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Reding in Australia

Brussels, 12/09/2000 (Agence Europe) - European Commissioner Viviane Reding will be in Sydney, Australia, from 14 to 19 September, to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Among other things, she will plead in favour of a tighter anti-drugs campaign in sport in talks with Ms. Amanda Vanstone, Australian Minister responsible for Justice and Customs, Ms. Jackie Kelly, Australian Minister for Sport, and Mr. Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the International Olympic...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: After discussion in Vimont Group, Mr Brok believes EU will adopt mechanism for surveillance of violation of EU values - positions confirmed on composition of Commission - Positive discussion on Court of Justice
(EU) EU/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Talks continue on Tuesday over amendments - Convention will examine new draft Charter during next meeting
(EU) EU/LATVIA: EU welcomes adoption of decrees on language
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: EU prepared to enter into dialogue with new Somali authorities
(EU) EU/TIMOR: Condemnation of aggression against UNHCR team
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: French Presidency is calling for meeting of Transport Council on 20 September
(EU) EP/EURO: Before Economic and Monetary Committee, Mr Duisenberg explains and justifies European Central Bank policy
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commissioner Barnier stresses low use of regional policy funds in 2000 (except Objective 1), but hopes for rapid improvement
(EU) EP/ESPIONAGE: European Parliament temporary committee on Echelon system starts work - Programme and guidelines
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Mario Monti highlights challenges to competition raised by pay television and information society
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Member States must apply VAT to road tolls for infrastructures not governed by organisations under public law
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Slim majority in Parliament supports environmental air transport taxes and European measures on aircraft noise, failing international agreement
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament amends regulation on substances that impoverish ozone layer, in the interest of developing countries
(EU) EU/EP/HEALTH: Parliament adopts and strengthens amended Directive that limits marketing and use of certain dangerous substances
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament calls for establishing of European Centre for prevention of fires and to adapt Structural Fund programmes
(EU) EP/EDUCATION: parliamentary remarks over Erasmus programme
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC: Parliament calls on Prague to await results of assessment on environmental effect before starting-up Temelin nuclear power station
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Parliament invites EU to increase aid toward dismantling of Russian obsolete nuclear submarine fleet
(EU) EU/REGIONS/COLLOQUIUM:
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: First round of negotiations on revision of reciprocal agricultural trading system
(EU) EU/GCC: Annual ministerial meeting in New York - Forum in Dubai in October on use of euro in Gulf and Asia
(EU) EU/SERBIA: EU calls for Miroslav Filipovic to be treated and released
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Anti-dumping procedure on bicycle parts
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: EUR 1.5 million to Honduras
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: EUR 2 million in Indonesia
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Consultative Forum on biotechnologies holds first meeting
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: European Commission considers that Americans do not need fifteen months to adapt their "copyright" legislation
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Viviane Reding presents work schedule for rapid implementation of e-learning initiative
(EU) EU/SPORT/CULTURE: Reding in Australia
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: UNICE meets European Parliament's Intergroup on SMEs - Recommendations for new multiannual SME programme
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: UNICE invites Parliament to maintain its position, vis-à-vis the Council, in favour of speeding up rail liberalisation
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2001: "Migrants Forum" rejects accusations of misadministration and declares itself ready to have its accounts checked by external body
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIA: Programme of seminars and other European events in September
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