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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8064
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport

ICAO and EU ad hoc group prepare to increase aviation insurance ceiling and step up security

Brussels, 05/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - Work is continuing at both international and European level on aviation insurance and security issues following the 11 September attacks. The ad hoc group constituted by the extraordinary Transport Council on 14 September will be meeting again in Brussels on Friday and is due to present the 16 October Transport Council with proposals to 1) increase the insurance minimum and ceiling for compensating victims of aviation incidents to the level recommended...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short chronicle of the debate on the future of Europe - Governance, Parliament's concerns, Romano Prodi's explanations
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: On Monday, EU Foreign Ministers to take stock of efforts being made to combat terrorism - Radioscopy of situation in the Balkans, Middle East and Africa
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: EU discontentment at delays in adoption of reforms - postponement of donor conference
(EU) EP/CAUCASUS: EP calls for conference with EU to define regional co-operation strategy
(EU) EP/MACEDONIA: EP may, with some restrictions, agree to extending to Macedonia mandate of European Agency for Reconstruction
(EU) EP/VIETNAM: EP calls on Vietnam to respect freedoms and abolish death sentence
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: 1000 young people meet in Brussels demanding a European Federation
(EU) EU/ITALY: Berlusconi to visit Commission on Wednesday
(EU) EU/INDIA: Message from Patten following attacks in Kashmir
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Russell-Johnston welcomes Turkey's constitutional reform
(EU) EU/MEXICO:
(EU) EU/FRY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) SOCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Ministers to focus on status of European company, 2001 employment package and co-ordinating social security systems on 8 October
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: ICAO and EU ad hoc group prepare to increase aviation insurance ceiling and step up security
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission satisfied with progress in accession negotiations - Ghent Council to assess progress
(EU) EP/WEAPONS: According to a majority of parliamentarians, the code of conduct on arms "exports" must become law
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament approves emissions reduction from lawnmowers and other leisure machinery proposed by the Commission
(EU) EP/ECSC: EP amends Commission proposal on consequences of ECSC expiry, but postpones final vote until agreement with Commission and Council on strengthening its own role
(EU) EU/EP/TRANSPORT: EP expresses concern over Galileo financing - policy debate on 16 October at Council on creation of joint undertaking
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: With Green Paper on consumer protection, Commission calls for reflection on how to encourage equitable trade practices guaranteeing increased use of crossborder transactions
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission grants EUR 5 million extra emergency humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the occupied territories
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission grants EUR 2 million humanitarian aid to East Timor
(EU) EU/EBC: More small denomination notes
(EU) EU/G7: Action against risk of recession and funding of terrorism
(EU) EU/ACP/WTO:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Despite pressure from Chirac and Fabius, Mario Monti continues to oppose Schneider/Legrand merger
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for Tyco International's purchase of C.R. Bard
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears MIGway joint venture
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission postpones vote of management committee on scrapping grain import tax until Thursday
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Court of Auditors recommends Commission abolish milk quota system
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WTO: Agricultural organisations meet Fischler and Lamy
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Faced with more than 700 amendments, Parliament will not be able to give its opinion on FP6 before November session
(EU) OMBUDSMAN: Jacob Söderman continues his investigation into age limits
TIMETABLE
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 05/10/2001: