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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7973

30 May 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transparency

29/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Council formally adopted the common draft regulation by the European Parliament and Council on access to documents

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: EDF-Montedison case is only one aspect of a much more general problem, linked to European company model - Need for a true global political debate
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GOTHENBURG SUMMIT: Mr Persson begins tour of capitals
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF FUTURE: President Prodi calls for "strong Europe" based on "grand project" - for consolidation of Community model, development of a culture of majority voting and a supple allocation of competences
(EU) EU/COSAC: COSAC wants to play part in debate over future of Europe
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: In EP, mitigated reaction to speech by Mr Jospin
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INTERNAL AFFAIRS: Political agreement on draft directive on temporary protection in case of massive inflow of displaced persons - other Council results
(EU) EU/JUSTICE COUNCIL: Agreement on the protocol for judicial cooperation in criminal matters, but abolition of dual criminality rule is abandoned
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY:
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/HOME AFFAIRS: Joint EU Committee with Iceland and Norway results in agreement on "smuggler" directive
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Viviane Reding confirms drawing up of White Paper on European youth policy with true content - European Youth Forum expresses satisfaction
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL MARKETS: Commission expected to adopt proposals of directives on European prospectus and on market abuse
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Commission to adopt Draft Supplementary and Amending Budget on Wednesday allowing Member States to recover EUR 7.5 billion this year on 2000 balance
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Trade Ministers discuss regional trade and WTO prospects
(EU) ACP/EU: Commission proposes to Council the gradual and conditional resumption of cooperation with Côte d'Ivoire
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/CONSUMER AFFAIRS: political agreement expected on food additives, financial services telesales, life insurance and the use of specific dangerous chemicals at the Council (Brussels, 31/31 May)
(EU) EU/BRUSSELS: This Wednesday, intellectuals consider stakes of "Brussels, a capital for Europe'
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission launches debate on food safety
(EU) EU/ETHICS:
(EU) EU/ECB/EP: Wim Duisenberg attempts to reassure the markets about monetary policy and the cut in interest rates
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Budgetary Committee calls on several institutions to make downward review of forecasts on operating costs
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Commissioner de Palacio urges for international air agreements to break market fragmentation, while taking environment, social and competition issues into account
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT/STOCKHOLM: the process has to be improved according to Peter Ludlow
(EU) EP/EDF/MONTEDISON:
(EU) EU/EU/MEDITERRANEAN/SME PROCESS:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Labour productivity and remuneration levels are just over 40% of EU average
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/RACISM:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
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(EU) Consultancy:
(EU) Tyres:
(EU) White goods:
(EU) Outsourcing:
(EU) Stock exchanges:
(EU) Advertising:
(EU) Agri-food:
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(EU) Commercial vehicles:
(EU) Automobiles:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Postal services:
(EU) Energy:
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(EU) Agri-foods:
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(EU) Real estate:
(EU) Media:
(EU) Optical fibres:
(EU) Holding:
SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Documents No. 2239: Future of Europe: Contribution by French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin to debate
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 29/05/2001: