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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7862

13 December 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 51
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/regional
Operational programme for Saxony

Brussels, 12/12/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has adopted the operational programme for Objective One aid in the German Land of Saxony from 2000 to 2006. The text defines the kinds of projects that could benefit from joint financial support from the EU and from German authorities and from those in Saxony: - development of information technologies, support to enterprise development, and diversification of the rural economy …..The overall allocation for the 2000-2006...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: As expected, the outcome of the Nice Summit is nothing to write home about, but Community activity is not paralysed, nor is enlargement in any way blocked - Some useful lessons
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF NICE: MEPs criticise lack of ambition in new Treaty - result is balanced, with no winners or losers, says President Chirac, stressing enlargement is "central issue of Europe" - A first step "shorter" than hoped, says Romano Prodi, criticising those who see Europe as a "bargaining room"
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Failure of new negotiating session on fishing
(EU) EU/BALKANS/YUGOSLAVIA: EU wants to help Serbia not only for humanitarian reasons, but also to support political change
(EU) ACP: ACP States carefully examin details of regional agreements with EU
(EU) EU/ASEAN: Dialogue relaunched and Asian countries accept principal of new WTO negotiation round
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2001: Plenary debate confirms Parliament's position for accepting compromise reached in November with Council
(EU) EP/MEDICINES: Parliament strengthens Council's common position on clinical testing of medicine for human use, with Commission support - Towards an agreement of Health Council on Thursday?
(EU) EP/SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST: Socialist Group hopes to redirect European policy considering Commission drafts are along excessively liberal lines
(EU) EP/SUMMER TIME:
(EU) EU/INFORMATION:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: European Commission launches its plan for reviewing and rendering multiannual the TACs regime, by initiating wide-ranging consultations with authorities and circles concerned
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission to devote EUR 750 million over five years to rail freight bottlenecks
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: "single sky" report, presented to the Commission on Wednesday, recommends joint management of European air space and creation of a "2nd pillar" structure for civilian and military coordination
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Three Member States condemned for non-transposition of European directives into national law
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INTANCE: Marco Pannella considers that appearing before an Italian court justifies his non-attendance of an EP session
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Consultation on financial issues
(EU) EU/BOLIVIA: Commission signs EUR 30 million financing agreement for health programme
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission proposes creation of register for use of "eu" domain name
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Operational programme for Saxony
(EU) EU/POLAND: Lech Walesa visits European Economic and Social Committee to commemorate 20th anniversary of Solidarnosc (Brussels, 14 December)
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Marie-Thérèse Hermange Report insists on key role of parents in education of disabled and on combating prejudice and ignorance
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: The blind say they are excluded by the draft directive on copyright
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Mining:
(EU) Logistics:
(EU) Rail:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Courier:
(EU) Industrial equipment:
(EU) Aviation:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Television:
(EU) Communication:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Agricultural industry:
(EU) Cinema:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) DIY:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 11/12/2000: