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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7955

30 April 2001
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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / (eu) dear rearders

30/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - For Labour Day, our offices will be closed on Tuesday 1 May. Bulletin 7956 will be dated Thursday 3 May

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
(EU) DEAR REARDERS:
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: gymnich meeting in Nyköping will discuss enlargement, the middle east, the balkans, the two koreas, human rights and the future of europe (with candidate countries)
(EU) EU/FYROM: EU CONdemns violence and urges serb and albanian politicans to not allow attacks to undermine dialogue
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Schröder proposes radical reform - Commission should become government and Council a "Chamber of States"
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/STUDENTS:
(EU) EU/EASTERN EUROPE/NATO:
(EU) EU/GOVERNANCE: ACCording to the European Commission's Forward Studies unit, the white paper on governance should become the "manifesto of the prodi commission"
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU concerned for security at embassies in Harare
(EU) EP/MEXICO: Fontaine welcomes "historic vote" in Senate over "ley indigena"
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: European Committee for Prevention of Torture satisfied with measures taken to reform prisons in Turkey
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary Assembly denounces attacks on freedom of the press
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/CONSUMERS: Informal Council and consumer associations lay down bases for future EU action to ensure that consumer interests are taken more account of in Internal Market - Differences over appropriateness of amending legislation over trade marks
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA: During third meeting of support group, EU continues to provide aid to Colombia and invites parties to continue with peace process
(EU) EU/SLOVAKIA: Commission "temporarily" resumes funding of projects in Slovakia - Olaf investigation
(EU) EU/BAROMETER: Most Europeans are not keen on enlargement
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: G7 Finance moderately optimistic about slowdown in world economy - no direct pressure on ECB
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: commission to suggest replacing current variable slaughter premium for sheep by fixed annual aid scheme
(EU) EU/TRADE: current account deficit of eur 15 billion in fourth quarter of 2000
(EU) EU/CYBER-CRIME: Public telecommunications operators dispute some parts of the Council of Europe draft convention on cyber-crime
(EU) EU/BANANAS:
(EU) EU/SENEGAL: current fisheries agreement extended
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: more protection for cod and Northern hake stocks
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission awards environmental prizes to twelve young EU citizens
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Eurelectric states Californian-style crisis will not occur in European liberalised electricity market
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/FOOT-AND-MOUTH/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Göke Frerichs hopes to develop political partnership relations with Committee of the Regions - Jos Chabert gives evasive response
(EU) EU/EDUCATION:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investments:
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(EU) Sports equipment:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Environment:
(EU) Internet:
SUPPLEMENT
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 30/04/2001: