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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7906

19 February 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 44 / 50
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/india
EP welcomes aid after earthquake

Strasbourg, 19/02/2001 (Agence Europe) - In a resolution adopted on Thursday during its emergency debates, the EP welcomed the emergency aid of EUR 13 million granted by the European Commission to victims of the earthquake in the State of Gujarat on 26 January. Welcoming both the aid deployed by the international community and the efforts made by the Indian authorities to implement this aid, the Parliament stresses the share of responsibility held by real estate promoters "who sacrificed the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The case law of the Court of Justice has evolved towards growing consideration of general interest and legislator's intentions in application of fundamental principles of the Common Market - European Commission should take this into account
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: President Putin in Stockholm on 23 March
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Council to examine policy towards Iraq on 26 February
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: EU condemns attacks against Serbs
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Having met Sharon, Moratinos to go to Damascus
(EU) EU/BAHRAIN: EU Welcomes referendum on constitutional reform
(EU) EU/COUNCL PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/FRANCE/GERMANY:
(EU) EP/CHINA/HONG KONG:
(EU) EU/NICE TREATY/FRANCE: EP exits stronger from institutional reform, asserts President of French Senate's European Union Delegation
(EU) EU/POST NICE:
(EU) EP/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS:
(EU) AUSTRIA/EXTREME RIGHT:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Informal meeting in Manchester to promote entrepreneurship
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Action Plan to combat fraud on payment cards - Towards single call number in case of loss or theft
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: In Lulea, ministers decide to create task force to tackle shortage of labour in information technology - Indicators on quality of employment
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Enlargement to cost between 16 and 25 billion euro in 2006
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission approves aid of EUR 13.8 million for most impoverished Palestinian refugees
(EU) EU/INTERNATIONAL TRADE: Mr Lamy foresees rapid accession by China to WTO
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission continues infringement proceedings against eleven Member States for delays in transposing Directive concerning biocide products
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Debate over Fischler plan to redirect beef production is launched
(EU) EU/FISHING:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises British Telecom to acquire stake held by E.ON in VIAG Interkom
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises creation by Accor of two joint ventures with Forte and Hilton in travel sector
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Tizzano bases defence of right to paid leave on Charter of Fundamental Rights
(EU) EU/SPORT: Further progress towards defining football transfer regime that may be officially endorsed early March
(EU) EU/CARS: Car price differentials between Member States remain - United Kingdom and Germany most expensive
(EU) EU/G7: Fall in world growth does not affect G7 confidence in solidity of world economy
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Study into environmental aspects of rice production in EU - Several wild life parks in peril?
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Eurostat announces slight increase in agricultural revenue for EU 15 Europe in 2000
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/FISHING:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Launch of European Year of Languages 2001 - Study on Foreign Language Teaching in Europe
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: An American study forecasts over 1 billion internet users in the world in 2005
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/EMPLOYMENT:
(EU) EP/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EP/MACAO: Parliament calls on European Commission to present first annual report on Macao before summer
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Parliament supports development of European Research Area and introduction of new instruments in sixth framework programme
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
(EU) EP/TEACHING/TRAINING:
(EU) EP/PORTUGAL: Request for exceptional aid after flooding
(EU) EP/INDIA: EP welcomes aid after earthquake
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: EP approves changes to social security systems for workers who move around within the Community
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/MARITIME TRANSPORT:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) STEEL:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENTS
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