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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7996

30 June 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 45
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/united states/steel
After Aldonas/Carl meetings, EU and United States continue to seek amicable solution by 6 July

Brussels, 29/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - Despite the failure of their talks in Brussels, the Union and the United States will, until 6 July, continue to seek an amicable solution to the dispute over US countervailing duties against former European public steel companies, said the spokesman for the European Commission on Friday (see EUROPE of 13/14 November 2000, p.10).

"The discussions that took place on Wednesday and Thursday between the under Secretary of State for Trade, Grant Aldonas, and...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Brief account of the debate on the future of Europe - The link between institutional reform and enlargement grows more complicated
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FRY: Union welcomes transfer of Milosevic to ICTY and calls on Belgrade to use this "historic" opportunity for peace and reconciliation
(EU) WEU: Council meeting, closure of military staff
(EU) EU/NICE TREATY: France ratifies Treaty
(EU) EP/PRESIDENCY: Socialist candidate takes over from Fontaine-
(EU) EP/ALGERIA: Greens call for negotiations to be suspended
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/MACEDONIA: Assembly calls for freeze of assets of ethic Albanian extremists
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: Belgian Presidency Timetable
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Commission recommends abolishing visa obligation
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: According to Commission survey, economic impact of enlargement would be more advantageous to future Member States than to Fifteen
(EU) EU/FRY: Success of donor conference - EU will free an aid of EUR 530 million
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/STEEL: After Aldonas/Carl meetings, EU and United States continue to seek amicable solution by 6 July
(EU) EU/SHIPBUILDING: CESA considers recourse to WTO is inevitable
(EU) EU/HONG KONG:
(EU) EU/CLIMATIC CHANGE: Consultations in The Hague announce difficult negotiations in Bonn, but EU feels that agreement is still possible
(EU) EP/SESSION: In plenary, social responsibility of companies, for appeal against Council security regulations
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL: Results of meetings on 28 June
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises SEAT to acquire ENIRO
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Approval to joint acquisition of CAT, Renault subsidiary
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Towards abolition of reserve for BSE and foot and mouth?
(EU) EU/BSE:
(EU) EU/BUDGET: institutions reflect on way out of impasse on examining the proposal on reformulation of financial regulation
(EU) EU/REGIONS/FLOODING: Mr Barnier confirms reallocation of part of credits for Picardie and poses problem of budget heading
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Regional development programmes for four provinces in Flemish region of Belgium
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Mr Caudron envisages substantial modifications to the draft framework programme but without calling into question the main balances
(EU) EU/EIB/fYROM: 20 million euro loan for the private sector in Macedonia
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: telecommunications operators want to see the Commission play a more major role in their sector
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/BURKINA FASO/CHAD: aid to combat meningitis epidemic
(EU) EU/EMPLOyment: council's common position on job creation measures
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: common position on the exposure of employees to mechanical vibrations
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: the council adopts a recommendation in order to promote mobility
(EU) EU/FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE:
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