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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7995

29 June 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/telecom council
Presidency and Commission welcome agreement on universal access to Internet

Luxembourg, 28/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Council's political agreement regarding the directive on universal service, reached on Wednesday in Luxembourg, is a "very important decision" that will allow each and everyone to have guaranteed Internet access, as well as access to fax and telephone services, Björn Rosengren, Council President, was pleased to state.

Commissioner Erkki Liikanen underlines, for his part, that the Directive will be evolving, to follow the development of...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Verheugen hopes for political solution at a time close to signature of accession treaty
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Joint Parliamentary Committee discusses programme for adoption of acquis, and Cyprus - Situation in prisons
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Mr Léotard in Skopje for four months
(EU) EP/CYPRUS : POOS and DUFF polemic continues
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL: Council adopts common position on elimination of single hull oil tankers
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL: Council makes headway on Erika I and II packages and adopts common line for international negotiation at IMO on black boxes and new compensation fund
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/REFORM:
(EU) EU ENLARGEMENT: after the progress achieved by the Swedish Presidency, Mr Verheugen considers that the perspectives for concluding negotiations in the "time limit" fixed at Gothenburg are "better than ever".
(EU) ACP/EU: Romano Prodi and Poul Nielson assure Eritrean President Afwerki of Union's readiness to support continuation of peace efforts
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Political agreement in Council on future regulation
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Aldonas, Under-Secretary for International Trade, stresses need to prevent disputes and to launch new trade round
(EU) EP/STATUTE OF MEPS: Parliament may accept derogation from taxation system for Sweden, Denmark, Finland and United Kingdom
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE/GERMANY: Bundestag President visits Court
(EU) EU/EIB/ENLARGEMENT: EIB increases support to SMEs in candidate countries
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB loans of EUR 134 million for modernisation of Danish public services
(EU) EU/PES/STUDENTS:
(EU) EU/TELECOM COUNCIL: Council agrees on all points except unsolicited e-mails, which is referred to the October Council
(EU) EU/TELECOM COUNCIL: Presidency and Commission welcome agreement on universal access to Internet
(EU) EP/TAXATION: Liege informal Ecofin Council will discuss Tobin tax
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COMPANY: Parliament calls for codecision
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/REFORM:
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Mr Lehne calls on Parliament to reject draft Directive on takeovers
(EU) EP/CULTURE/INFORMATION SOCIETY:
(EU) EP/AUDIOVISUAL:
(EU) EU/REGIONS/BELGIUM:
(EU) EU/INFORMATION:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Yes to control by Vodafone by Airtel Movil
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Yes to control of FHE by CNH Global
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light from Commission to acquisition of Sapa by Elkem
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/FRY: First donors' conference
(EU) EU/PES: the PARTY of EUROPEAN SOCIALISTs OUTLINES POLICY DRIVE TO ITS LEADERS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Reactions from ECSC and economic circles concerning Green Paper on EU energy supply
(EU) EP/BUDGET/OWN RESOURCES: Commission and OLAF staff requirements and 2000 budget surplus - For a European direct tax
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Budgets Committee adopts report by Carlos Costa Neves on issues to be examined in view of dialogue on preliminary draft 2002 budget
(EU) EU/EURO: European citizens begin to spend their savings
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 28/06/2001: