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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7770

3 August 2000
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/acp/cuba
ACP group send high level UN mission to Cuba

Brussels, 01/08/2000 (Agence Europe) - Anicet Georges Dologuele, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic and acting President of the ACP Council of Ministers will head a mission by the ACP group to Cuba and the Dominican Republic from the 3 to 5 August. The main aim of the mission to Cuba - country that has the observer status with the ACP group and wants to become a full member - is to assess the situation since the withdrawal of Cuba's candidacy to the new ACP/EU partnership...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ESDP: First EU/NATO meetings and "15+15" reassure EU partners - COPS/NAC meeting mid-September, meeting on 21 November with third country Defence Ministers - Initial version of forces catalogue to be polished by November's ministerial
(EU) EU/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Trade Union Confederation disappointed with draft Charter
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Prodi congratulates President Katzav
(EU) EU/IVORY COAST:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/BELARUS:
(EU) GREECE/TURKEY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/PUBLIC HEALTH: Probability of BSE risk in countries spared by epidemic is weak, but variable - Conclusions of Scientific Steering Committee on assessment of geographical BSE risk
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: The Report 2000 on barriers to trade turns in particular to legislation in emerging sectors
(EU) EU/UNITES STATES/WTO: Favourable verdict in EU over conflict over wheat gluten
(EU) EU/ACP/CUBA: ACP group send high level UN mission to Cuba
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/REFORM: Trade unions criticise lack of dialogue on assessing needs of personnel and on reforms
(EU) EU/ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: Greece and Turkey react strongly to Italy's accusations
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/EASTERN EUROPE: EU signs road transit agreements with Hungary and Bulgaria, while awaiting final conclusion of negotiations with Romania
(EU) EU/BULGARIA: EIB grants EUR 100 million for main East-West Bulgarian motorway
(EU) EU/EASTERN EUROPE: TEMPUS III could be extended to non-associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/GREECE:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: French mutual system is once more brought into question by European commission - Last stage before financial fines
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission calls for immediate abrogation of French practices concerning insurance products
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(EU) EU/TAX/CIGARETTES: Italian Finance Minister backs Commission initiative against "multinationals" and urges other governments to follow suit
(EU) EU/ACP: Armand Guy Zounguere-Sokambi, Central Africa Ambassador, President of the Committee of ambassadors for six months
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