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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7770

3 August 2000
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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

Brussels, 01/08/2000 (Agence Europe) - In all the countries where case of mad cows disease have been identified (United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, France Portugal, Switzerland and Denmark), the geographic risk of BSE - qualitative indicator of the risk of contamination of living bovines by the BSE infectious agent - has a trend towards stabilising or falling 1994 or 1996. In other Member States of the EU claimed to be exempt from BSE and in the twenty three third...

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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
(EU) EU/GERMANY/COMPUTING:
(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
(EU) EU/CROATIA:
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