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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8068

12 October 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 44
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/ireland/future of europe

11/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - A European Parliament delegation led by Group Leader Enrique Baron discussed the future of Europe this week in Dublin with the Irish Prime Minister, Bertie Ahern, and the Leader of the Labour Party, Ruairi Quinn. Mr Baron said, "I fully respect the results of the referendum on the Nice Treaty. The Irish people are not alone in being unhappy with the Nice Treaty", and welcomed the Irish decision to establish a national forum on Europe following a proposal of the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Prospects, ambitions and aims of EU/Russia energy partnership (with some points still to be clarified) - "Exploratory phase" is now over and the "official stage" begins
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Parliament to oppose any attempt to water down the Convention, warns Inigo Mendez de Vigo
(EU) EU/TANZANIA: Commission welcomes agreement on Zanzibar and announces new NGO assistance
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Informal Council prepares capabilities conference
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/SPAIN: Aznar proposes combating terrorism as ESDP task
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Prodi's assessment one month after 11 September
(EU) EU/FEDERALISM: UEF congress in Brussels on 12/14 October
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: French Socialists organise Seven forums
(EU) EP/DENMARK: Nicole Fontaine meets Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
(EU) EP/IRELAND/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE/YOUNG PEOPLE:
(EU) EU/BELARUS: On occasion of appointment of Mr. Novitsky as Prime minister, EU says it does not want Belarus isolated
(EU) EU/RACISM: EUMC survey concludes on upsurge of aggressions and threats towards Muslims in Europe
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS:
(EU) EU/RELIGION/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EP/CULTURE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/MONEY LAUNDRING: EP and Council reach agreement on money laundering
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION: Meeting with candidate countries
(EU) EU/WTO: Lamy at ministerial meeting in Singapore
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Commission "disappointed" by Washington's decision to appeal against WTO decision on FSC legislation
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB decides to keep its key rates unchanged
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Plea by development ministers of Fifteen for Union to undertake to increase its public aid to development and for humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to be funded with additional resources
(EU) EU/FOOT AND MOUTH: Standing Veterinary Committee allows some regions of United Kingdom to restart pork exports in 2002
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Letter from Greens to Nielson
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: Both sides want to sign Association Agreement by end of year - President Bouteflika happy that Algeria is "no longer alone" in combating terrorism
(EU) EU/REFUGEES: Commission calls for equal treatment of refugees and migrant workers
(EU) EU/ACP-INDIA:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Microsoft said to be "obstructing" Commission enquiry
(EU) EU/COMMISSION REFORM: Negotiations between staff and administration representatives enter decisive phase
(EU) EU/VENEZUELA:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Assessment of programming of funds for 2000-2006, projects in 2001 and debate on post-2006 situation
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Internet use growing in European schools, but wide differences remain between Member States
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Volume of retail trade up in eurozone and EU in July 2001 compared with July 2000
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for building power station in Egypt
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Informal meeting of 5/6 October in Mons results in consensus between EU15 and candidate states - working paper to be drafted with view to informal Council on 5 November
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Conference on music in Europe on 13 October
(EU) EU/PATENTS: 2001 Edition of "Patinnova/Epidos", in Cardiff
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) OECD/TRANSPORT:
SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Documents No. 2252: Preparing for the introduction of banknotes and coins in euro: Second Commission report
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 11/10/2001: