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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7904

16 February 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 3 / 59
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/israel
This Friday Mr Sharon's special envoy will meet Mr Prodi, Mr Patten and Mr Solana

Brussels, 15/02/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Ambassador Ovadia Sofer, Special Envoy of the newly elected Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, will have, this Friday morning, meetings with the European Commission President, Romano Prodi, Commissioner Chris Patten and the High Representatives for CFSP, Javier Solana. Yesterday in Paris Mr Sofer began a tour of European capitals

Following that act of violence perpetrated with a bus, President Prodi sent to Mr Barak and Mr Sharon a message in...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short chronicle of developments in the debate on "post-Nice"
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FRY: Javier Solana proposes to send six additional observers to Presevo - EU aid of EUR 900,000 for development of Presevo
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: This Friday Mr Sharon's special envoy will meet Mr Prodi, Mr Patten and Mr Solana
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: EU condemns attack on 14 February in Tel Aviv
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN ACTION: ICRC President Jakob Kellenberg calls for effective partnership between EU and ICRC - Meetings between Javier Solana and Poul Nielson
(EU) EU/NORWAY: Solana discusses with Soltenberg on Norway's contribution to EU crisis management
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: First intervention by Council of Europe Secretary General before Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
(EU) EP/POST NICE: SOS Democracy proposes open debate starting from bottom and ending with proposals from national parliament which, if they have support oF a certain number of parliament, could be presented at a new IGC
(EU) EP/MEXICO:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL MARKETS: Lamfalussy Committee proposes new system for regulating financial markets to put an end to "Kafkaesque inefficiency"
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Revised directive governing voluntary dissemination of GMOs into the environment is formally adopted
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission prepares to free between EUR 5 and 8 million in favour of El Salvador earthquake victims
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Commission had adopted EUR 100 million aid package
(EU) EU/JHA: EU Troika will go to Bosnia and Yugoslavia on 27 and 28 March
(EU) EU/IVORY COAST: This thursday in Brussels, Talks between Union and Ivory Coast continued in a constructive climate - Assurances given will be closely followed by EU
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Anti-dumping measures against imports of ammonium nitrate from Poland and Ukraine
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: EU keeps surtax on permanganate from China
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY:
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Sweden rekindles debate on ban on advertising aimed at children
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission does not rule out inquiry on agreement between insurance companies Generali, AXA and Allianz
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clarifies its position on competition in fuel sector
(EU) EP/STOCKHOLM EUROPEAN COUNCIL: EP fails to adopt text on Lisbon process and keeps itself to approving report on impact on growth of liberalisation and economic reforms
(EU) EP/ASEAN:
(EU) EP/EIB: During his first speech in plenary on annual report, EIB president welcomes several suggestions by rapporteur Alain Lipietz
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament amends draft on exhaust gases for motorbikes, in framework of Auto Oil II programme
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament calls for increased aid for nuts and cotton - Fischler remains strongly opposed
(EU) EPENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission continues actions initiated against Spain and Austria for non-respect of Directives on waste
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR SAFETY: Commission refers German and Belgium to Court for non-respect of Euratom Directive - Sends motivated opinion for non-transposition of Directive concerning radiation protection
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission allows United Kingdom to grant aid to coal industry
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves restructuring aid to KataLeuna (germany)
(EU) EUSTATE AID: Partially negative decision regarding Dutch aid granted to a computer assembly company
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves venture-capital fund in Northern Ireland
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Retailing:
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(EU) Roads:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 15/02/2001: