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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7958

5 May 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 43
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/lifting of immunity
Opening of Parliament plenary session again perturbed by Berlusconi affair

Brussels, 04/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - European Parliament president Nicole Fontaine was again forced, on Wednesday at the opening of the EP plenary session in Brussels, to answer questions on the affair of the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of the Forza Italia member, Silvio Berlusconi, accused in a case of tax fraud in Spain. The debate on the issue went on for almost an hour, thereby delaying the beginning of work and the address by Commissioner Nielson who had come to present the...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Wolfgang Schäuble appeals for completely new constitutional treaty - Warning about different terminology
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Barnier opposed to all re-nationalisation of regional policy and CAP
(EU) WEU/ASSEMBLY: General Manilov welcomes President Bush's offer to dialogue, but demands that ABM be retained - General Schuwirth and WEU Council President turn to development of Esdp
(EU) EP/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: MEP Thierry Cornillet calls for creation of Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and EP unity over respect for Charter
(EU) EU/FYROM: Condemnation of renewed violence - Visit by Mr Solana
(EU) EP/TREATY OF NICE:
(EU) EP/LIFTING OF IMMUNITY: Opening of Parliament plenary session again perturbed by Berlusconi affair
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY: Parliament lifts immunity of Jeggle but not that of Sichrovsky or Voggenhuber
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Challenge of integration of financial markets to be discussed by European Finance Ministers
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Question of key rates will "inevitably" be on Eurogroup's agenda
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL MARKETS: European Commission turns down offer from European Parliament aiming to clarify implementation of Lamfalussy report
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission proposes 7-year transition period for purchase of land
(EU) ACP: Meeting of ACP regional organisations
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Agreement between CLONG and Commission formalised
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: 7,000 tonnes of cereals in aid to Chad
(EU) EP/VETERINARY POLICY: Parliament calls for measures to increase availability of veterinary medicines
(EU) EP/VETERINARY POLICY: EP calls for eight-year transitional period before abolition of tattoos for dogs and cats
(EU) EP/JUSTICE: Parliament approves creation of European network of scientific police laboratories for fighting drugs trafficking
(EU) EP/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Adoption of Harbour Report (EU research into next Internet generation)
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Buitenweg report provides for EP to receive one billion euros for budget 2002, up 4.8% compared to 2001
(EU) EP/EPP-ED: Balkans, immigration and health on study day agenda in Thessaloniki
(EU) EU/BANGLADESH: Content of cooperation agreement
(EU) EU/WTO: Saudi Arabia does not want to sacrifice its Islamic "specificities" on alter of free trade
(EU) EU/WTO: WTO report calls for greater liberalisation of South-South trade
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/FISHING: Plea by Commissioner Franz Fischler in favour of policy, which are more respectful of environment
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission approves EQUAL programme for Germany
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS/SME:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: OECD slightly downwardly reviews its growth forecasts for Euroland
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Eurostat notes moderate rise in prices of agricultural products in European Union in last quarter of 20000
(EU) EU/SHIPBUILDING: Representatives of European shipbuilding call on Commission to act against South Korean dumping
(EU) EU/SLOVAKIA:
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Airlines and airports to present "commitments" for greater observance of passengers' rights
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment falls in euro-zone and remains stable in European Union in March
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Mergers and acquisitions:
(EU) Automobile:
(EU) Automobile:
(EU) Cosmetics:
(EU) Petrochemicals:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Consumer goods:
(EU) Tourism:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 04/05/2001: