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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7849

25 November 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 36
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/emergencies
Burma, Ivory Coast, Vietnam and Parlacent

Strasbourg, 24/11/2000 (Agence Europe) - As previously indicated, the EP last week called on the EU, in a resolution during its emergency debates, to "strictly subordinate" its participation in the EU-ASEAN meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs planned for December in Laos to two conditions: - the freeing of all political prisoners and freedom of movement for Aung San Suu Kyi; - the undertaking by the Burma Junta to engage in a serious dialogue with the National League for Democracy. We...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BALKANS: At Zagreb Summit, Prodi (who then moved on to Belgrade) urged countries of the region to seize "the best chance in a generation" - addresses by Solana and Patten - In 2001, Croatia to request EU membership
(EU) EU/CYPRUS:
(EU) EU/NORTH KOREA: European Troika will outline, Saturday in Pyongyang, new guidelines for EU action for North Korea
(EU) EU/HORN OF AFRICA: EU welcomes establishment of UN mission
(EU) EU/CAMBODIA:
(EU) EU/DEFENCE/TURKEY: Lord Robertson tries to reassure Turks
(EU) EU/RACISM: 1999 Report highlights racists acts throughout Europe, says Monitoring Centre's Chairman
(EU) EP/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS:
(EU) EP/EMERGENCIES: Burma, Ivory Coast, Vietnam and Parlacent
(EU) EU/GREENS: Congress of European Greens in Stockholm
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Monday's Council will mainly discuss financial services, economy of candidate countries and majority vote
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2001: Complete agreement between Parliament and Council - Aid to Balkans EUR 839 million including 240 million for Serbia - Flexibility instrument used for financing aid to Serbia
(EU) EU/CULTURE COUNCIL: Resolutions on aid to cinema and fixed price for books confirm the tendency towards defending specific nature of culture
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Greece asserts it is not in hurry to sign EU/Turkey partnership agreement and insists on reference to Cyprus
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/IGC/ENLARGEMENT: Countries candidates for membership want stronger and more integrated Union - Verheugen floats idea of ten accessions between 2003 and 2005
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL POLICY: "Employment package", social agenda and worker information-consultation will be focus of Council session next week
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/ENLARGEMENT: All accession candidate countries post positive growth, but unemployment will only fall in 2002 - Three weak points
(EU) EU/HUNGARY: Reaction of Mr Fischler to Hungarian decision to block corn exports
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: British Steel's appeal against the European Court of First Instance on aid to restructuring of State-owned companies rejected
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Appeal by four German and Dutch steel companies on aid to restructuring of State-owned steel companies rejected
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Migrant architects may perform all their professional activities in a host Member State
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: France condemned for non-application of directive on control of gas and particle emissions of certain engines
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: France condemned for non-transposition of "television signals transmission" directive
(EU) EP/EURO: Duisenberg confirms ECB will publish macro-economic forecasts, but stresses limits, and gives his assurance that inflation will be controlled
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Remarks by Romano Prodi on rebuilding confidence in beef and over transparency of European decisions
(EU) EU/BANANAS: Most traders reject "first come, first served" system
(EU) EU/SERVICES: Conference on liberalisation of services at global level
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Banks:
(EU) Gas:
(EU) Real estate:
(EU) Agri-food:
SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Document N° 2220: Results of Euro-Mediterranean Conference of Marseilles (English version)
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 24/11/2000: