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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7975

1 June 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/development
Council makes progress on means to improve the effectiveness of European aid - Support for the creation of a global fund for AIDS - Other results

Brussels, 31/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - The debates that dominated the Development Council on Thursday in Brussels allowed ministers and the European Commission to specify what they plan to do to improve the effectiveness of European aid to developing countries and make conflict prevention an instrument for development cooperation. On Thursday evening, the Council continued discussions on this last subject. We give below an overview of the first results:

Reform of external aid management: ...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/TREATY OF NICE: Parliament's position on Treaty of Nice will depend on outcome of Laeken Summit - Call for a process leading to adoption of an EU Constitution
(EU) EP/KOREA: Mr Larsson and Mrs Wallström underline positive fallout that should come from recent mission by Troika to Korea
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/ENLARGEMENT:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: Singing of Community financing agreement with Palestinian Authority, following politico-financial mission by Yasser Arafat to Brussels
(EU) EU/LEBANON: Further progress in negotiation for Association Agreement. Lebanon hopes to gain more benefits in areas of agriculture and services
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Fifteen agree on free movement of persons and capital - Membership talks continue on Friday
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: No agreement at Council on "distance contracts of financial services" directive
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/CONSUMERS: Council has some success, but remains stuck over distance selling of financial services - adoption of common approach for continuation of works on Community patent
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Council makes progress on means to improve the effectiveness of European aid - Support for the creation of a global fund for AIDS - Other results
(EU) EP/EQUALITY BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN: EP wants to step up flight against sexual harassment
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Latest scoreboard on justice and home affairs shows considerable number of delays
(EU) EU/EP/RESEARCH: Commission proposes simplified implementation of Article 169 of Treaty on Community participation in joint research programmes by several Member States
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Israeli Ministers for Trade discusses with Commission case of rules of origin (which has also been tackled by Customs Committee)
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Entry into force of trade part of Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA)
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Latest development in EDF/Montedison case moves towards a clarification - EDF stake will not exceed 20%
(EU) EP/EURO: Maaten report denounces ECB refusal for advance supply public with small denomination notes
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Community regulations ban imposition of residency obligation for payment of maternity allowance
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Commission approves technical assistance programme of EUR 108 million to help implementation intervention by structural funds in Portugal
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Commission approves EUR 432.6 million technical assistance programme in favour of Italian regions
(EU) EP/URBAN POLICY:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission calls for 2003 to be European year of the disabled - outcome of first eurobarometer survey into europeans' attitude to disabilities
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 31/05/2001: