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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7929

23 March 2001
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/immunity/forza italia
Ms. Fontaine concerned at turn Berlusconi affair takes

Brussels, 22/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - "I am concerned and irritated by the turn the affair of the request for the lifting of Silvio Berlusconi's and Marcello Dell'Uri's parliamentary immunity has taken", European Parliament President Nicole Fontaine told a few journalists after a press conference held by Enrique Baron and Martin Schulz, in Brussels on Wednesday (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.5). The questions of the lifting of parliamentary immunity are delicate ones, and the presidents of the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short account of debate on future of europe
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/POST-NICE: In favour of involving national parliaments of Member States and applicant countries in debate on post-Nice - Broad support for Convention
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Troika visit to Macedonia and Kosovo - Meeting between President Trajkovski and Fifteen confirmed
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY/FORZA ITALIA: Ms. Fontaine concerned at turn Berlusconi affair takes
(EU) EU/UGANDA: EU calls on Ugandan authorities to guarantee fairness of forthcoming legislative elections
(EU) EPP/RUSSIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission gets main European companies in satellite and equipment sector, to take part in financing of "phase 2" of Galileo project, for total of EUR 200 million
(EU) EU/EGYPT: On Friday, Mr Lamy begins two day visit to Egypt
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: After slow progress in 4th Round, negotiation for EU-Mercosur free trade agreement should accelerate in July
(EU) EU/FOOT-AND-MOUTH: Commission proposes embargo on Irish meat and approves export ban on meat from Netherlands
(EU) EU/BSE: 10 third countries exempted from obligation of extracting specified risk materials
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission presents new State aid register
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition of Equant by France Telecom
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Approval to purchase of Elf Antargaz by PAI and UGI
(EU) EU/STRUCTURAL FUNDS:
(EU) EU/MONGOLIA:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL MARKETS: On Thursday evening, Commission and fourteen Member States wait for Germany to free dossier on modernisation of financial markets
(EU) EU/EURO: Euro and European financial markets suffer new blow
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: failure in European negotiation in temporary work
(EU) EU/STOCKHOLM SUMMIT: Member State priorities - convergence and divergence
(EU) EP/TRANSPARENCY: Dialogue between Parliament and Council on framework regulation concerning access to documents starts to bear fruit, but game is not won - Status of dossier
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Soderman disputes Commission decision on access to documents
(EU) COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Rejection of appeal for compensation for European official infected by AIDS virus
(EU) ACP/EU: Testimony from Aldo Ajello at workshop on conflict prevention, during session of Joint Parliamentary Assembly
(EU) EU/BRAZIL: EU presents new offer in dispute with Brazil over exports of soluble coffee
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Lindh and Patten visit American continent to prepare next EU/Latin America summit
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Initiative from group of MEPs in favour of energy efficiency
(EU) EP/DISASTERS:
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION/ASYLUM:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 22/03/2001: