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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8076

22 October 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport/energy
Safety is priority number one for energy and transport policy in 2001

Brussels, 22/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - In the face of the challenges of road and sky congestion, accidents, the EU's dependence on the outside world for its energy supply, and terrorism, the European Commission Vice-President (responsible for energy and transport), Loyola de Palacio, chose safety as top priority for the first annual conference of the Commission's Directorate-General for Transport and Energy, that opened in Barcelona on 18 October. Addressing the conference, Ms Loyola de...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Africa on the right path? If they actually see the light of day, the new guidelines for Euro-Africa co-operation warrant a certain amount of optimism
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Enlarged European Conference confirms European continent's "total and unanimous support" for measures following 11 September
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Michel meets Annan and Brahimi, Solana has talks with former King Zaher Shah
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Visit by Solana and Moratinos - PAEAC declaration
(EU) EP/SESSION: Fontaine to write to Sharon to ask him to withdraw Israeli troops from Palestinian Territories
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(EU) EP/ALBANIA: Pack wants solution to refusal of Democratic party to take part in work of Albanian Parliament
(EU) EU/TOGO: EU again calls for organisation of free elections
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: Conferences of Green/EFA and GUE/NGL Groups on future of Afghanistan
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/AFGHANISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Michel says that Laeken will not lead to list of candidate countries ready to conclude negotiations end-2002, but an "in-depth analysis" of situation
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/FINANCIAL MARKETS: Bond issuance in euro suffers consequences of attacks
(EU) EU/MARITIME IMPOPRTS/ TERRORISM: European ship-owners alarmed at "abuses", following increase in insurance premiums
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission takes France, Germany, Italy and Portugal to court
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Improvement to labelling and traceability in legislation on marine and fish-farm fish products
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Commission adopts strategy for regional co-operation and sets out priorities for Cards aid programme for Balkans
(EU) EU/INFORMATION: Friction between Romano Prodi and Belgian Presidency over organisation of joint press conferences
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: New EU/China material sciences agreement
(EU) EU/WTO: European companies Call for "short cycle"
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/ENERGY: Safety is priority number one for energy and transport policy in 2001
(EU) EU/FRAUD: OLAF indicates in its Annual Report that despite recruitment problems, it will be stepping up its investigation of alleged internal corruption
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Tense exchange over GE/Honeywell between Commissioner Monti and his American counterpart at World Competition Forum
(EU) EP/REGIONS/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE/EP: Committee hopes to intensify relations with European Parliament and to modernise - Integration of ECSC Consultative Committee in future joint Committee?
(EU) EU/CULTURE: UEF calls for revival of European Cultural Centre
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Alber suggests that Court cancel Council regulation banning aircraft from EU skies that do not comply with EU noise legislation
(EU) EP/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/IMF:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Thorning-Schmidt Report calls for lower threshold for limit values of worker exposure to vibration
(EU) EU/Mediterranean: Forum of Civil Society hopes to organise assizes on immigration
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: European employers call on Member States to set necessary conditions in place for economic recovery in the EU
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for creation of electric power plant in Argentina
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for development of Tanzania's natural gas reserves
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: European Monitoring Centre on Change is launched
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 478
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 22/10/2001: