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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7991

23 June 2001
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/council of europe
Call from several parliament presidents to abolish death penalty

Strasbourg, 22/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - In the context of the World Congress against the Death Penalty, the president of the European Parliament, Nicole Fontaine, opened a solemn session on Friday afternoon at the EP Chamber in Strasbourg. Participants also included the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Lord Russell-Johnston and several presidents of national parliaments. Seven Member States of the European Union were represented: - Austria (Heinz Fischer,...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES: Leinen deplores delays in adopting statute of European political parties
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY: Labour MEP David Miliband at the Laeken Group
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Extradition of Slobodan Milosevic is not a condition for holding the 29 June Conference, says Commission
(EU) EU/STATE OF THE UNION: ISAE report is launched, with President Prodi's participation
(EU) EU/TREATY OF NICE: According to Prodi, enlargement is possible without ratification of Treaty of Nice
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Call from several parliament presidents to abolish death penalty
(EU) GOTHENBURG SUMMIT/EP/YOUTH:
(EU) EU/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY: Van Deale underpins role of General Affairs Council in overseeing sustainable development strategy
(EU) EU/CHAD: EU regrets irregularities that marked presidential elections
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN: Further appeal for "transition to democracy"
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes enhancing support for environmental NGOs and extending funding to NGOs in candidate countries and Balkans - 32 million euro over 5 years
(EU) EU/SWINE FEVER: Veterinary Committee agrees to extend export restriction measures of Spanish pork
(EU) EP/WORKER INFORMATION:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: EU and Norway agree on measures for recovery of cod stocks in the North Sea
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Reding urges for flexible regulation in context of revision of television without frontiers directive
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/WTO:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/PUBLIC FINANCE:
(EU) EU/CANADA: Stockholm Summit leads in particular to reaffirmation of attachment to Kyoto Protocol and detailed declaration on future WTO round
(EU) EU/MONEY LAUNDERING: FATF points finger at six soft countries
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead to takeover of True North by Interpublic
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: New external trade deficit for euro zone
(EU) EP/JULY SESSION: Gothenburg Summit, Belgian Presidency, G8 Summit, annual meeting with ECB, bids, Bonn conference on climate change, road accidents and human rights
(EU) EU/RACISM: Anna Diamantopoulou meets ACP Ambassadors before world conference against racism
(EU) EP/ECB: Randzio-Plath report calls on ECB to review its policy concerning inflation
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Belgian Presidency hopes to reach common position on 6th Framework Research Programme
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Debate over 6th framework programme continues
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission approves strategy to improve researcher mobility
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Profession of psychologist open to all EU graduates in France, sparrows and starlings better protected in Italy, marriage and partnerships in European civil service
(EU) EU/ITALY/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/ECB: Mr Duisenberg does not envisage revising inflation targets
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Employment rate rising and unemployment falling in EU last year - Exceeding Lisbon targets in seven Member States
(EU) EU/EEA: 16th meeting of joint parliamentary committee of European Economic Area
(EU) EU/ARGENTINA/EURO:
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EP/EU/BUDGET: During an EP hearing, participants debated quality of spending execution relating to structural actions and research
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: EP Economic and Monetary Committee approves compromise solutions in terms of opening Union pensions market
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2242: Future of Europe: Benelux presents Memorandum with view to Laeken Summit
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 22/06/2001: