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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7952

26 April 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 45 / 57
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/social

25/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - Francine Blanche, workers' representative of the Alstom group, set out the situation that led to several hundred redundancies in the company, on the occasion of a hearing of the European Parliament's Committee on Social Affairs on European Works' Councils and worker information and consultation.

 

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/POST-NICE: Commission would like conditions to be met for debate over Union's future to be a success
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/BAVARIA: Palacio/Stoiber/Bocklet meeting
(EU) EU/SERBIA:
(EU) EU/MONTENEGRO:
(EU) EU/KOSOVO:
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: In Algiers, Lindh expresses EU concern
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: EU regrets referendum in South Ossetia
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Visit by delegation of Liberal Group
(EU) EP/SPAIN/ITALY:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission provides for economic growth of 2.8% for 2001 - effect of the US economic slowdown on the EU economy is limited
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission forecasts reasonable growth for countries candidates for accession, except for Turkey
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/BEPGS 2001: Commission recommends pursuing Lisbon Agenda, reinforced in light of Stockholm Summit
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission approves in principle the draft directive on energy savings in buildings but a group of Commissioners is responsible for withdrawing details deemed too binding
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY: Three institutions have reached an agreement over draft compromise concerning access to documents
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/TURKEY: New single financial regulation to be important part of Turkey's pre-accession strategy, stresses Verheugen
(EU) EU/YEMEN: Commission finances two projects in civil aviation and water sectors
(EU) EU/BUDGET/OLAF:
(EU) EU/CANADA: Following adoption of new rule by Commission, Canadian "Icewine" can be sold in EU
(EU) EU/CLIMATIC CHANGE: Greenpeace and Margot Wallström jointly celebrate third anniversary of signature of Kyoto Protocol
(EU) RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears Liberty Media's purchase of controlling stake in UnitedGlobalCommunications
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission extends open procedure concerning aid to Graf von Henneberg Porzellan GmbH to other suspect aid
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission raises no objections to public subsidies granted by France to professional sports clubs
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Fisheries Council notes failure of negotiations for fisheries agreement with Morocco and launches fleet restructuring process
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: During Wednesday's Fisheries Council, seven Member States strongly criticise Green Paper on Future of Fisheries Policy - Germany, United Kingdom and Denmark support Commission's approach
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: EU will defend its rights if United States adopts safeguard measures in steel sector, says Lamy
(EU) EP/LATIN AMERICA: Mr Linkohr speaks during opening of interparliamentary conference in Valparaiso
(EU) EU/PERU/CHILE:
(EU) EU/RAIL TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/ETHICS: Commission nominates new European Ethics Group for a four-year mandate
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Erkki Liikanen wants rapid transition to IPv6 protocol to succeed in launch of future mobile services
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Public hearing on future strategy of sustainable development, organised by Commission and ETUC (26 and 27 April)
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Adoption of EUR 3.2 billion programme for transport infrastructure construction in Germany from 2000 to 2006
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Adoption of three Objective 2 programmes for Germany
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Approval of Equal Programme for Northern Ireland
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: During ESP hearing, representatives from transport trade unions and companies put forward failings of Commission proposal on opening of public transport to competition
(EU) EP/YOUTH: Lissy Gröner invites Europe to consult its young people - Henrik Söderman calls for Youth Council to play greater role
(EU) EP/HOUSING:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: EuroCommerce and Uni-Europa Commerce to sign European Agreement on Thursday on guidelines on telework in presence of Anna Diamantopoulou
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: External trade deficit of 1 billion euro for euro zone and 6.8 bn for European Union in February
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Internet:
(EU) Computing:
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(EU) Packaging:
(EU) Medical equipment:
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(EU) Energy:
(EU) Environment:
(EU) Banks:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 25/04/2001: