, 27/06/2000 (Agence Europe) - Following the recent discovery in Dover (United Kingdom), in a Dutch lorry from Zeebrugge (Belgium), of the bodies of 58 clandestine Chinese immigrants, senior officials of the German, Belgian, British, French and Dutch police met on Monday at Europol headquarters in The Hague. They discussed the means of improving cooperation so as to combat trafficking in human beings, a Europol official told Agence France Presse. According to the same source, this...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM/FRANCE: Countries wishing to go further in integration must be able to do so, Jacques Chirac says at Bundestag
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Joschka Fischer in Strasbourg on 6 July
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: François Bayrou presents draft EU Constitution
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: IGC failure on "enhanced cooperation" is "unthinkable", says Dini
(EU) EP/FRANCE: Pierre Pflimin dies - Nicole Fontaine pays tribute
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL: Austria and Czech Republic fear "a sort of Franco-German executive board"
(EU) EU/CFSP: Mr. Solana believes that Serb opposition must be invited to EU/Balkans summit
(EU) EP/ZIMBABWE: EP observer share Mr. Schori's analysis - Final report of EU observers mission will be decisive for future relations with country
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM Belgian: representative in the IGC preparatory group, Frans van Daele, stresses the key importance of extending majority voting and raises the issue of «checks and balances» between EU institutions - German plan for a "large scale" IGC in 2004: a succesSful conclusion of the Nice process is the first priority, claim meps.
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL: Confirmation of timeframe for Galileo, resumption of debate on open skies negotiations with United States, agreement on creation of European Air Safety Agency, priorities for road safety
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council "common position" on rail interoperability
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: On Wednesday Commission will adopt its new European Social agenda, including a timetable for initiatives and proposals
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission wants lowered ceiling for notification of mergers and that certain operations be submitted to a simplified procedure
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Mr. Monti confirmed that Commission could oppose Sprint-WorldCom merger
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(EU) EU/FIGHT AGAINST FRAUD: Commission defines guidelines for effective prevention and sanctions policy
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Fifth meeting of Energy Charter Conference
(EU) EU/EUROPOL: Europol consultation after the Dover tragedy
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Industry Ministers from both sides define guidelines for Euro-Mediterranean industrial policy centred on promotion of investments and innovation
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: Association Committee reviews bilateral cooperation in general, Fischler meets Tunisia's Agriculture Minister
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission jointly finances finalisation of process to avoid "corked" taste in wine and champagne
(EU) EP/JULY SESSION: Chirac presents agenda of French Presidency, Guterres an assessment of the Portuguese Presidency - Discharge for 1998 budget - Debate with Duisenberg on ECB report - Speech by Slovak President
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(EU) EP/CULTURE: European Parliament Committee on Culture votes for increase in budget for audiovisual aid programme "Media Plus"
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Cigarette manufacturers and advertisers cannot themselves request cancellation of an EU directive banning tobacco advertising
(EU) EU/HEALTH: On Thursday Health Council will try to reach political agreement on new Directive covering manufacturing and sale of tobacco - Divergences remain - Other points on agenda
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE Document N° 2197: Text of "Common Strategy" for Mediterranean Region with Summit Declaration on Council voting method
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 27/06/2000: