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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7927

21 March 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 57
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/defence

20/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - "We must manage to organise formal meetings of EU defence ministers", said Belgian Defence Minister Andre Flahaut, according to the BELGA press agency. Mr. Flahaut would also like to see a white paper on European defence begin to be drawn up under the Belgian Presidency, paper that should then lead to the definition of a "common strategic concept" for Europe.

 

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: National Programme for adopting EU acquis announces a series of reforms, including constitutional - Abolition of death penalty to be envisaged "in medium-term"
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY: Council adopts decision to facilitate access to certain documents on Internet and internal rules for ensuring confidentiality - Article 255 deadline most difficult to keep
(EU) EU/FRANCE: Wide convergence of views between Jospin and Prodi, who mainly speak of the future of Europe
(EU) EU/FYROM: Declaration by Albanian leaders, before Solana
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: EU considers elections in Abkhazia null and void
(EU) BOSNIA/CROATIA:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/FRY:
(EU) EU/FRANCE/GERMANY:
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: Parliament calls on EU to take initiatives
(EU) EP/ANGOLA: Parliament condemns kidnapping of eight Portuguese citizens by rebel movement in Cabinda enclave
(EU) EU/DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Solana waits for Kabila's commitments to take concrete form
(EU) EU/DEFENCE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF STOCKHOLM: Persson insists on demographic challenge and integration of sustainable development in Lisbon strategy - Finance Ministers present throughout work - Economic discussions with Putin, and political discussions with Ivanov
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Commission stops financing Irela
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Agriculture Council discusses upcoming challenges regarding BSE and postpones decisions on sugar and cotton reform
(EU) EU/FISH: Commission adopts Green Paper on future of Common Fisheries Policy
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: In Communication, Commission proposes to reinforce transatlantic cooperation
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: EU reminds Romanian Government that only rapid economic and social reforms can help Romania catch up on road to accession
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Verheugen has mandate to propose a negotiating position on free movement of persons
(EU) EU/CUBA:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission Communication recalls economic and societal potential of future wireless services
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Condemned for abuse of dominant position, Deutsche Post see itself forced to separate its parcel services from its letter monopoly
(EU) EU/FRAUD: OLAF issues its report on flax inquiry
(EU) EP/ACP: At opening session of joint parliamentary Assembly, Mr Corrie calls for holding of a conference of African Heads of State and Government on conflict prevention
(EU) EU/BUSINESS: On eve of Stockholm, "SME Forum - Entrepreneurship for the future" analyses needs of entrepreneurs in new economy
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL MARKETS: Issuance of euro-denominated bond markets amounted to 145 billion euro in February
(EU) EP/TRADE UNION GROUP:
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(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission seminar on failing in terms of urban wastewater treatment
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: David Byrne closes European Consumer Day by favouring integrated approach to food chain
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Per capita GDP in 41 out of 53 regions in central European candidate countries below 50% of EU average in 1998
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2232: European Council of Stockholm - European parliament's expectations of Summit
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 20/03/2001: