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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8055

24 September 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/research
EURAGRI position paper outlines its vision of European Agricultural Research Area

Brussels, 24/09/2001 (Agence Europe) - Directors of agricultural research in Member States (part of the EURAGRI platform) outlined their position paper to Commissioners Busquin (Research) and Fischler (Agriculture) last Friday concerning the launch of a European Agricultural Research Area and the sixth Framework Programme that it will be created under. They presented a number of specific areas where national food and agricultural research programmes could co-ordinate their research...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Balance and moderation seem to have gained in the sinister affair of blind terrorism, but the most difficult moment remains
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/APPLICANT COUNTRIES: In Washington on Thursday, Verhofstadt to speak on behalf of 28 countries
(EU) EU/NATO: Robertson, Solana and Brouhns place emphasis on EU/NATO cooperation in Macedonia
(EU) EU/NICARAGUA/ELECTIONS:
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Troika begins mission with visit to Islamabad
(EU) EP/TERRORISM: Parliament reacts in a generally positive way to results of the European Council
(EU) EP/ATTACKS: Baron welcomes Bush's cautious speech distancing itself from the warlike comments so often heard over recent days
(EU) NATO/DEFENCE:
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Fontaine will not be running for presidency of future Convention
(EU) EP/GUE/NGL GROUP: Study Days in Schwerin from 25 to 27 September
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Schwimmer stresses Islam's contribution to European values and identity
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Committee of Ministers invites Schwimmer to make proposals for strengthening fight against terrorism
(EU) EU/ECUMENISM: Resurrection chapel, a "Chapel for Europe", to be inaugurated on Tuesday
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INFORMAL ECOFIN COUNCIL: European finance ministers adopt a code of conduct to finance "risks of war" of airline insurance companies, while regretting the "blackmail" of insurers
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Fifteen decide to set European network in place for managing information on changeover to single currency
(EU) EU/EURO:
(EU) EU/EURO/EUROBAROMETER:
(EU) ECOFIN COUNCIL: Commission asked to prepare a report on globalisation - reservations about Tobin Tax
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: EU asks European Banking Supervisors' Committee to prepare report for 16 October joint ECOFIN/JHA Council on suspected financial crimes committed by terrorists
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council failed to make progress on taxation - Failing an agreement, Presidency will propose that Laeken pass energy tax as part of "enhanced co-operation"
(EU) EP/FISHERIES/GABON:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/PATENT: Belgian Presidency prepares for bilateral negotiations with Member States to try to break deadlock on Community patent by end of year - Council to discuss issue on Thursday
(EU) EU/TRADE: WTO considers Doha meeting must take place but with realistic aims - Draft ministerial declaration to be finalised before end of week
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: First meeting of European Securities Committee allows progress to be made on breakdown of European powers
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Interreg III programme between Italy and Switzerland
(EU) EU/UN/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: EU takes part in UN Geneva meeting on preparing World Summit on Sustainable Development
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission's imminent action plan on promotion of biofuels comes under fire from oil companies and environmentalists
(EU) EP/OCTOBER SESSION: Preparing European Council of Ghent - Stability and Growth Pact, strengthening economic cooperation - European Governance - Durban conference on Racism
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Commission and Committee sign co-operation protocol
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Franz Fischler says Commission and consumers should pursue same course and move towards same goals
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: EURAGRI position paper outlines its vision of European Agricultural Research Area
(EU) EU/INTERNET: Economic and Social Committee wants unsolicited anonymous e-mail to be banned
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 474
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 24/09/2001: