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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7963

12 May 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 4 / 41
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/indonesia
EU disappointment following judgements on assassination

Brussels, 11/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - On 10 May, the Swedish Presidency made the following Statement on behalf of the European Union:

"The EU is deeply disappointed with the recent judgements against the six persons involved in the killings of three international staff members of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara in September last year. The Union fully supports the United Nations Secretary General's views as expressed in his statement...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short account of the debate on Europe's future -Vedrine's response - Michel Barnier points out a risk - apologies to Rene Descartes
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: On Monday, EU 15 will discuss Balkans, Middle East and Africa
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: European Defence and Foreign Affairs Ministers from EU 15 and from other European countries will discuss establishment of ESDP, on Monday and Tuesday
(EU) EU/INDONESIA: EU disappointment following judgements on assassination
(EU) EU/FRY:
(EU) EP/VISAS:
(EU) EU/FRANCE/GERMANY:
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: The Fifteen will have to resolve several delicate problems before reaching any common position on Monday on free movement of persons
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL/CROATIA: Stabilization and Association Agreement between EU and Croatia to be initialed on Monday
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Council to be devoted to liberalisation of gas and electricity, energy supplies and saving
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: At Monday and Tuesday's Council, reform of competition policy and aid to shipbuilding
(EU) EU/SHIP YARDS:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) ACP/EU: ACP/EU trade negotiations, negotiations within WTO, access to medicines, bananas and sugar at centre of Council meeting
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EP/MAY SESSION IN STRASBOURG: Communication on sustainable development - Declarations on Macedonia, prisons in Turkey, and redundancies and European works councils - 2002 session - Liberalisation of gas sector - Erika II package
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Robert Sturdy's report is mitigated in its welcome of proposals for reform of beef and veal common market organisation
(EU) EU/ECHELON: EP delegation comes up against closed doors in United States
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Fischler draws Norway's attention to the urgency of protecting blue whiting and raises the problem of herring fishing
(EU) EP/GENETICS: Temporary Committee on Genetics continues seeking information for better understanding of what this highly complex dossier involves
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/GENETICS/TRANSPLANTING: Assembly calls for rules
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission considers to improve certain rules of control for milk quota scheme
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Bordeaux conference (in presence of Commissioner Barnier) underlines interest of urban pilot projects, but poses question of their use as "pilot project"
(EU) EU/SINGLE MARKET: Conclusion of Economic and Social Committee's Single Market Observatory on co-regulation
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: 50% of citizens taking part in survey unaware of existence of Common Agricultural Policy
(EU) EU/PALESTINIANS: Aid to victims of crisis
(EU) EU/CHECHNYA: Additional aid for refugees
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: OECD wants greater liberalization of telecommunications
(EU) EU/ELECTRONIC COMMERCE:
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Food processing:
(EU) Optics:
(EU) Banks:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 11/05/2001: