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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7990

22 June 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 48
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/general affairs
Balkans at heart of concerns of Ministers for Foreign Affairs who also raise, Monday in Luxembourg, Middle East, Zimbabwe, West Africa and follow-up to Gothenburg Summit

Brussels, 21/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - The last meeting of the General Affairs Council under the Swedish Presidency will take place next Monday and Tuesday in Luxembourg, with a programme marked by the latest developments in the Balkans, the Middle East and in Africa. Below is a brief overview of the agenda for this session, which will be accompanied by the signing by the Council President, Anna Lindh, Commissioner Patten and the Egyptian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Maher El Sayed,...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Brief account of the debate on the future of Europe - Jacques Delors and the other advisors to Guy Verhofstadt - A difficult "Convention"
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Balkans at heart of concerns of Ministers for Foreign Affairs who also raise, Monday in Luxembourg, Middle East, Zimbabwe, West Africa and follow-up to Gothenburg Summit
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/BENELUX: Benelux memorandum suggests creation of forum chaired by European personality "of stature"
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Jacques Delors calls for "pioneer group"
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Yilmaz answers MEP questions
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Criticisms of Ambassador Akyol of Poos Report
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/ALBANIA: Pack and Dimitrakopoulos observers in elections
(EU) EU/FEDERALISTS/IRELAND: According to UEF, the Irish rejection of Treaty of Nice must be respected
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY:
(EU) EU/FRY:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) JEAN MONNET ASSOCIATION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CULTURE/AUDIOVISUAL: Fifteen and Commission disagree over public aid to cinema - Commission communication expected in September
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Belgium wants to achieve transition to Euro and relaunch debate on European direct tax
(EU) EU/ECB: European banks maintains rates unchanged
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: Patten welcomes Tunisian proposals to strengthen bilateral relations
(EU) EU/CHINA: Settlement of issues in suspence - notably on services - open way for Beijing's membership of WTO
(EU) EIB/TURKEY: Special programme for 450 million
(EU) EU/BSE/REGIONAL:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Commissioner de Palacio hopes for ICAO agreement in September on aircraft noise
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) CORRECTION:
(EU) EP/BUDGET/REFORM: report by Mr Bourlanges adopted by COCOBU calls for certain safeguards on status of executive agencies
(EU) EP/BUDGETARY CONTROL: First visit by Budgetary Control Committee to a candidate country
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/COLLOQUIUM:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission examines restructuring aid to Minas de Rio Tinto SAL
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission decides to open formal investigation procedure into aid granted to Klausner Nodric Timber GmbH & Co. KG
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green Light to takeover of Informix Software Inc by IBM (United States)
(EU) EU/MALTA/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises Italian aid to maritime company Tirrenia di Navigazione
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission opens formal investigation procedure on presumed aid for Terra Mítica theme park
(EU) EU/EGYPT:
(EU) EU/LANGUAGES:
(EU) EU/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Generally disappointed by Gothenburg Summit, NGOs and EP Greens place hopes in Belgian Presidency
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission authorises extension of motorway A43 concession to French road tunnel company from Fréjus
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Clearance for Austrian aid to inland navigation
(EU) EP/TAXATION: Hearing on Tobin Tax on 27 June
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Electricity:
(EU) Coal:
(EU) Defence:
(EU) Aviation:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 21/06/2001: