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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8032

24 August 2001
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) council of europe
Schwimmer welcomes adoption of electoral law

Strasbourg, 23/08/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Walter Schwimmer, welcomed the electoral law passed by the lower chamber of the Central Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Council of Europe considers this law vital if the country is to join the ranks of democratic nations and be part of the European institutions.

In a letter to Prime Minister Zlatko Lagumdzija and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sead Avdic, Mr Schwimmer...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CUBA: Michel stresses that EU cannot be absent from Cuba at such an important moment of the country's development
(EU) EU/DEMONsTRATIONS: Statewatch criticises EU plans to combat violence on fringe of international gatherings
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Schwimmer welcomes adoption of electoral law
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR: A Report by WEU Institute for Security Studies outlines approach that EU could take to return to nuclear debate
(EU) UN/RACISM:
(EU) UN/PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BANANAS: Proposal on latest changes to the Community banana import regime
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission adopts report on implementation of consumer policy Action Plan
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead to joint venture between HHLA and Hapag-Lloyd for operation of new container terminal in port of Hamburg
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Commission grants 44.5 million euro for help population and institutions to self-manage
(EU) EUMONTENEGRO: Commission grants 13.3 million euro for municipal development, transport and institution building
(EU) EU/KAZAKHSTAN: Commission grants 14 million euro for economic reforms and development of rule of law
(EU) EU/EURO: Germany hopes to prevent money laundering during changeover to single currency
(EU) EU/ESTONIA: Didier Reynders considers Estonia is on right road towards EU membership
(EU) EU/LATVIA: Reynders stresses the country's "firm" monetary policy
(EU) EU/TRADE: Changes are brought to list of Polish firms subject to anti-dumping duties on imports of wooden palettes
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS: World Confederation of Labour discusses adaptation of trade union movement to current socio-economic developments
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris makes proposals to encourage geographic mobility of workers within EU
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY: Conferences on Information Society,
energy, consumer protection, competition policy, consumer credit
and Community patent
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 23/08/2001: