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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8053

22 September 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 38
TIMETABLE /

EUROPEAN UNION

 22/09 -  LIEGE: -Informal Ecofin Council. 
 24/09 -  ROME: - EPP/ED Group of the EP: study days (and 25/09). 
 -  BRUSSELS: - Group of Greens/European Free Alliance of the EP: interparliamentary forum on the future of Europe (and 25/09). 
   BRUSSELS: - ESC: economic and monetary union section, economic and social cohesion. 
 -  BRUSSELS: - 3rd European area interparliamentary conference (EP). 
 25/09 -  BRUSSELS: - Meeting with Romano Prodi - German Chancellor Mr...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/TERRORISM: Nicole Fontaine calls on Heads of State and Government to provide "decisive political impetus" to concrete and immediate measures against terrorism and announces Parliamentary initiatives to rekindle dialogue with Muslim world
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TERRORISM: The Statement adopted in Washington following the visit by the EU Troika announces a joint fight against terrorism and concrete co-operation in several spheres
(EU) TERRORISM/UNITED STATES/NATO: Armitage discusses with NATO about response to be given to terrorist attacks - Strong reaction from Luxembourg to rumours on Osama Bin Laden's financial assets
(EU) EU/LIBERALS: ELDR Congress in Slovenia
(EU) PES/TERRORISM: Robin Cook insists on dismantling terrorist financial networks and on understanding between civilisations
(EU) EU/GERMANY/TERRORISM: Bocklet insists on the "main responsibility" of Member States in the fight against terrorism
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/TERRORISM: Poland calls for membership talks to be speeded up
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Enlarged Eurogroup to assess impact of 11 September attacks
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/TRADE UNIONS: Repercussion of attacks in US on jobs and the economy, Tobin Tax and Stability Pact at heart of Gabaglio/Reynders meeting
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Visits by Messrs Schröder and Kok next week
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Committee of the Regions and Commission sign co-operation protocol
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: President Leuenberger calls on EU to speed-up negotiations for Switzerland's participation in Schengen
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: United Kingdom agrees to Gibraltar being excluded from "Single European Sky"
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead for acquisition of joint control of Olivetti and Telecom Italia by Pirelli and Edizione
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: european "Car Free Day" on Saturday, 22 September
(EU) EP/TOBIN TAX: Some MEPs fear that Tobin Tax debate at ECOFIN Council may end up duping public opinion
(EU) EP/MONEY LAUNDERING: Mr Lehne accuses Council of ignorance and arrogance for refusing to exclude lawyers from money laundering Directive
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament approves Directives on national emission ceilings and emission limits for major combustion plants
(EU) EP/WOMEN: Parliament hopes EU will grant right of asylum to girls whose physical integrity is threatened in country of origin
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Smet Report calls for comprehensive strategy to tackle disparities between remuneration of the sexes and review of 1975 directive
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament draws attention to fact that women are more often victims of moral harassment than are men
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Franz Fischler welcomes US farm policy ideas, but WTO slams high public aid
(EU) EU/EURO: Economic and Social Committee stresses weakness of some information campaigns
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Commission releases over 80 million euro for three cross-border Interreg programmes
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/BELGIUM: Romano Prodi and Guy Verhofstadt to brainstorm on the role of Brussels as capital of Europe
(EU) EU/EURO: ECB notes that Europeans have started depositing hoarded cash in banks
(EU) EURO/FINLAND:
(EU) EU/EURO: Commission makes mitigated assessment of state of SME preparations
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 21/09/2001: