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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7910

21 June 2001
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/treaty of nice
Persson and Prodi, as well as Fontaine, in Nice for signing of treaty on 26 February

Stockholm, 23/02/2001 (Agence Europe) - European Council President Goran Persson, European Commission President Romano Prodi and the President of the European Parliament, Nicole Fontaine will be in Nice on Monday 26 February for the signing of the Nice Treaty. As we mentioned, the President of the French Republic, Jacques Chirac and French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin will be present at the signing ceremony, whereas the Treaty will be signed by its negotiators, the foreign ministers of the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short summary of development of debate on Post-Nice (continued)
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TREATY OF NICE: Persson and Prodi, as well as Fontaine, in Nice for signing of treaty on 26 February
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF STOCKHOLM: Persson on his rounds of the capitals from 26 February until 12 March
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Discussions of foreign ministers on Monday to focus on financial situation of Palestinian Authority and economic consequences the blockade of the Territories
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Solana and Patten at Skopje Summit
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Rauf Denktash writes to Member States and the Commission asking them for the "unilateral membership process" not to proceed
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: EU welcomes formation of Council of Ministers
(EU) EP/PES: With view to Berlin Congress, thirty MEPs launch "European Project for Socialists", the new federalism, and hope to open broad democratic debate on their project
(EU) EU/ANGOLA: In New York, Swedish Presidency stresses need for regular updates of UN lists on persons affected by sanctions and for global certification system on diamonds
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BALTIC COUNTRIES: State of enlargement process (and prospects for intensification of negotiations) at heart of Association Council with Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Modification of "beef" CMO and progress in fight against BSE will be at heart of Agriculture Council debates
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: The 'Everything but Arms" initiative could be approved on Monday
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: CLONG's future withdrawn from Council agenda given prospect of solution to bad financial management problem - Coreper to closely follow how situation develops
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Tensions between Switzerland and EU over opening of bilateral negotiations - Patten's letter to Swiss Government
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission terminates infringement procedure opened against tobacco companies Philip Morris and Altadis
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: President of Court suspends Council's enforcement of "Ecopoints" regulation
(EU) EU/MAD COW:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: According to Mike Moore, Bush Administration is in favour of new trade round this year
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Washington warns "carrousel" sanctions will be applied if European banana regime takes effect in July
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Greenpeace criticises EU's lack of action against pirate fishing and denounces role of Spanish in plundering the oceans
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Accession negotiations with Slovenia on the "energy" chapter could be provisionally closed in March
(EU) EU/ESTONIA: Schreyer assesses progress in financial management
(EU) EU/TOURISM: 1 million euro to WTO for information campaign against sexual tourism involving children
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Agenda of February's plenary session - Committee to adopt its Contribution to the Stockholm Summit
(EU) EU/DEBATES: European Circle of the "Confrontation" Association is born
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Parliament examines reform of regulatory framework relating to electronic communications
(EU) EU/EURO: Jacques Santer defends role of Commission in Eurogroup and in external representation of single currency
(EU) EP/COMPETITION: Hearing of Economic and Monetary Committee
(EU) EP/JHA/ENLARGEMENT: Parliament hearing on adoption of acquis by candidate countries
(EU) EP/MONGOLIA:
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