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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8074

20 October 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/postal services
Ferreira and Patrie refuse to speed up liberalisation of postal services

Brussels, 19/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - French Socialists Anne Ferreira and Béatrice Patrie clearly stated their views, on Thursday in a press release, against the agreement of 15 October concerning the new stages in liberalisation of the postal services market within the EU (see EUROPE of 16/10, p.6, and 17/10, p.1). Both MEPs consider this "agreement signs the death warrant for the public postal service, not only in France but also at European level". They consider that, by reducing the...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF GHENT/TERRORISM: EU reaffirms its concrete solidarity with United States and its confidence in the European economy's resistance to the crisis, also thanks to the euro
(EU) EP/GHENT SUMMIT: Nicole Fontaine insists on EU humanitarian aid to be deployed for Afghan population as winter approaches
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Persson stresses the role that Council and European Council should retain in future - According to him, there is no reason to alter provisions on appointing Commission
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: France/Germany/UK summit - a normal meeting for discussing military operations among partners
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Solana and Robertson in Skopje on Thursday
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Solana meets Zaher Shah Sunday in Rome
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: ECHO's current priority is to continue to provide aid inside Afghanistan itself by supplying shelter and stepping up food security
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: BSE, beef and agricultural negotiations to be main issues on Council agenda on Tuesday
(EU) EU/WTO: EU outlines criteria for giving "green light" to launch of new trade round
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/EURO:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: For an substantial increase in the threshold above which public procurement would be subjected to Community regulation
(EU) EU/SECOND OCTOBER SESSION: Guy Verhofstadt to present results of Ghent Summit to MEPs on Wednesday
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Corbey report calls for tighter legislation on recycling waste packaging
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: GUE/NGL round table on reopening of Mont Blanc Tunnel and protecting the environment in the Alps
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Adam report proposes to increase premiums to goat and ewe farmers
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Hautala hopes new directive on employment equality between men and women will be adopted this year
(EU) EP/POSTAL SERVICES: Ferreira and Patrie refuse to speed up liberalisation of postal services
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Towards a global strategy for combating poverty with reliable indicators and involvement of all players
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Additional measures for recovery of cod stocks
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission and Belgian Presidency promote eGovernment
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission welcomes IATA measures on air freight transport
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead for INA's takeover of FAG
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 32 million for planting eucalyptus forests in Brazil
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Council adopts common position on radio spectrum policy in EU
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Broadband Internet access develops in Europe, but fibre optic is the future
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial production up in EU and euro zone in August
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