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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/china

Troika raises human rights and illegal immigration

Brussels/Beijing, 08/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - On the eve of the ASEM ministerial meeting, the European Troika, lead by the Council President Anna Lindh, with her Belgian successor Louis Michel, Commissioner Chris Patten and - in the absence of the High Representative for CFSP - the Deputy Director General of the Council Anastassio Vikas, met, on 23 May in Beijing, with the head of Chinese diplomacy Tang Jiaxuan. A shorter meeting than planned, during which they nearly only spoke of human...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
Lamy questions the sincerity of the United States' commitment to the multilateral method - "New:
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TREATY OF NICE: Irish say "no"
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Monday's Council to discuss situation in Balkans and Middle East - Preparation of EU/US summit and European Council in Gothenburg - Ministerial accession conferences
(EU) EP/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/NATO: First meeting at NATO of Alliance and European Union Military Committees
(EU) EU/DEFENCE/RUSSIA: von Sydow meets Ivanov
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM: Overwhelming victory by Labour at general elections, and good results for Liberal Democrats
(EU) EU/CHINA: Troika raises human rights and illegal immigration
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Agreement on 6th Action Programme, Council conclusions on climate change and on chemical products strategy in preparation for Gothenburg Summit
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Content of Council agreement on two Directives relating to electrical and electronic equipment
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL: Information and consultation of workers in national companies will be sensitive point of ministerial talks on Monday in Luxembourg
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Eurostat publishes second panorama of EU environment
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Special Agriculture Committee reaches compromise solution on olive oil denominations - question of extending aid regime should be settled during next Council
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: EUR 8.4 million for continuation of ECHO Flight operations in Horn of Africa
(EU) EU/CAPE VERDE: New fisheries protocol signed with very large increase in fishing possibilities for European fleets
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission does not oppose continuation of P&O Stena Line cross-channel ferry service
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises acquisition of several Albert Abela companies by Sodexho
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: recommendations to candidate countries for environmental investment plans
(EU) EU/CHINA/WTO: Resumption of WTO accession negotiations on 28 June
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Lamy criticizes American unilateralism in affair of steel
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/CONSUMERS:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/JUNE SESSION: Lamy to present proposals on GSP - solemn sitting with President Trajkowsky
(EU) EP/MARITIME TRANSPORT: "Erika II" package, at first reading
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Insider trading in Belgium, water pollution in the Escaut, citizen and consumer, rucksacks and baby-carriers, packaging of dates
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Drafting of new cooperation and partnership protocol between Committee and Commission - Special meeting of Committee Bureau on 19 June
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Proposals to remedy negative effects of globalisation
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 08/06/2001: