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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7927

21 March 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 57
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) council of europe/fry

20/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - On 13 March, the Council of Europe officially opened an office in Belgrade. Result of a joint initiative with the OSCE, it will serve as point of contact for cooperation with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), which has requested membership of the Council, and thereby allow for relations with the Serb Republic. The Chair the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Latvia's Foreign Minister Indulis Berzins, is currently on an official visit to...

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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:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(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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(EU) Agri-foods:
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: