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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/budget

Budgetary Control Committee reproaches Commission for refusing it access to confidential documents

Brussels, 28/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - By adopting, on Tuesday, the report by Gabriele Stauner (EPP/ED, German) on the follow-up to the 1998 discharge (17 votes for, 3 against), the Parliamentary Budgetary Control Committee (COCOBU) reproached the Commission for continuing not to pass on to the EP confidential information (and this despite the conclusion of the framework agreement on information between the two institutions), while this would have allowed to better fulfil the checks it must...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/MACEDONIA: Solana and Macedonian ambassador underpin role of future agreement with EU - Impact of unresolved problem of Kosovo for region as a whole - Macedonian Albanians not "just any minority", but Skopje refuses to give way to pressure
(EU) EU/ESDP: According to Andre Dumoulin of CRISP, Belgian Presidency could open way to definition of "common strategic concept" for Europe
(EU) EP/RIGHT: DS seminar on language of the Right in Europe
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: European Court of Human Rights reaffirms inviolability of right to life
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONS: Commission has first exchange of views in context of preparations for White Paper on "governance"
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Membership negotiations continue on Thursday and Friday
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Thursday's budgetary trilogue to examine adjustment of financial perspectives and draft supplementary budget for ESDP
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Commission adopts eLearning Action Plan - first eLearning summit on private/public partnerships in Brussels on 10 and 11 May
(EU) EU/EURO:
(EU) EU/WTO: Informal Geneva meeting confirms there is favourable feeling towards launching a new round - Access to markets and anti-dumping among main concerns
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission and industrialists launch joint appeal for a ban on counterfeiting
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission sends France a reasoned opinion calling on it to abolish the mandatory non-claims bonus system in car insurance
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission opens in-depth investigation into acquisition of Pantochim and Eurodiol by BASF
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission take several positive decisions
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission adopts several decisions
(EU) EU/FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE: Standing Veterinary Committee extends until 6 April precautionary measures imposed in Netherlands and until 12 April those imposed on France - Discussions over United Kingdom request concerning targeted vaccination of bovines
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission defines action plans so that Union sector based policies contribute towards maintaining biodiversity
(EU) EU/LEBANON: 6th round of negotiations in view of Association Agreement
(EU) EP/APRIL SESSION: Budgetary guidelines for 2002 and discharge - Stockholm Summit (and Galileo) - Public access to document - Freedoms and security area - Plant proteins
(EU) EP/STOCKHOLM SUMMIT: Mr Pottering displeased, Mr Goebbels satisfied
(EU) EP/EURO: Mrs Sartori proposes to all citizens to donate their first Euro in favour of children of the world
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Freddy Blak report recommends Parliament grant discharge for 1999 budget and validate account clearance
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Budgetary Control Committee reproaches Commission for refusing it access to confidential documents
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Public broadcasters want to be at heart of eEurope programme and are concerned with consequences of unbridled liberalisation of their sector
(EU) EU/RAIL TRANSPORT: ETF European trade union call on European bodies to set up rail safety system in Europe
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Agenda of March plenary session
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial production down in January
(EU) EP/EPP/ED:
(EU) EP/MALTA:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission finances up to EUR 41.58 million for programme to combat inequalities on labour market in Belgium
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: SMEs call for reforms to be speeded up
(EU) EU/BUSINESS/CYPRUS:
(EU) EMU/GREECE:
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 28/03/2001: