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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7976

2 June 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/enlargement
Candidate countries react in generally encouraging way to Fifteen's common positions on workers and capital - Results of negotiations on Friday

Brussels, 01/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, the EU Member States submitted their common positions for negotiation on two chapters to the most advanced candidate countries. The two chapters are among the most difficult to negotiate: the free movement of persons (where the EU calls for transitional periods of up to 7 years to restrict the freedom of movement of workers from the future new Member States of Eastern Europe) and the free movement of capital (where most of the candidates call...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A brief chronicle of the debate on the Future of Europe - Understanding what Lionel Jospin really sa:
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU details to President Arafat its views on ways to exit crisis and calls for immediate implementation of "confidence building measures
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT: Mr Gil-Robles welcomes idea from Mr Prodi to institute a European tax - Debate in European Movement
(EU) EU/CHILE:
(EU) EP/SOCIALIST GROUP: Socialist representatives for "a new federalism" call for Convention - Reactions to Lionel Jospin's speech
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Several members of "Constitution" Intergroup stress progress in their approach
(EU) EP/UNITED LEFT/NORDIC GREENS LEFT:
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/GREECE:
(EU) EU/ANGOLA: EU insists on holding free elections and on access to humanitarian aid
(EU) EU/INDIA/PAKISTAN: EU welcomes resumption of dialogue
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: EU calls on Taliban not to apply edict on Hindus
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/AUSTRIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Candidate countries react in generally encouraging way to Fifteen's common positions on workers and capital - Results of negotiations on Friday
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Eurogroup tackles worrying slowdown in European economy
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Tuesday's Ecofin devoted essentially to preparing Gothenburg Summit and to state of progress in tax package
(EU) EU/EIB: Annual meeting of EIB Board of Governors
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: European trade unions (ETUC) essentially support position of the European Parliament on Bids Directive
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Swedish Presidency disentangles Community patent issue
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/CONSUMERS: Council reaches common position on functioning of future European food authority
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Common position on action programme for public health must be adopted by Health Council, which will also tackle stakes linked to alcohol and tobacco consumption
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Second phase of investigation for EnBW/Hidrocantabrico
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to acquisition of Scandic Hotels by Hilton
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/FISHING:
(EU) EU/EP/FINANCIAL MARKETS: Disagreement between Commission and EP over "Lamfalussy" proposals
(EU) EU/MALTA: Joint parliamentary committee notes progress in accession negotiations
(EU) EP/UNITED LEFT:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL DIALOGUE:
(EU) EU/SIERRA LEONE: Delegation headed by Hans Dahlgren supports UN peace mission
(EU) EU/JUSTICE COUNCIL: Decisions on Europol budget, drugs and combating high technology related crime
(EU) EU/ISRAEL:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/COMMUNICATIONS:
(EU) EP/BUDGET: EP postpones vote on Dell'Alba Report but makes no secret of its highly critical position on review of the financial regulation
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Members stigmatize shortcomings of Commission report on EURES system aimed at improving worker mobility
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY/EP: Committee on Legal Affairs adopts Harbour Report aimed at strengthening protection for telecoms users
(EU) EP/JHA: Klamt Report calls for compensation fund for victims of trafficking in human beings
(EU) EP/GENDER EQUALITY: Round table on Hautala Report
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 01/06/2001: