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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8066

10 October 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/asylum/immigration
Parliament rejects minimalist approach to asylum rights and wants more regulated immigration in EU

Strasbourg, 09/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - Adopting the report by Robert Evans (Labour, UK) on a common asylum policy on Wednesday by 298 to 235 with 27 abstentions, the European Parliament rejected by a narrow majority the minimalist approach promoted by the Christian Democrats (see EUROPE of 4 October, p.13) and the idea of turning inwards. The vote on the report by Hubert Pirker (ÖVP, Austria) on immigration (378 to 134 with 37 abstentions) reflects the European Parliament's desire to see...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Council adopts conclusions on Western Balkans - Other results
(EU) EU/ERITREA: Immediate recall of EU Heads of Mission in Eritrea
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: European Union calls on parties to implement commitments in good faith and to open direct dialogue
(EU) EU/BURMA: Council considers improvement of political climate encouraging and adopts measures to support the process
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS:
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS:
(EU) EP/TERRORISM: Reactions of political groups to American strikes
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/TERRORISM: Action plan of justice ministers
(EU) EP/SECURITY: Parliament tightens security of its buildings
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EURO: In its report on preparation of economic operators for single currency, the Commission criticises slowness of SMEs and lists 40 good practices to be implemented in Member States
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Ministerial work on 10 and 11 October in Brussels to focus on New African Initiative for development of Africa, impact of 11 September on development cooperation and follow-up of the Cairo Summit
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Second Association Council meeting allows for terrorism, immigration and trade to be discussed
(EU) EU/EEA COUNCIL: Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland take measures to freeze assets of people linked to terrorism
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: European aid for Afghans to prioritise cross-border operations and not place any financial burden on neighbouring countries - Guy Verhofstadt, Romano Prodi and Poul Nielson say refugee camps will be temporary
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission allocates EUR 5.1 MILLION to West Africa
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission adopts communication on Wednesday announcing provisional relaxing of rules on aid to companies and new safety rules after September attacks
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: ICAO agreement on air safety and introduction of new noise emission standards - towards a solution on hushkits
(EU) EU/BIOTECHNOLOGY: Pooling results of scientific research into safety of GMOs is Commissioner Busquin's objective
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Joint Council/Commission report on national social inclusion action plans
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Bilateral Diamantopoulou/Guigou meeting on ESF
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Last results of Monday's Council
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/STANDING EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE: discussion of employment 2001 package
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Veto on Schneider/Legrand merger?
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead for Scholz/ALBA joint venture
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES/REGIONAL:
(EU) EP/FRY: EP approves extension of EU guarantee for EIB loans in FRY
(EU) EP/HEALTH: EP opposes patents on human genes and calls for review of European Patent Office activities
(EU) EP/ASYLUM/IMMIGRATION: Parliament rejects minimalist approach to asylum rights and wants more regulated immigration in EU
(EU) EP/POVERTY:
(EU) COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Four Indian steel companies win case, Saxonia has means to pay back unlawful State aid, motorway catering firm challenges the attribution of petrol stations to Carrefour in context of TotalFina-Elf Aquitaine merger
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Rejection on Netherlands' appeal concerning biotechnological inventions - "Pramigiano Reggiano" protection extends to "Parmesan" translation
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Conference stresses role of local authorities regarding immigration and integration
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 09/10/2001: