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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7907

21 February 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 50 / 51
SUPPLEMENT / Europe/document n° 2230
Main priorities for European Commission in 2001, according to its President Romano Prodi

The European Commission President Romano Prodi presented the political priorities for the Commission in 2001, during his speech to the European Parliament on 14 February in Strasbourg. Below we reproduce the full text of this speech, after our account of the plenary debate, which mainly focused on the "post-Nice" process (see EUROPE of 14 February, pages 4 and 6) and after the publication of the introduction to the Commission programme (EUROPE/Documents N°2229, annexed to EUROPE of 7...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The Commission's Communication on strengthening the Eurogroup raises fundamental institutional and economic problems
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CAUCASUS: Ministerial Troika launches appeal for cooperation between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
(EU) EU/FRY/ICTY: Having met Prodi and Solana, Ms. del Ponte says she is concerned at lack of cooperation on part of Belgrade
(EU) EU/IRAQ: London and Washington consider reviewing sanctions against Baghdad
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/CYPRUS/TURKEY: Cypriot government states that status of candidate is not given "in perpetuity"
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EP/ITALY:
(EU) EU/CHURCHES:
(EU) EP/MACEDONIA/FYROM:
(EU) NATO/RUSSIA/MISSILE DEFENCE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: On Wednesday, Commission examines proposal of sixth framework programme for research with several major innovations
(EU) EU/DEPLETED URANIUM: Opinion of Scientific Expert Committee should be published in fifteen days
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: On Wednesday Commission will present political framework for Community action plan aiming to accelerate fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in LDC
(EU) EU/EURO: Distribution of dummy notes to train blind, deaf and mentally impaired in handling of single currency
(EU) EU/CONFERENCE/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Conference on e-Economy to prepare Stockholm
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Adoption on Wednesday of budgetary priorities for 2002
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Lars Rekke defines "Manchester vision" to stimulate EU's competitiveness
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Cargill to take over Agribrands International, in fodder sector
(EU) EU/EURO: Pedro Solbes congratulates Ireland for its preparations for changeover to euro
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Recent tragedies bear witness to need for common EU asylum and immigration policy - Consultation in Beijing - Belgian Presidency to organise European conference on migration
(EU) EU/WHO/HEALTH: Swedish Presidency and Commission at conference on alcohol and young people
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/DRUGS: Flynn Report calls on Member States to gear their policy to social consequences of drug abuse - Switzerland is an example to follow
(EU) EP/SECOND FEBRUARY SESSION: 2001 amending budget, electronic communications, fisheries policy, development, Latin America
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Paasilina report specifies notion of "market power"
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL MARKETS: Randzio-Plath calls for assurances on "Securities Committee" provided for in Lamfalussy Report
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Round Table of Party of European Socialists on education and employment in a new economic environment
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission and EIB funding to focus until 2006 on decongestion of existing networks, pending overall review of priorities
(EU) COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Greek Government believes equivalence of official EU languages has been "amply" acknowledged by Court of Justice
(EU) BURMA/TRADE UNIONS:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Revised EMAS regulation increases scope and simplifies implementation of Community environmental management and audit system is formally adopted
(EU) EU/FOOD: Formal adoption of "common position" on modification of legislation concerning animal feed to avoid any danger to health and environment
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIA: Programme of conferences, seminars and other European events in March
(EU) EU/BASQUE COUNTRY:
(EU) EU/ALGERIA/MOROCCO:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Banks:
(EU) Aluminium:
(EU) Multimedia:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Agri-foods:
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2230: Main priorities for European Commission in 2001, according to its President Romano Prodi
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 20/02/2001: