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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8041

6 September 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/food safety
After Spain, several other Member States report contaminated batches of olive residue oil - Information exchange on this subject on 13 September

Brussels, 05/09/2001 (Agence Europe) - After batches of olive residue oil contaminated with polyaromatic hydrocarbons were identified in Spain - which the Spanish authorities duly reported to the European Commission and the other EU Member States - the Community's rapid alert system has been continued to process similar cases. The spokesperson of David Byrne, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Affairs, has confirmed that other Member States (Denmark, Germany, Belgium and the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: European initiatives and positions that take on board the demands of the anti-globalisation protesters and THAT sometimes go further - the EU, an objective ally of those who want to change the way the world is organised
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Visit by Mr Patten and Mr Solana to Skopje
(EU) EP/ESP: Mr Cook spells out priorities for European socialists
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Mr Solana pushes for Peres-Arafat
(EU) EU/UN/RACISM: EU contribution to final declaration drafting committee
(EU) EP/FRANCE:
(EU) EP/PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/CYPRUS/TURKEY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CHINA: Fourth EU/China Summit in Brussels on Wednesday with Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongij
(EU) EU/FRANCE/GERMANY: Informal summit in Berlin - Chancellor Schröder ready to discuss Tobin tax
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT/LANGUAGES:
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Work resumes after the break to prepare for the November 2001 summit
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission inspects European producers of plastic film
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/BIOTECHNOLOGY: Commission invites all interested parties to discuss the future of biotechnology in Europe to develop a Union strategy
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/TECHNOLOGY:
(EU) EP/TERRORISM: EP calls for abolition of extradition for terrorist acts and a European arrest warrant
(EU) EP/ECHELON: Parliament calls for a European surveillance system to be set up
(EU) EP/GOVERNANCE: Lukewarm EP welcome for White Paper - Mr Prodi emphasises role of European Parliament
(EU) EP/G8 SUMMIT: Debate focuses on the violence at Genoa
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Broad welcome for progress in negotiations, fears expressed about some countries
(EU) EP/ENTERPRISE/SOCIAL: European Parliament approves Menrad and Mayer Reports on the European Company and worker consultation
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament approves Commission proposal to abolish 108% clause in ecopoint system, against rapporteur
(EU) EP/ROMANIA:
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: After Spain, several other Member States report contaminated batches of olive residue oil - Information exchange on this subject on 13 September
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Volume of retail trade up in both Eurozone and EU
(EU) EU/EURO: The Bank of England prepares its staff for potentially joining the Eurozone
(EU) CORRECTION:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Publication of a study aiming to extend knowledge about European agricultural service companies
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/GREECE:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Spirits:
(EU) Spirits:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) Pharmacy:
(EU) Tourism:
(EU) Finance:
(EU) Luxury goods:
(EU) Construction:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 05/09/2001: