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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8072

18 October 2001
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/ghent summit
Appeal by European employers

Brussels, 17/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - In a letter sent to the President of the European Council, Guy Verhofstadt, the President of the European employers organisation (Unice), Georges Jacobs launches an appeal to the Ghent Summit "for a more competitive and effective Europe". This means "a democratic, transparent and simple institutional system", Georges Jacobs continues, saying that "it is essential to consolidate European integration without enshrining competences in a rigid Treaty which...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GHENT EUROPEAN COUNCIL: EU to discuss Afghanistan and war against terrorism in evening (with Messrs Reynders, Duisenberg and Solbes) - Louis Michel to report back on Convention - Guy Verhofstadt to raise issue of power sharing
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: EU reiterates its backing for United States, stresses UN role and reflects on future of Afghanistan
(EU) EU/IRELAND: Mr Prodi reports convergence on future of Europe - Irish No to Nice: Mr Ahern wants to wait for end of public debate
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE: Daniel Cohn-Bendit fears "presidential putsch"
(EU) EU/GHENT SUMMIT/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/ITALY:
(EU) EU/FEDERALISTS: In favour of a federation in 2004 and a "vanguard"
(EU) EU/GHENT SUMMIT: Appeal by European employers
(EU) EU/GHENT SUMMIT: Open letter from EPC
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/AFRICA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Detailed discussion but little result - Criticism from several Foreign Ministers
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Commission postpones until Tuesday adoption of three proposals concerning implementation of the Kyoto Protocol
(EU) ENVIRONMENT: First official visit by Margot Wallström in Slovenia with a view to enlargement
(EU) EU/SWINE FEVER:
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT/TERRORISM: Commission authorises bridging loan under aid to rescue
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission prohibits CVC Capital Partners Group Ltd's acquisition of Lenzing AG
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission says No to state aid for agriculture in Sicily
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/REFORM COMMISSION: Negotiating body calls for guarantees in case proposals are adopted on a new career system, says Ersboell
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Inflation rate in euro-zone falls
(EU) EP/WTO: Gahrton recommends approval of China and Taiwan's accession
(EU) EP/EEA: MEPs want reform of the EU's competition policy to be incorporated in EEA Agreement
(EU) EU/TOBACCO:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council conclusions over civil aviation incite Commission to examine extension of aid to companies on "case by case" basis - Still no support for open sky agreement with United States
(EU) EU/PUBLIC SERVICES: Commission to promote high-quality services of general interest in Europe
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission amends proposal for FP6 in terms of funds available for anticipating the EU's needs
(EU) EU/SPORT: Viviane Reding meets representatives of sports associations
(EU) EU/GHENT SUMMIT/TRADE UNIONS: Friday, demonstration and adoption of "Social Declaration of Ghent"
(EU) EU/MIGRATION: For Antoine Duquesne, solution to problem of immigration lies in integrated policy comprising asylum
(EU) EU/EIB: 400 million euro for Ericsson
(EU) EU/EIB: 60 million euro for environmental protection in Turkey
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EP/CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS: Peijs Report invites Parliament to approve Commission proposal aimed at putting an end to excessive bank charges
(EU) EU/CFSP: Court wants roles of Council and Commission in common foreign and security policy to be clarified
(EU) EU/BALTIC STATES: First transnational programme Interreg III
(EU) EU/ANIMAL DISEASE: EUR 155 million to fight animal diseases in 2002
(EU) EU/NORTH AMERICA: University cooperation projects with United States and Canada
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Network for settling cross-border disputes out-of-court
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/INDUSTRY: Commissioners Liikanen and Wallström mark World Standards Day with focus on environment and standards
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: General Assembly on 18/19 October
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 17/10/2001: