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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8065

8 October 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/consumers
EP endorses common draft directive on product safety

Strasbourg, 08/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - As recommended by its rapporteur, Laura Gonzalez Alvarez (Izquierda Unida), the European Parliament endorsed the common draft Directive on General Product Safety approved by the Conciliation Committee. Parliament's concerns were satisfied on several points - the safety of services (the Commission will identify Community requirements, options and action priorities for the safety of services by 1 January 2003 and will report back to the Council and the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A few additional considerations on the consequences of terrorism for relations between the European Union and Islam
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN CONFERENCE/TERRORISM: Ministerial on 20 October
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Council reaffirms its total support for United States and Afghan people
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: General Affairs Council reaches agreement on all candidate countries being involved in upcoming Convention
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Towards an action plan for Afghanistan?
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: France proposes a successor for Leotard
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/MILITARY INTERVENTION: Reactions to military action
(EU) EP/TERRORISM/FREEZE ON ASSETS: Watson castigates Council
(EU) EP/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EP/COLOMBIA: EP in favour of mediation with guerrilla force
(EU) EP/TIMOR: According to EP, East Timor is expected to join the ACP Group
(EU) EP/UZBEKISTAN: EP underlines appalling sanitary conditions
(EU) EP/BURMA: Humanitarian aid for those who need it most
(EU) EP/ITALY/ISLAM: Letter from Nicole Fontaine to Silvio Berlusconi
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) SOCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: EU formally adopts status of European company - Terse debate on definition of detailed quality of employment indicators - Social governance: Commission wants to help developing countries implement social standards
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission and Member States intensify their efforts - Budgetary trilogue on Tuesday
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/DEVELOPMENT:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Commission report for 2001 identifies a hundred or so obstacles to trade and investment
(EU) EU/URBAN POLICY: Council on Tuesday
(EU) EU/REGIONS:
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: EP wants requirements of Stability and Growth Pact to be extended to cater for ageing population
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: EP calls for strengthened role for Eurogroup and European Commission and for national parliaments to take part in debate on Broad Economic Policy Guidelines
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: EP endorses common draft directive on product safety
(EU) EP/ENERGY EFFICIENCY:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Court of Auditors highlights irregularities in Germany and the Netherlands concerning potato starch aid
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Infringement proceedings against Italy and Greece
(EU) EU/BALKANS/TRADE UNIONS: Thessaloniki conference highlights need to include social dimension in Stability Pact for South East Europe and develop cooperation between trade unions of the Balkans
(EU) EU/ENERGY/TERRORISM: International Energy Agency adopts contingency plan in case supplies are disrupted
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/FINANCE:
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL:
(EU) EU/G7: G7 is united over terrorism but not over concrete measures for economic recovery
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Research contributes to protection of heritage
(EU) EU/HEALTH: European Week against Pain begins Tuesday
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 476
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 08/10/2001: