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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7922

14 March 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 54
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/enlargement/crime

13/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - From 14 to 16 March, the Commission is organising a conference in Brussels to launch a new Phare project with a budget of 1.2 million, aimed at supporting the adoption and implementation of Community legislation on legal cooperation in criminal matters in the candidate countries of Central Europe.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The Court of Justice refines its doctrine on free movement of goods and services and definitively buries Connolly case
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FRY: Solana welcomes cease-fire agreement in southern Serbia
(EU) EU/BOSNIA: EU welcomes appearance at the ICTY of Blagoje Simic
(EU) EU/GOVERNANCE: European Civil Society Forum calls for EU White Paper to be included in debate on future of Europe
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/DEFENCE:
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS: Fava Report calls on Commission for guidelines to assess EU "electoral assistance" to third countries
(EU) EU/CHINA: EU welcomes China's ratification of UN Covenant
(EU) EU/CHURCHES:
(EU) EP/LIFTING IMMUNITY/FORZA ITALIA: Opening of plenary session disturbed by debate on requests for lifting immunity of MEPs Berlusconi and Dell'Utri
(EU) EP/SESSION:
(EU) EU/HEALTH/DRUGS/EASTERN EUROPE/BALKANS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: de Palacio presents communication adopted by Commission on speeding-up liberalisation of gas and electricity markets
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Commission proposes adjustment of financial prospects to take into account under-implementation of Structural Funds
(EU) EU/FOOT-AND-MOUTH: In emergency meeting, Standing Veterinary Committee should make new recommendations Tuesday evening after confirmation of first foot-and-mouth cases in France
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Deadlock in Council over EU's accession to European Patent Office of Munich
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/CRIME:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: No Council agreement on "Distance Sales of Financial Services" but possible favourable outcome in June
(EU) EU/EL SALVADOR:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/CONSUMERS: GMO, chemical products, rights conferred by trademarks
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Commission in favour of long-term resident status
(EU) EU/TRADE: Union welcomes decision by WTO appellate body supporting French ban on asbestos for health reasons
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/DATA PROTECTION: Divergences with a Congress hostile towards European system
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Adoption of two first operational programmes 2000-2006 for Greece - All programmes will be adopted by end of April
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Obligation to purchase electricity at minimum price does not constitute State aid merely because it is imposed by statute
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament rejects Council request for urgency in reform of beef CMO
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: EP calls for retention of sugar regime until 2006 - Fischler agrees to an extension of over two years
(EU) EP/SESSION: Debate, Wednesday, on foot-and-mouth but no debate on encryption
(EU) EP/VOTES:
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/ENVIRONMENT: Commission and Member States oppose legal basis for approximation of law on environment - Community law or EU Treaty?
(EU) EU/STOCKHOLM SUMMIT:
(EU) EU/STOCKHOLM SUMMIT: European employers call on EU governments to review, if necessary, aims of Lisbon
(EU) EU/YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission approves Equal programme (France, United Kingdom, Sweden and Denmark)
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Economic and Social Committee calls for greater coordination of economic policies
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Packaging:
(EU) Glass:
(EU) Health:
(EU) Gas:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Aviation:
(EU) Enterprise:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Agri-foods:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Off-the-peg:
(EU) Tourism:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 13/03/2001: