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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7939

5 April 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/canary islands

04/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - Agreeing with its rapporteur, Spanish Socialist Manuel Medina Ortega, the European Parliament approved the Commission's proposal concerning the application of the provisions of Community law to the Canary Islands.

European Parliament Plenary Session

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/GERMANY: President Rau makes plea for European constitution for "federation of Member States" in which Parliament and Council would become a real two-house parliament - he recognises limits of intergovernmental method
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Solana meets Peres and Shaat
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Patten visits Croatia and Albania
(EU) EU/PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: Aid donors to meet in Stockholm on 11 April
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Macedonian President to take part in EPP Summit in Sofia
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Five new reports on racism in Albania, Austria, Denmark, FYROM and United Kingdom
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Support for two Tunisian students
(EU) EP/CYPRUS:
(EU) EP/ESP:
(EU) EUROPEAN MOVEMENT/ITALY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Council discusses at length issues of competition linked to "telecoms package"
(EU) EU/ROAD TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Americans give European Troika confirmation they will not ratify Kyoto Protocol - Troika continues its mission to gain ratification of Protocol with or without the United States
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Mutual Recognition Agreement signed for chemicals, pharmaceuticals and electrical and telecommunication equipment
(EU) EU/APPOINTMENT:
(EU) EU/FOOT-AND-MOUTH: Embargo on French products is partially lifted - Netherlands authorised to implement limited preventive vaccination programme
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Budgetary Committee may accept new Commission compromise on Thursday on transfer of unused funds from structural actions - agreement on Council's supplementary budget
(EU) EP/STOCKHOLM SUMMIT: Stockholm deals with day-to-day concerns of citizens, says Persson - Prodi announces single Commission report for next spring summit
(EU) EP/CANARY ISLANDS:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament calls for Community legislation on management of PVC based on use of substitution products for this dangerous plastic
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: EP calls for specific measures for disabled while facilitating their integration into labour market
(EU) EP/MOBILITY/PENSIONS: Bolkestein rejects criticisms by MEPs demanding tax coordination of cross-border pension schemes
(EU) EP/VAT-BASED OWN RESOURCES: EP calls for budgetary trialogue also to concern collection of own resources
(EU) EP/CARS:
(EU) EP/BUDGET: EP discharges budget 1999 - Budget 1998: EP calls for increased efforts regarding disciplinary procedures
(EU) EU/EURO: Commission proposes twenty "good practices" to prepare changeover to Euro
(EU) EU/EURO: Consumer, trader and SME representatives have launched "New currency, stable prices" slogan
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Bombardier may acquire Adtranz subject to concessions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises acquisition of European Culinary Brands Businesses (Unilever) by Campbell Soup
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to joint venture between Getronics and Hagemeyer
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to acquisition of Atle by Ratos and 3i Group Plc
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: VAT and bathing water in France - Portuguese beef
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: UNICE deplores lack of progress on Community patent
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Busquin calls on Switzerland to be more actively involved in European research effort
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Few foreign-owned companies have considerable economic impact in Union
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Investments:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Automobile:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 04/04/2001: