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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8006

14 July 2001
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/future of europe
Visit by Socialist delegation to Rome

Brussels, 13/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - A delegation of the Socialist Group of the European Parliament chaired by the Group's president, Enrique Baron, and of which the chairman of the EP constitutional committee Giorgio Napolitano is also a member, will be in Rome on 17 and 18 July, as part of a capital tour the group is making in the context of the debate on the future of Europe. MEPs will mainly meet President of the Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and the Presidents of the Chamber and...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TREATY OF NICE: Luxembourg ratifies Treaty
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: On Monday, Council to discuss dialogue with citizens and anti-globalisation movements
(EU) EU/CUBA: Louis Michel attempts to refloat dialogue with Cuba
(EU) EP/TREATY OF NICE: Rapporteurs Mendez de Vigo and Leinen
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Visit by Socialist delegation to Rome
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/GREECE: Simitis supports EU with federal structure
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Bundestag and French National Assembly intensify dialogue
(EU) OSCE/ESDP: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly proposes ESDP should be available to OSCE and UN
(EU) EU/OSCE/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/BELARUS: Observation mission to elections
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: CPT denounces refusal by Russian authorities to cooperate on action by armed forces in Chechnya
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Belgian Presidency programme for accession negotiations - Four negotiating sessions, "strict respect" of road map
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Italy to take appropriate measures to respect budgetary commitments of "Broad Guidelines"
(EU) EU/INFORMAL REGIONAL COUNCIL: In Namur, Ministers and Commissioner Barnier raised programming until 2006 and after 2006
(EU) EU/JHA: The Fifteen step-up policy and judiciary, border crossing and information exchange cooperation measures
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission likely to initiate proceedings against Sabena on 25 July
(EU) EP/TOBIN TAX:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission hopes to remedy national disparities in contract law which prevent business and consumers from taking advantage of internal market
(EU) EU/SYRIA: Negotiations resume on Tuesday
(EU) EU/BURMA: Belgian Presidency hopes to send new fact-FINDING MISSION in autumn
(EU) EU/ALGERIA:
(EU) EU/CLIMATIC CHANGE: Beyond political stakes, Union will defend, in Bonn, its position on various technical options to be negotiated
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Recommendations from seminar opening debate over future Commission White Paper on Transport
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission initiates in-depth investigation into merger between Swedish banks SEB and FSB
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Clearance for acquisition by Heineken of brewing and distribution activities of Bayerische BrauHolding
(EU) EU/BUDGET REFORM: Commission report on setting up of Internal Audit Service in 2000
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Declaration by President Goke Frerichs over new role of committee and future of Europe
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Public hearing over future of Europe
(EU) EU/INDIA: Second roundtable between EU and Indian civil society
(EU) EU/PRESIDENCY: Belgian Presidency includes food safety in the rank of one of the EU's "main priorities" and wants to keep CAP as it stands
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/ENLARGEMENT: Civil aviation area with CEECs and Cyprus could be created by end-summer, even without Hungary
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: projections for EU agricultural markets could require additional reforms for bovine meat
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Launch of agenda for sustainable construction
(EU) EU/FISHERIES/THIRD COUNTRIES: Commission accepts criticism of Court of Auditors on follow-up of international fisheries agreements
(EU) EU/WTO: Chemical industry pessimistic about new round
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: EP welcomes announcement of draft regulation to reduce cost of cross-border payments
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