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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7855

4 December 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 47
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/enlargement
For better cooperation between European Commission and national Parliaments of candidate countries

Brussels, 04/12/2000 (Agence Europe) - The presidents of the national Parliaments of the twelve candidate countries negotiating EU membership (the ten CEECs, Cyprus, Malta), as well as a delegation from the European Parliament (headed by Vice-President Guido Podesta and composed, notably, of Elmar Brok, Jacques Poos and Mechtild Rothe) stated they were in favour of closer cooperation and information exchange between the European Commission, on one side, and the national Parliaments of...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Last ministerial conclave did not broach issue of weighting of votes in Council - Hardening of positions over ceiling for Commission
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM/EP: Before ministers, Fontaine places emphasis on Charter of Rights, qualified majority voting, co-decision
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Council approves report on Esdp for Summit
(EU) EU/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Duff and Voggenhuber want Charter to be binding
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF NICE: EPC wants ambitious Treaty
(EU) EU/TURKEY/PKK:
(EU) EU/SWEDEN/NEUTRALITY:
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS:
(EU) EU/CONFLICT PREVENTION: High Representative and Commission make concrete proposals, placing emphasis on good combination of civilian and military instruments
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Fifteen reach agreement on pre-accession strategy for Turkey - "Partnership for Accession" is approved in principle
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Fifteen agree on conclusions (more ambitious than initially expected for negotiation timetable) to be forwarded to Nice Summit - Enthusiasm from Commissioner Verheugen
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Council invited to answer three fundamental question raised by "Monti reform" plan
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/STATUTE OF MEPS:
(EU) EU/ENERGY/INDUSTRY: Tuesday Council should reach "conclusions" on naval construction, oil stocks, encouragement towards renewable energy - Policy debates notably on competition policy
(EU) EU/ENERGY: This Tuesday Council should reach political agreement on Directive aimed at promoting electricity produced by renewable energy
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/KOREA/SHIPBUILDING: European Commission opens formal procedure against Korean subsidies to shipbuilding industry
(EU) EU/CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE: Commission proposes to Council to sign Interbus agreement (bus and coach transportation of passengers)
(EU) EU/ROAD TRANSPORT: Member States reach agreement over distribution of trucks transiting Switzerland in 2001
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/MAD COW: Council approvers temporary ban on all animal meals in animal feed, except in fish meal
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Consumers' Council defines general mission and role of future European Food Authority
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission launches consultation process for defining air transport quality indicators
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Fischler hopes Morocco will show proof of greater flexibility during forthcoming talks on future fisheries partnership
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: European Commission's arguments and intentions in dispute over US steel restrictions
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: For better cooperation between European Commission and national Parliaments of candidate countries
(EU) EU/EAST TIMOR: Third Donor Conference, hosted by Commission on Tuesday and Wednesday, to prepare access to independence
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission decides aid in favour of Ferries Golfo de Vizcaya is illegal
(EU) COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Eurocoton loses case against Council in anti-dumping duty affair on unbleached cotton
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Belgium found guilty in aid to press affair (nonetheless being settled)
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Italy found guilty for failing to transpose telecommunications directive
(EU) EU/CITIZENS: Launch of Solidarity Fund for free movement of people
(EU) EP/DISCRIMINATION: Tokia Saïfi denounces ineffectiveness of Community financing to fight against discrimination of ethnic minorities within EU
(EU) NEWS OF THE WEEK: from 27 November to 3 December 2000
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENTS
European Library: N° 438
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