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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7961

10 May 2001
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/future of europe
In text for "Notre Europe", Durieux, Landaburu and Lamoureux insist on need for "political project", the broad lines of which will be sketched out in Commission summary document

Brussels, 09/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - In a document on the "Future of Europe" prepared for Notre Europe, the Foundation chaired by Jacques Delors, former European Commission President, Jean Durieux, special advisor for European Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy, François Lamoureux and Eneko Landaburu, Directors-General at the Commission for energy, transport and enlargement respectively, affirm that, in order to prevent "major enlargement from sounding the death toll of consolidation and the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short account of debate on future of Europe - "Schröder document" is not entirely what it appears to be at first sight - Analysis, commentaries, initial reservations and oppositions
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Member States expected to informally announce, on Thursday, figures on police forces available to the EU pending pledging conference this autumn
(EU) EU/KOREA: Washington receives EU Troika's request favourably
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: In text for "Notre Europe", Durieux, Landaburu and Lamoureux insist on need for "political project", the broad lines of which will be sketched out in Commission summary document
(EU) EU/BELARUS: EU calls for light to be shed over several disappearances
(EU) EU/BOSNIA: EU condemns acts of violence in Banja Luka
(EU) EU/PHILIPPINES: EU urges restraint, in view of May 14 elections
(EU) EU/NICARAGUA: EU studies possibility of sending observer mission to November's elections
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) ACP/EU: Trade issues at heart of ACP Council in view of future negotiations with Union (Brussels, 9-10 May)
(EU) ACP/EU: Joint Council will be dominated by trade issues
(EU) EU/FOOT-AND-MOUTH: Veterinary Committee decided on Tuesday to reopen beef and pork markets in EU, except for Great Britain
(EU) EU/BUDGET:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE/OPEN SKY:
(EU) EU/POLAND:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission open in-depth investigation into joint venture that T-ONline, TUI and Neckermann intend to create in on-line travel sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/WOMEN:
(EU) EU/EP/EURO/CORRECTION:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission opens inquiry into State aid in the Netherlands and in Italy
(EU) EU/SOCIAL DIALOGUE: Emilio Gabaglio (ESC) and Hans-Werner Müller (UEAPME) to sign a joint declaration to develop social partnership - Anna Diamantopoulou is present
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission launches Clean Air For Europe programme to define integrated strategy for improving ambient air quality in the run up to 2000
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: Liikanen considers social dialogue must be guaranteed in SMEs
(EU) EU/EURO: Distribution of euro tokens to familiarize the blind, deaf and mentally handicapped
(EU) EU/EURO: Nicole Fontaine insists on early distribution of banknotes and urges Duisenberg to accompany her…to her baker's
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: European Crafts and SMEs doubt that Stockholm objectives will be achieved
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Italy and Germany lodged the most requests for preliminary rulings with the Court of Justice in 2000
(EU) EU/ECSC: Commission allows United Kingdom to pay 40 million euro in aid to its coal industry
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of Selecta Group by Compass Group Plc
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: First European Summit on eLearning (Brussels, 10-11 May) - Results will be presented to Education Council on 28 May
(EU) EU/ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Organisation of a seminar in Noordwijk over way in which to manage receivership and risk taking
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Launch of European Day hotline - Does Europe act in favour of youths?
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 09/05/2001: