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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/institutional reform

Aznar insists on "adequate" re-weighting of votes - setting dates for enlargement: a "disaster"

Paris, 27/09/2000 (Agence Europe) - In a speech he made (in French) at the French Institute for International Relations (IFRI), Spanish Prime Minister José Maria Aznar reaffirmed the priority Spain gave, in ongoing negotiations on the review of the EU Treaty, to a re-weighting of votes in Council that provided Spain with "a weight in accordance with its demographic size". Calling for "the balances that have deteriorated in successive enlargements to be reestablished", Aznar said he was...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FRY: Mrs Fontaine telephones Mr Kostunica - Mr Prodi tells opposition: we will be ready to lift restrictions if peoples will is respected
(EU) EU/CHINA: Dialogue on Human rights on 28 and 29 September - Amnesty International: greater transparency and concrete results
(EU) EU/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Economic and Social Committee call for dynamic process for application of rights with full participation by organised civil society
(EU) EU/CFSP: Solana cannot see "merger" between posts of High Representative and External Relations Commissioner in near future
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Vimont Group examines future of European Parliament, Court of Justice, Court of Auditors, Economic and Social Committee and Committee of the Regions
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Aznar insists on "adequate" re-weighting of votes - setting dates for enlargement: a "disaster"
(EU) EU/IRAN: EU wants pardon for ten members of Jewish community
(EU) EU/FRY: EU condemns expulsion of journalists on eve of elections
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN: EU condemns terrorist attack in Islamabad
(EU) EP/IRAQ:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CROATIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: European Commission proposes to radically review system for implementing Treaty rules relating to agreements and abuse of dominant positions
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Commission presents regulation for creation of European Aviation Safety Agency
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/ECONOMY: Commission proposes a package of structural indicators to measure results of Lisbon Strategy
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Council to discuss Thursday afternoon extension of Europol powers to money laundering, criminal sanctions for environmental damage and first Eurojust unit
(EU) EU/POLAND: Agreement on greater liberalisation of reciprocal agricultural trade - "good for Polish enlargement preparations", says Verheugen
(EU) EU/EASTERN EUROPE: EIB loans to Baltic States Poland and Slovakia
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission encourages enterprises in candidate countries to prepare to introduction of Euro in Union
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission adopts report intended for Biarritz Summit on European strategy for safety at sea - Progress on several aspects and other initiatives announced
(EU) EU/SPACE/RESEARCH: European Commission and European Space Agency hope to strengthen their cooperation - Towards real European space strategy
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS: ETUC offers cooperation in European strategy for safeguarding relaunch and employment and countering single currency and oil price problems
(EU) EU/EURO/DENMARK:
(EU) EU/OCTOBER SESSION: Enlargement, Biarritz Summit, ASEM Summit, White Paper on Food safety, men/women equality - Short speech by President Campi
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: European Commission authorises Boeing to acquire activities of Hughes Electronics in field of satellites
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: One Member State cannot prohibit its residents from subscribing to loans in another EU financial market
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Brenner toll system in Austria is discriminatory and out of proportion to cost of building motorway
(EU) COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Ban on aid to bio-ethanol
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Kangaroo Group identifies brakes to development of "Cyberspace"
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