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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8045

12 September 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 39
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/serbia
Commission grants emergency aid package of Euro 350,000 to help flood victims in Sabac region

Brussels, 11/09/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European commission has decided to release an emergency aid package of Euro 350,000 to flood victims in Sabac in the west-Midlands of Serbia. The European Office will oversee this assistance for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) which will go towards the rehabilitation of damaged houses and repairing the water distribution system. So far, Euro 45.3 million has been allotted to humanitarian needs in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's Sabac region

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The evolution (and likely repercussions) of the stances taken by some Member States and some political forces on the European system for takeover bids
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Eur condemns attacks in the USA:
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Mr Lamassoure not in favour of fixing time-limit to Turkey's status of candidate country
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: EU welcomes parliamentary vote in Skopje - EU must find a successor for François Léotard
(EU) EU/BELARUS: International observers say elections were not democratic enough, but stress emergence of civil society
(EU) EU/UN/RACISM: Guy Verhofstadt pleased with eu role at Durban in strengthening its common foreign policy - Anna Diamantopoulou and EU commitment to fight racism and xenophobia
(EU) EU/GYMNICH/CONVENTION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: On Wednesday, Commission adopts White Paper on transport with measures to finance development of rail or inland waterway transport to decongest main routes
(EU) EU/ASYLUM: proposal on persons in need of international protection
(EU) EU/ASIA: Joint EU/ASEM statement in favour of new trade round
(EU) EU/TAKEOVER BIDS: MEPs and Commissioner Bolkestein undertake to cooperate to adopt new Directive on takeover bids as soon as possible
(EU) EP/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/IRAN: Mr Patten soon to submit proposal for mandate on trade and co-operation agreement negotiatiations with Iran
(EU) EU/FYROM: Commission grants additional emergency aid package of Euro 1 million to Macedonia
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Commission grants emergency aid package of Euro 350,000 to help flood victims in Sabac region
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: France, Germany and Ireland convicted of breaking EU environment legislation
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: In Greece, Mr Fischler stresses greater determination and cooperation required to save Mediterranean fisheries
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ CLIMATE CHANGE: Parliament wants USa to reconsider its position on climate and approve COP 9 in 2003
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Young Europeans win bet to reduce their greenhouse gas contributions in record time
(EU) EP/CZECH REPUBLIC: Ms Flemming announces hearing on Temelin
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2001: Ms Schreyer addresses Budgetary Control Committee on progress in implementing objectives set by Commission for 2001 Budget
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: European Publishers Council insists cookies are useful tool
(EU) EP/GOVERNANCE:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Belgian Presidency wants common position in December on 6th Framework Programme
(EU) EP/SINGLE MARKET: Messrs Monti, Lamy, Reynders and Morningstar to attend Annual Kangaroo Group Conference
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Eurozone external trade surplus EUR 5 billion in June, but EUR 4.4 billion deficit for EU15
(EU) EU/OECD: FATF notes that Russia and Nauru have passed legislation on money laundering and adds Grenada and Ukraine to black list
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU)Wine and spirits:
(EU) Infrastructure:
(EU) Luxury goods:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Agro-food:
(EU) Engineering:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 11/09/2001: