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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8012

23 July 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/india
EU-India Round Table makes recommendations for EU/India Summit in November 2001

Brussels, 23/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - The second Round Table of representatives of the civil societies in the EU and India, on 16 and 17 July at the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels (see EUROPE of 14 July, p.13), closed its work with the adoption of recommendations to the attention of the EU/India summit, that is to be held in New Delhi in November.

The participants mainly recommend that "best practice in the area of trade and investment" be identified (recognising the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
Franz Fischler announces his intentions and a few guidelines to speed-up reform of CAP, so as to ens:
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Solana currently in Middle East to launch second phase of Mitchell recommendations
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Countries of Central and Eastern Europe to apply visa ban affecting FYROM extremists
(EU) EU/G8: Genoa Summit does bring move forward but divergence remains over climate and missile shield project
(EU) EU/INDONESIA: Commission hopes that Indonesian political forces can maintain calm while respecting democratic principals
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Roundtable with EU youths and accession candidate countries
(EU) EU/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY: Notre Europe underlines both dangers of debate over future of Europe and belgian art of mediation and compromise
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CLIMATIC CHANGE: Kyoto Protocol saved in extremis by minimalist agreement wrestled in Bonn - Union triumphs modest success, which constitutes first step in fight against global warming
(EU) EU/ASIA: Programme of European Troika at ASEAN Forum
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Agriculture Council holds first debate on financial aspects of reform of sheep and goat sector
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Adoption on Wednesday of White Paper on Governance - No grand proposals for future of EU but interesting ideas for link with citizens and regions, and improvement of procedures
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Further consultations on rules relating to own-funds for banks and investment companies
(EU) EU/TAX: Commission bases its proposal on tax on savings on legal basis that avoids EP co-decision
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission does not see substantial improvement with car price differentials remaining high in the EU
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Fiat and EDF bid for Montedison comes within Commission's scope of action
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission allows British authorities to examine acquisition of Connex South Central by Go-Ahead and Keolis
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL MARKETS: Bond issuance in euro returns to "more normal" level in second quarter
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(EU) EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN: After Ombudsman's speech, Council agrees to give Statewatch access to its documents
(EU) EU/INDIA: EU-India Round Table makes recommendations for EU/India Summit in November 2001
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(EU) EU/FISHING: Europeche and Cogeca reproach Green paper on future of fisheries policy for painting an excessively dark picture of situation and for not taking socio-economic dimension into account
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 469
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 23/07/2001: