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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7984

15 June 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Commission casts doubt on Austrian road transit statistics and contemplates not reducing number of ecopoints - Austrian threatens to take it before Court of Justice

Brussels, 14/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday in Brussels, during the meeting of the "ecopoint" committee (which follows up implementation of the road transit rights system for crossing Austria), the European Commission cast doubt as to the validity of Austrian statistics. According to these statistics, road transit exceeded during 2000 the threshold of increase fixed by the protocol for Austria's accession to the EU. Under this protocol, the Commission should have reduced by over 1...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Gothenburg Summit identifies several "immediate priorities", including challenges in terms of security - EU and United States recognise their disagreement over Kyoto Protocol and its ratification
(EU) EU/GOTHENBURG SUMMIT/FOOD AUTHORITY: Finland demands a decision in Gothenburg
(EU) EU/NATO/MACEDONIA: Javier Solana in Skopje with Lord Robertson, before briefing the Fifteen in Gothenburg
(EU) EU/ITALY: Berlusconi clarifies Italy's stance on Kyoto Protocol and enlargement
(EU) EP/GOTHENBURG SUMMIT: Parliament calls for no "package" in enlargement negotiations linking issues like free movement and readjustment of financial perspectives
(EU) EP/IRISH REFERENDUM: Irish Parliamentarians demand that negative verdict on Nice Treaty be respected
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT: Federal Council calls for Convention, an IGC in 2003 and implementation of Charter provisions
(EU) EU/NICE TREATY/IRELAND: According to the European Policy Centre, lesson of referendum must be acceleration of constitutional process
(EU) EU/SWEDISH AND BELGIAN PRESIDENCIES:
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/MAGHREB: Patten in Morocco and Tunisia next week
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Five countries of south-eastern Europe undertake to combat illegal immigration
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Extension of aid to Spanish and Portuguese shipowners until end of year
(EU) EU/FISHING: Commission adopts measures for recovery of hake stocks
(EU) EU/BSE: Green Light to Standing Veterinary Committee on BSE screening tests, but not on extension of ban on meat meals
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: last attempt by general Electric to convince Brussels to accept merger with Honeywell
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises creation of joint venture between Schneider and Thomson Multimedia
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead to joint control of HOOC by Skanska and Posten
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission proposes imposing provisions to limit speed on all lorries and buses
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission casts doubt on Austrian road transit statistics and contemplates not reducing number of ecopoints - Austrian threatens to take it before Court of Justice
(EU) EU/SUMMITS/BRUSSELS: Internal Belgian negotiations on location for future European Summits - Discussions in Gothenburg
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Liikanen sends out warning to Member States and traditional operators on unbundling of local loop
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP and Council should open conciliation procedure on working hours of hauliers, after adoption of Hughes Report in plenary
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament amends Erika II package
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament strengthens health regulations to guarantee enhanced safety for animal feed
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/EXTERNAL SERVICES: EP calls for opening of delegations in Switzerland, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Singapore, Paraguay and Ecuador
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Parliament calls for ban on silicon breast implants for those under eighteen
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Parliament invites Commission to publish Green Paper on unlawful trade of cultural goods, the volume of which is a threat to European heritage
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament considers information technologies may contribute to reducing poverty in LDC
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament amends common position on reduction of ozone in air
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Negative reaction from British employers to "information-consulation of workers" Directive
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: 7TH European session of Fourth World People's universities
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: EU has one PC for every four inhabitants
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 14/06/2001: