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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7846

22 November 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 54
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/defence
Following first Capabilities Commitment Conference, Richard broaches "plans for strengthening capabilities", notably regarding strategic intelligence

Brussels, 21/11/2000 (Agence Europe) - At the end of the EU military Capabilities Commitment Conference (see yesterday's EUROPE, pages 3 and 4), French Defence Minister Alain Richard welcomed this "collective success", saying that the contributions of each Member State would be presented at national level by each government. "We are not creating a European army but pooling national contingents for joint peacekeeping missions (..) on the European theater or in the framework of the United...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Partially differing interpretations of strategy defined by European Commission for enlargement negotiations - Essential conditions to avoid frustration and disappointment
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Following first Capabilities Commitment Conference, Richard broaches "plans for strengthening capabilities", notably regarding strategic intelligence
(EU) EU/ESDP: Candidates for accession and partners provide indications of their contributions to European force
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU calls on Israelis and Palestinians to respect commitments taken in Charm El Cheikh and in Gaza
(EU) EU/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Six Member States oppose reference in Article 6 of Treaty, with the silent complicity of the others
(EU) EP/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: "Nations without State" Intergroup welcomes Parliament's approval of Charter
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(EU) EP/YOUTH:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/GAC/BALKANS: The Fifteen come to agreement on regulations on financial assistance and on the reconstruction agency
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Negotiations for stabilisation and association agreement can get under way, arms restrictions are abolished
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Draft stabilisation and association agreement approved, trade concessions granted, arms restrictions abolished
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Application of exceptional trade measures
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Ministerial negotiating sessions with "Helsinki Group" confirm (and, in some cases, improve) results of last week
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council approves more robust reform of CMO for fruit and vegetables and EU stance for agriculture negotiations in framework of WTO - Other results
(EU) EU/MAD COW: Agriculture Council agrees unanimously on common management of new mad cow crisis - Reassuring consumers while avoiding excessive measures
(EU) EU/TOURISM: On Wednesday, Ministers of the Fifteen to discuss informally a policy of sustainable development for tourism in Europe
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: EIB loan of EUR 94.65 million for motorways
(EU) EU/GHANA: EIB grants overall loan of EUR 10 million from risk capital resources for SME
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Anna Diamantopoulou, Nicole Péry and Maj Britt Théorin call for concrete legislative measures to fight against violence to women
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: European Commission and France opposed to measures aimed at eradicating water pollution by nitrate in Brittany
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Increased support for European genomics research
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Parliament and Council to try on Wednesday to come to agreement (conciliation procedure) on rail liberalisation
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission estimates cost of Galileo (satellite navigation) at 3.25 billion euros
(EU) EP/MARITIME TRANSPORT: Three parliamentary reports strengthen package of measures aimed at improving maritime safety
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Adoption of operational programme for "Objective 1" in Sachsen-Anhalt
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Call for another IGC to define distribution of competencies in EU - Other requests
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Viviane Reding and Jack Lang at e-Education Conference
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Children present European institutions and governments with their recommendations to combat discrimination and violence of which they are victims - Participation of Viviane Reding
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 21/11/2000: