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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7835

4 November 2000
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/conferences
European seminars and other events in November

Brussels, 03/11/2000 (Agence Europe) - The following seminars and conferences on subjects of European interest will be held in November:

  • Between Biarritz and Nice: An Interim Evaluation - Brussels, 6 November: a conference sponsored by the European Social Observatory, with the participation of F. Fonseca Morillo of the Cabinet of Commissioner Vitorino, G. Fonteneau of the European Trade Union Confederation, O. De Schutter of the Catholic University of Louvain and O. Gerhard of ATD...

Contents

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
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY:
(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
(EU) EP/SOCIAL AFFAIRS:
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: European seminars and other events in November
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