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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7828

25 October 2000
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/institutional reform
Progress on majority voting, draft articles drawn up - Still no announcement on composition of Commission or re-weighting of votes

Brussels, 24/10/2000 (Agence Europe) - The very detailed work is currently going on within the Preparatory Group of the Intergovernmental Conference on reforming the institutions over extending qualified majority voting in Council. On Monday, the French Presidency presented fairly elaborate draft articles to the group chaired by France's Permanent Representative, Pierre Virmont, on some of the most sensitive aspects. "The meeting did not give rise to conclusions or spectacular developments,...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/BIARRITZ SUMMIT: desire to overcome cleavage between large and small countries is part of "spirit of Biarritz", asserted Mr Moscovici - "One European Commissioner per State" formula will be kept at Nice, but without excluding future changes
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Progress on majority voting, draft articles drawn up - Still no announcement on composition of Commission or re-weighting of votes
(EU) EU/BELARUS: EU regrets that Minsk should not have taken account of its recommendations for elections
(EU) EU/BURUNDI: EU prepared to support any initiative to put an end to violence
(EU) EU/SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Galvany hopes to finish with reform of fruit and vegetables sector in November, whereas rice and sugar are in deadlock
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: In the context of a radical simplification of the CAP, Fischler proposes introducing a direct lump sum of aid for half European farmers
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: After negotiations on Tuesday, most advanced candidate countries of the Helsinki Group (mainly Malta and Slovakia) come considerably closer to the Luxembourg Group
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS TARIFF: Publication of new tariff, updated and simplified
(EU) EP/BUDGETS: EP approves emergency aid of EUR 200 million for Serbia, from budget 2000, to be formally approved by Council on Friday
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2001: Parliament seeks to finance aid in Balkans without revision of financial perspectives and without, if possible, sacrificing aid to Mediterranean countries
(EU) EU/KOREA/SHIP YARDS: Having received a complaint, Commission will investigate Korean subsidies to naval construction - Possible appeal to WTO at right time
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Malta could join EU in 2003 but fears EU may delay accession while waiting for other applicant countries to be ready
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Committee of Regions assures it will adopt strategy by Christmas for providing practical assistance to local authorities of candidates in preparing for EU accession
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Anti-dumping duties on cathode tubes for colour televisions from India and Korea, procedure closed for those from China, Malaysia and Lithuania
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(EU) EP/HONG KONG: Cushnahan report calls on Commission to closely follow situation by citing several elements for concern
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission opens procedure against Intercontinental Marketing Services (USA) for abuse of dominant position
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: European Economic and Social Committee considers proposed reforms for rice to be too radical and those for fruit and vegetables inadequate
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: A wave of "nays" from Copa and Cogeca to recent European Commission proposals
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY: ECAS criticises draft regulation on access to documents of European institutions
(EU) EU/SPORT: Sport and Community law on menu of European Sports Forum, on 26 and 27 October in Lille
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: European industry and employers support EU enlargement on condition working of the internal market is not upset and that applicant countries are effectively able to apply acquis communautaire
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Ahold to acquire Superdiplo
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SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Document N° 2216: In its Memorandum, Benelux in favour of retaining "Community Method" and more flexible conditions for enhanced cooperation
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 24/10/2000: