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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7967

18 May 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/environment
Parliament hopes to strengthen water quality standards

Strasbourg, 17/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament adopted at first reading (codecision procedure) the report by German Green member Hiltrud Breyer on establishing the list of priority substances in the field of water policy. The main amendments contained in the report were endorsed by MEPs.

The proposal for an EP and Council decision, the subject of Ms Breyer's report, aims to set out in order of priority the substances for which quality norms will be fixed as well as...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: On the sidelines of elections in Italy: European unity to guarantee against risk of political abuse in Member States
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: EP calls on Gothenburg Summit to adopt common strategy and demands measures to remedy any violation of rules of origin by Israel
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Parliament, Council and Commission backing for efforts by Skopje authorities
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES: Parliament finally enhances transparency of rules covering financing of European political parties
(EU) EP/FRENCH SOCIALISTS: Mrs Beres and Mr Duhamel underline importance of "post Nice"
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Defence Ministers of Western European Armaments Group (WEAG) sign memorandum relaxing rules on cooperation in research into armaments sector
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, it is high time the EU invested in defence - Solana places emphasis on "collective solutions" to grapple with shortcomings in European capabilities
(EU) EU/ITALY: Mr Segni considers unacceptable concentration of "media powers" in hands of Mr Berlusconi - other reactions
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/LDC/TRADE: EU renews its commitment to integrating least developed countries in world trade
(EU) EU/ACP: Results of first joint ACP/EU ministerial trade committee
(EU) EU/CONGO BRAZZAVILLE: Commission and Congo Brazzaville sign cooperation programme for EUR 51.3 million
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Slovakia and Lithuania catch up with Poland and Czech Republic - Results of Thursday's negotiating meetings
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: EUR 55.7 million more to consolidate humanitarian aid to the Balkans
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission releases EUR 1.95 million for victims of natural disasters in Bolivia and Paraguay
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves selective distribution system for Yves Saint Laurent perfumes
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Commission prepares new proposal of regulation on air slots
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Fischler's visit to United States to "build bridges" between the two sides of the Atlantic
(EU) EP/TRANSATLANTIC DIALOGUE: EP calls on EU/United States Summit of Gothenburg to adopt common agenda, guaranteeing more effective management of relations by 2004 - In favour of a "Transatlantic Assembly"
(EU) EP/BUDGET: On Thursday, Parliament adopted the Council's amending budget on new personnel in the field of security and defence policy (ESDP)
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament hopes to strengthen water quality standards
(EU) EP/ANIMAL HEALTH: Parliament maintains requirements concerning controls on animal feed
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: EP rejects most of Fischler's proposals for tackling slump on beef market
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission adopts proposal aimed at simplifying sheep and goat sector
(EU) EU/BSE: Scientific Steering Committee considers that risk of BSE is likely in Romania, cannot be excluded in Slovenia and Kenya but low in Costa Rica
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: in April, rise of inflation in Euro zone - ECB is out on a limb
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission delegates management of SAPARD aid to Bulgarian authorities
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL MARKETS: Goebbels sends out warning to Bolkestein
(EU) EU/EURO: Russia and EU use euro in their trade
(EU) EU/EURO: SME preparations for changeover to euro progresses but little, even though feeling of urgency increases
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 17/05/2001: