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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8079

26 October 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/transport
MEPs divided over reopening of Mont Blanc Tunnel but support measures announced by Commission following Gothard Tunnel accident

Strasbourg, 25/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - Addressing the European Parliament plenary session on behalf of the Commission, Commissioner Franz Fischler said that following the fire in the Franco-Italian Mont Blanc Tunnel in March 1999 and the Tauern Tunnel in Austria in May 1999, the question of tunnel safety had again been posed in the most brutal fashion by the tragic accident in the Gothard Tunnel in Switzerland on Wednesday morning.

Echoing a statement by Transport Commissioner, Loyola de...

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(EU) ECB:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Council and Parliament agree on Erika I package so it can be formally adopted in December
(EU) EU/INSURANCE: Reasoned opinion sent to belgium and Finland on no-claims bonuses for car insurance
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Commission disputes conclusions of ITC in steel import affair
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Committee concerned at special role regions with legislative powers want to play - Discussions on Friday
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(EU) EP/WTO: Parliament wants ambitious agenda for new negotiation round
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(EU) EP/BUDGET/EIB:
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EP/EDUCATION:
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2002: Parliament approves draft budget of 99.634 billion euro and calls on Council not to act alone again
(EU) EP/WOMEN: EP amends proposal on equal treatment
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(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: New Commission proposals give Union means to pursue ambitions for Marrakech conference
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL: Ministers relatively satisfied with preparation for WTO agricultural negotiations in Doha
(EU) EU/GLOBALISATION: Report commissioned by Commission of European Episcopal Conferences suggests setting up a Global Governance Group (3G)
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission wants to improve exploitation of public sector information to allow development of European content
(EU) EU/E-COMMERCE: Industry and consumers agree on European e-commerce confidence labels scheme
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: IRU asks Alpine countries for measures to facilitate traffic in region
(EU) EU/WTO/TEXTILES: Euratex demands of Asian countries
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