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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8036

30 August 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 32
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/environment
Next week Parliament to examine Ries Report recommending strengthened ban on pentaBDE

Brussels, 29/08/2001 (Agence Europe) - Next Wednesday, the European Parliament will discuss in plenary session, in Strasbourg, in codecision procedure (first reading), the report by Frédérique Ries (ELDR, Belgium) on the Commission proposal aimed at banning the marketing and use of pentabromodiphenyl ether (pentaBDE).

PentaBDE belongs to the family of diphenylether polybromides, like octaBDE and decaBDE. These three substances used as a flame retardant for furniture and furnishings mainly...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: EP'S Foreign Affairs Committee reiterates its support for Mitchell Report - Brok again pleads in favour of deployment of international observers
(EU) NATO/MACEDONIA: NATO collects around 750 weapons in two days - Lord Robertson urges for reform process to be accelerated
(EU) EU/GOVERNANCE: Proposals by French employers for better European governance
(EU) EU/GOVERNANCE:
(EU) EP/DEATH:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU and 18 countries invited by Mexico on Friday and Saturday to a meeting to prepare WTO ministerial in Qatar
(EU) EU/CHINA/WTO: Registered designation of origin makes headway in China
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL MARKETS: Jospin supports EU initiative on Tobin tax
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Durant attempts to rally representatives of Arab and African aviation to new norms on aircraft noise
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Ms. Puwak underpins recent progress in Romania and pleads in favour of speeding-up accession talks
(EU) EU/EPP/AGRICULTURE/FISHRIES:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: 25 million euro under "Leader +" programme for rural development in Catalonia
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Ebner Report calls on Commission to set up ambitious strategy for development of mountainous areas
(EU) EP/EMU: EP should approve improvements proposed to financial support facility for balance of payments of Member States
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Parliament to discuss data protection in electronic communications sector
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Next week Parliament to examine Ries Report recommending strengthened ban on pentaBDE
(EU) EP/EURO: Introduction of euro should not lead to inflationary effects
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Rise in M3 money supply of 6.4% in July that could somewhat influence the results of this Thursday's ECB meeting
(EU) EU/EURO: ECB reveals true face of euro notes to public, on Thursday
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: IMF reduces its growth forecasts for euro zone
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Exploration of the deep - GEOSTAR and BIODEP for better understanding of Mediterranean hypersaline basins
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 29/08/2001: