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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8049

17 September 2001
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/mediators
National and regional EU Ombudsmen meet

Brussels, 17/09/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Ombudsman and the Belgian parliamentary ombudsmen are organising, for 20 and 21 September in the Charlemagne building in Brussels, a meeting of all national and regional ombudsmen of the European Union. They will discuss: "Ombudsmen against discrimination". Opened by the Belgian Minister for Home Affairs, Antoine Duquesne, and Commissioner Loyola de Palacio, the meeting will allow the ombudsmen to discuss: - The Charter of Fundamental...

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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(EU) Cleaning:
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 473
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 17/09/2001: