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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7924
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/lamfalussy report

EP calls for "right to call back" - Council and Commission try to be reassuring

Strasbourg, 15/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Lamfalussy report on the regulation of European securities markets, that will probably be the subject of an extraordinary Ecofin Council on 23 March in Stockholm (see EUROPE of 12 and 13 March, pages 7 and 8), continues to give rise to reticence on the part of the European Parliament. This reticence was confirmed on Wednesday in an oral question from the Chair of the Committee of Economic and Monetary Affairs, German Social Democrat Christa...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A brief account of the debate on the future of Europe
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/CONFLICT PREVENTION/FYROM: Mrs Lindh and Mr Patten insist on civil means - Meeting of Member State Chiefs of police in May - Commission will present Communication in April
(EU) EU/GOVERNANCE: Commission hearing, in Brussels on 16 March
(EU) EU/CHINA: Council could decide on Monday not to co-sponsor resolution on human rights in China, submitted by United States
(EU) EU/NATO/KOSOVO: NATO to assure safety of Union monitors
(EU) EU/DRC: Kabila meets Swedish Presidency and Commission
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZGOVINA:
(EU) EP/AUSTRIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/HOME AFFAIRS: Mixed EU Committee with Iceland and Norway has lengthy debate over issues of illegal immigration through Balkans - No compromise over "traffickers" Directive
(EU) EU/STRUCTURAL FUNDS/GREECE: Commission approves employment and training programme for one and a half billion Euro
(EU) EU/AGRICUTURE: Commission proposing temporarily exempting Portugal from sanctions should it exceed milk quotas
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/GREECE: Commission approves Equal programme for Greece
(EU) EU/ACP: Mr Nielson has meetings in Gabon - Good governance, fight against poverty, situation in Congo-Brazzaville and Great lakes
(EU) EU/TAXATION: To bridge gap between taxation levels of Member States, Commission proposes revision of excise duty rules for tobacco products - higher rates in some Member States
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA:
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: 4th round of negotiations for an association and free-trade agreement to begin on Monday in a climate of controversy over Mercosur's state of preparedness
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/CHILE: Parties welcome success of 4th round of negotiation for free trade agreement and open continuous talks from now to July
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: continuation of negotiation, Thursday and Friday in Brussels
(EU) EU/UN: Agreement on third conference on LDC
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EP/STOCKHOLM SUMMIT: Lindh and Prodi place emphasis on European social model and demographic ageing
(EU) EU/LAMFALUSSY REPORT: EP calls for "right to call back" - Council and Commission try to be reassuring
(EU) EP/FOOT-AND-MOUTH: Byrne takes stock, many questions raised by MEPs remain unanswered
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament approves creation of European crime prevention network
(EU) EP/NUCLEAR SAFETY: EP calls for risk-assessment and better information on transport of radioactive matter
(EU) EP/LANGUAGES:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Social dialogue meeting on 22 March in Stockholm
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Balance of government finances in EU has become a surplus of 0.3% in 2000, partly thanks to sale of UMTS - reduction in public debt
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: In last quarter 2000 current account deficit and surplus for balance in services
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB finances regeneration projects in water sector in Poland
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