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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7835

4 November 2000
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/mercosur
Patten expects difficult negotiations and believes European concessions on agriculture to be necessary

Brussels / Madrid, 03/11/2000 (Agence Europe) - "Negotiations with Mercosur will be arduous", warned the European Commission for External Relations, Chris Patten, when speaking at the Casa de America, in Madrid on Thursday. Speaking on the eve of his departure for Argentina, Brazil and Chile to provide a renewed impetus to negotiations over the association agreements being envisaged (see EUROPE of 1 November, p.7), the Commissioner remarked that, "like any other negotiations, we are going to...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Informal meeting of Vimont Group will examine summary document covering all issues from IGC, except those concerning Commission and weighting of votes in Council
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Innovative proposals by the College of Europe for sound "governance" in 2020 (including possibility for European Commission to convene referenda)
(EU) EU/IGC:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EURO: ECB intervenes on exchange markets and euro closes in on dollar on exchange markets at 0.88
(EU) EU/EURO: Eurogroup to meet Monday evening, on eve of EcoFin Council
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission reacted immediately to call for assistance introduced by France following sinking of Ievoli Sun, by mobilising "civil protection" Task Force
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Towards European cooperation between urban policies
(EU) EU/SPORTS: For a clear definition of the meaning and repercussions of the uniqueness of sport - Competition rules may not apply to sporting aspects - Statement at the Nice Summit?
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE:
(EU) EU/SPAIN/UNITED KINGDOM: In their joint statement, Aznar and Blair call on the Commission, in its synthesis report for the Stockholm Summit of next March, to set out specific timetable to attain the Lisbon goals - "Single Sky" and totally liberalised markets for gas and electricity in 2004 - Programmed reduction of State aid
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: Patten expects difficult negotiations and believes European concessions on agriculture to be necessary
(EU) EU/SYRIA: Towards EIB funding in Syria - 75 million euro for electricity projects?
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Bulgaria asserts that it supports Fifteen in suppression of visa requirement, but fears common treatment with Romania
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/ENLARGEMENT: According to Commissioner Barnier, budgetary contribution to regional policy should be increased in widened Union
(EU) EU/WTO: WTO panel criticizes anti-dumping duties introduced by EU on imports of cotton bed sheets originating in India
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(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Commission will define, following next consultation process finishing at end of November, legal framework for PVC (additives and waste management) - conciliate industrial interests and environmental requirements
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Anna Diamantopoulou and Spanish authorities sign on Monday a package of eight education and training programmes for Spain for 2000-2006, with Community funding of EUR 884 million - Catalonia to get ESF aid
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(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: European seminars and other events in November
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