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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8049

17 September 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 46
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economic and social committee

17/09/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Economic and Social Committee's Single Market Observatory (SMO) is organising a public hearing in Brussels on 19 September on issues raised in the Commission's Communication entitled "An Internal Market Strategy for Services". The work of the ESC rapporteur Bruno Vever (Employers' Group, France) will be supplemented by the corresponding EP rapporteur, Lisbeth Grönfeldt Bergman (EPP-ED, Sweden) and representatives of the European Commission's Directorate...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short chronicle of the debate on the future of Europe - Renato Ruggiero sweeps up, Michel Barnier does the explaining and Robert Toulemon builds things up again
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ATTACKS IN THE UNITED STATES: Extraordinary EU Summit in Brussels on Friday
(EU) EU/EP/ATTACKS IN UNITED STATES/ESDP: Joint EP/national parliaments meeting, with Verhofstadt, Solana and Patten
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: Nicole Fontaine concerned following assassination of Commander Massoud
(EU) EU/TERRORISM:
(EU) EP/TERRORISM: European Parliament has never been the target of sarin nerve gas attack - security measures are stepped up
(EU) EU/MEDIATORS: National and regional EU Ombudsmen meet
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Towards reduced NATO force with different mandate
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/TURKEY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/ENVIRONMENT: Informal Council urges for tax on kerosene and invites Commission to make proposals as soon as possible on pricing of transport infrastructures
(EU) EU/ATTACKS IN THE UNITED STATES: European Transport Ministers undertake to strengthen security controls at European and international level
(EU) EU/TERRORIST ATTACKS ON UNITED STATES/JHA/EP: Mr Pirker calls for strengthened Europol and more cooperation with EU Member States' surveillance services
(EU) EP/SOUTH-EAST EUROPE: Parliamentary conference on EU/Stability Pact
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Mr Liikanen calls for greater internet access across the world
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Mr Gabriels hopes debate on biotechnology scheduled for Tuesday's informal Council meeting will stimulate research
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/WTO/CHINA: Agreement over China's accession
(EU) EP/EPP-ED: EPP-ED study days in Rome, on 24 and 25 September
(EU) EU/INFORMAL ECOFIN COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears joint venture between Hitachi and LG Electronics
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears Italian joint venture between JCDecaux, Rizzoli Corriere della Sera and Publitransport
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Standard public procurement forms to be published in Official Journal from May 2002 onwards
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission proposes simplifying EU fertiliser legislation
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Consumer representatives welcome Commission's proposal for comprehensive labelling of foodstuffs, but are unhappy with planned derogations
(EU) IMF/WORLD BANK:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: MEPs' concern at dangerous medicines - Mr Lönngren favours sanctions
(EU) EP/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA:
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Committee calls for advisory role in Convention to prepare next IGC
(EU) EU/WOMEN: EWL discusses enlargement, situation in Afghanistan
(EU) EU/CITIES: Conference on Thursday on urban dimension of governance
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Thursday's plenary session - address by Romano Prodi - Protocol of cooperation signed with Commission
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Eurocadres insists on European-wide recognition of qualifications and diplomas
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Current exchange deficit exceeds balance for services
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 473
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 17/09/2001: