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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8005

13 July 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/copper

12/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - Copper is fully and indefinitely recyclable, and is therefore a key element for sustainable development. It plays an important role for renewable energies and, in the field of electrical and telecommunications networks. In order to make it better known, the European Copper Institute has created an internet site at: www.eurocopper.org

 

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
The Commission's new initiatives in the field of State aid confirm differences with Member States - :
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST/MEETING: Javier Solana/Nabil Shaat
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS: Launch of Asia-Democracy Forum gathering Europeans and Asian dissidents - Towards "States General" in Brussels in September
(EU) EU/TREATY OF NICE/AUSTRIA:
(EU) EU/TREATY OF NICE/IRELAND: Irish "no" could finally have positive effects, says Brigid Laffan
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/INFORMAL COUNCIL: First ministerial debate on regional policy after 2006 on Friday and Saturday in Namur
(EU) EU/SPORT:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: First meeting of 28 EU and candidate country ministers in context of preparations for 6th Framework Programme
(EU) EU/JHA: Friday's special Council on security of European Councils
(EU) EU/KYOTO PROTOCOL:
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Commission and Austria explore solutions to problem of road transit through Alps to find alternative to ecopoints
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission to present, on 25 July, new regulation on cross-border payments
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2002: Coreper agreement on draft budget 2002
(EU) EU/ROAD SAFETY: Commission divided on approach to adopt to improve pedestrian safety
(EU) EU/ENERGY/TRANSPORT: Commission creates European Energy and Transport Forum to advise it
(EU) EU/CHILE: EU proposes liberalisation in ten years for 93% of agricultural products and 100% of industrial products
(EU) EU/CUBA:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/WTO: EU and 8 partners call on WTO to intervene against "Byrd Amendment" which reserves for American industry the product of trade defence measures
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE:
(EU) EU/ANIMAL HEALTH: Protection measures against foot-and-mouth in the United Kingdom and Uruguay extended, restrictive anti-swine fever measures in Spain altered
(EU) EU/EU/AFRICA: Nielson visits Cameroon and Congo
(EU) EP/TAKEOVERS:
(EU) EU/REFORM: Declaration from Institution Presidents, expect from Council, on state of progress of administrative reform
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green Light from Commission to takeover of Eurodiol and Pantochim by BASF
(EU) EMU/ITALY:
(EU) EU/DOPING: Commission does not plan to sink funds in financing World Anti-Doping Agency
(EU) EU/EIB/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/CLIMATIC CHANGE: Firmness in defence of targets and timetable for Kyoto Protocol, flexibility in negotiation of implementation methods are main stance of Union to achieve agreement in Bonn
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Gold jewellery, State aid, border workers and lawyer rights
(EU) EU/CITIES:
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Hospitalisation - Foot-and-mouth - Coal industry - Road vehicles
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: EP Liberal Group proposes "new food and rural policy"
(EU) EU/COPPER:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investments:
(EU) Airlines:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 12/07/2001: