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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/enlargement

Prague seeks to improve Fifteen's negotiating offer regarding free movement and persons and capital

Brussels, 20/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - At this stage, the Czech Republic is not prepared to accept the EU's common negotiating position and to conclude talks on the "free movement of persons" and the "free movement of capitals" chapters, said Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kavan. For that reason, these chapters will not be on the agenda of the negotiating meeting to be held in Brussels next week (27 July) at deputy-level. "Our approach does not consist in concluding negotiations as soon as...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) EU/TREATY OF NICE:
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(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: First stages of new round of EU/Switzerland negotiations
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2002: Council unanimously adopts draft budget 2002 on first reading - Dialogue with EP allows for progress on agricultural and administrative expenditure
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Monday's Agriculture Council to discuss budgetary aspects of reform in sheep and goat sector, nuts and BSE
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission takes Ireland, Great Britain, France and Spain to Court
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/ASYLUM: Council adopts first directive on asylum - Commission soon to present rules relating to recognition and contents of status of refugee
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission should not be proposing reduction in ecopoints for transit
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: EU-funded research reveals real cost of electricity in Europe
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/WTO: EU wants to submit to panel countervailing measures that United States imposes on European steel companies
(EU) EP/OMBUDSMAN: Constitutional Committee proposes to enhance status of European ombudsman with an access to all documents
(EU) EP/OMBUDSMAN: For strengthening of cooperation with Petitions Committee
(EU) EU/SPORT: Commission sends statement of objections to UEFA on system for broadcasting rights for "Champions League"
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission opens detailed inquiry into merger between Usinor, Arbed and Aceralia
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Statement of objections addressed to German publishers and booksellers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional authorisation of Dresdner Bank-Allianz Merger
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission presents new scoreboard on State aid
(EU) EU/CHINA/WTO: New progress in negotiations over Chinese accession to WTO
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Investigation into import prices for sulphanilic acid from China and India
(EU) EU/SYRIA:
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Economic and Social Committee calls for opening of legal immigration channels and progressive regularisation of illegal immigrants
(EU) EU/ASYLUM: European Economic and Social Committee calls for adoption of one stop procedure by Member States
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(EU) EU/MEDICINES: Pharmaceutical industry regards draft reform of European legislation on medicines balanced
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Guidelines of White Paper on future of transport "unrealistic" say European haulage companies
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Disparity in regional unemployment rates remained in 2000 in EU and in European candidate countries
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Prague seeks to improve Fifteen's negotiating offer regarding free movement and persons and capital
(EU) EU/LITHUANIA:
(EU) EU/SLOVENIA:
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