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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8064

6 October 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (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

Brussels, 05/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Green Paper published by the European Commission on the future of consumer protection in the European Union (see EUROPE of 3 October, p.6) invites all parties interested to contribute to resolving a problem that concerns the European Executive. The problem is that, although the internal market is now complete, consumers and enterprise especially SMEs are far from receiving all the advantages that they should be able to expect from it. This is due to...

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: