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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7995

29 June 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/audiovisual

28/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European parliamentarian Miet Smet (EPP, Belgium) suggested, on Wednesday, the creation of a European television channel to reduce the divide existing between the Community institutions and the EU citizens. Why should I watch the American channel CNN to know what is happening during the Gothenburg European Summit, she wondered during a press conference in Brussels. According to Mrs Smet, the European channel, which each person could follow in their own...

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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: