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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7972

28 May 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 46
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/coal
Commission authorises France to pay state aid of EUR 991 million to its coal industry

Brussels, 28/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has authorised France to pay state aid of EUR 991 million (6.5 billion FF) to its coal industry in 2001 as part of a gradual reduction of activity with a view to the complete cessation of coalmining by 2005, in line with the 1994 agreement between Charbonnages de France and the French trade unions. The aid is made up of: 1) EUR 349 million in aid for the reduction of activity intended to cover the different between production...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Mr Jospin for a "federation of nation-states", for establishment of a "permanent Council of Ministers" and for possibility of dissolving EP - No space for Commission in a "Convention"?
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Yasser Arafat visits Brussels on Thursday
(EU) EU/PES: Summit in Gothenburg on 14 June
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONS: Commissioner Barnier's suggestions for association of national parliaments' exercising European legislative authority
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EU/FRANCE/GERMANY:
(EU) EP/COUNCIL: Mr Poos proposes weekly meeting of GAC
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Political consensus on new legislation against trade in human beings, but no agreement on sanctions
(EU) EU/JUSTICE COUNCIL: Monday's debate confirms divergence over protocol proposed for completing convention on judicial cooperation in criminal matters
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: EU adopts recommendation on mobility of students and teachers in Europe
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Scandinavians better respect deadlines for transposition of Community legislation, while Greece, France and Ireland remain at bottom of "single market scoreboard"
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission to carefully examine Italian government decree limiting EDF's influence in Montedison
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Attempt at conciliation over draft directive on takeover bids
(EU) EP/SUDAN:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/ASIA: Joint declaration closing EU/ASEM ministerial meeting does not avoid delicate issues - Programme to fight against trafficking of human beings
(EU) EU/FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE: relaxation of EU measures and partial lifting of restrictions by us
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission allows EUR 448 million restructuring aid for French company sernam and its sale to Geodis
(EU) EU/COAL: Commission authorises France to pay state aid of EUR 991 million to its coal industry
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/CHILDREN:
(EU) EU/REGIONS: communication on implementation of strand C of Interreg III - promoting sharing of experience between European regions
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Commission to provide EUR 1120 million for regional development of Attica in 2000-2006
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 140 million for transeuropean roads in Greece
(EU) EP/THIRD MAY SESSION: Treaty of Nice and future of Europe, sustainable development, men/women equality - Reconciliation process between two Koreas
(EU) EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN: Mr Söderman calls on Commission to put an end to sexual discrimination against national experts, through obligation to work full-time
(EU) EU/EURO: Programme to fight against Euro counterfeiting
(EU) EU/EURO: Slight progress in use of Euro this quarter
(EU) EU/EURO:
(EU) EU/PUBLIC SERVICES:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: trade union coordination group demands "social scoreboard" from Commission
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: negotiations over temporary work break down over definition of "comparable worker" - European employers express disappointment and regret
(EU) EU/YOUTH: President Prodi confirms that White Paper on Youth Policy will be published under Belgian presidency of EU - Full support for Viviane Reding's initiative
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: large differences in age of starting first foreign language in EU
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 461
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 28/05/2001: