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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8062

4 October 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/japan

03/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Council has approved the signing of a mutual recognition agreement with Japan (initialled on 4 April 2001) to facilitate trade.

 

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short chronicle of the debate on the future of Europe - Merits and significance of Poos Report on Council reform
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/BRUSSELS AND GENT SUMMITS: Michel announces fight against terrorism to be discussed in Gent - Barnier hopes for formal support for convention at General Affairs Council on 8 October and stresses reflection on future of Europe must be within the new international context
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: Messrs Patten and Nielson report to Parliament, which calls for greater humanitarian aid
(EU) EU/ERITREA: EU deplores expulsion of Italian Ambassador
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA: Javier Solana condemns assassination of Consuelo Araujo Noguera and calls on FARC to free German hostages
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: France proposes "action plan" for post-Taliban era
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Fifteen and Russia to intensify their security, defence and energy cooperation
(EU) EU/BALKANS: 10.2 million euro aid to Macedonia - Last slice of 45 million euro for Kosovo
(EU) ACP/EU: Participants in conference on development co-operation and conflict prevention come up with guidelines for implementing Cotonou Agreement - Council's operational conclusions expected on 8 November
(EU) EU/ACP: ACPs still have doubts about what they can gain from new WTO trade round
(EU) EU/WTO: No consensus reached in Geneva on agenda of Doha meeting
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission should examine Belgian aid to Sabena following its being placed into receivership from point of view of aid to companies in difficulty
(EU) EP/TERRORISM: Parliament agrees, as matter of urgency, to give opinion on proposal of regulation concerning freezing of assets - Liberal Group wants "sunset clause" and widening of Laeken debate to JHA issues
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: After Toulouse explosion, Parliament calls for amendment to Community legislation and national town and country planning policies
(EU) EP/ASYLUM/IMMIGRATION: Commission and Council stress need for new dynamism in EU activity in these areas
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: MEPs concerned about funding of new trans-European Network projects unveiled by Commission
(EU) EP/POLITICAL GROUPS: Nicole Fontaine says TDI Group will be disbanded - Mr Dell'Alba says they will appeal
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission adopts proposal of regulation for abolishing most obstacles to promotional activity
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission authorises state aid for German coal industry for 2002
(EU) EU/BSE: Commission authorises aid for Baden-Württemberg and Austria
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission to investigate proposed aid for Hamburger AG
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Agreement between Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Austria and Italy for enhanced regional co-operation to combat illegal immigration
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: First recommendation by Human Rights Commissioner covers foreigners' rights
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS: Second European Trade Union Confederation forum on social dimension of Balkans Stability Pact
(EU) EU/JAPAN:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Aluminium:
(EU) Electrical engineering:
(EU) Audit:
(EU) Airlines:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Piggyback (rail):
(EU) Press:
(EU) Advertising:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 03/10/2001: