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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/central asia

Solana proposes re-assessment of EU policy

Luxembourg, 29/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - On the eve of the mission that EU Council President Louis Michel is to conduct from Tuesday in Central Asia, the High Representative for CFSP, Javier Solana, proposed that the Fifteen review EU policy towards the countries of the region (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan).

In the working document that he presented to the General Affairs Council on Monday in Luxembourg, Mr Solana notes that the strategic implications of...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CENTRAL ASIA: Solana proposes re-assessment of EU policy
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Agreement on remuneration and taxation of MEPs - blocking on financing of parties
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Spain and Sweden propose action plan for dialogue between different cultures in context of Barcelona Process
(EU) EU/CYPRUS:
(EU) EP/LAOS:
(EU) EUROMED/TERRORISM: "tough line" taken by Mediterranean countries against terrorism - Libya against Eastern Mediterranean countries taking part in Euro-Med dialogue
(EU) EP/SAHARA:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT/ROMA:
(EU) EP/GREENS/ITALIAN RADICALS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO: General Affairs Council insists on "development" section of next round of global trade talks - Union "sticks together" on eve of WTO meeting in Doha
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Association and Stabilisation Agreement is signed
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Council hopes to resolve differences on EURATOM and EU's sixth Framework Research Programmes
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Proposal on labelling and traceability of GMO foodstuffs generally well received by Council, but there is reservation on tolerance levels in case of accidental contamination - no lifting of moratorium in sight
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Political agreements on integrated management of coastal zones, funding of NGOs, leisure craft, off-road vehicles - other Council successes
(EU) EU/FRAUD/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/GIBRALTAR:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commissioner Monti says tax incentives for Italian banks are state aid
(EU) EU/BANKING: European Banking Federation suggests voluntary code for harmonising cost of cross-border payments by 2006
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission asks Austria and Switzerland to authorise more lorries in aftermath of Gothard accident
(EU) EU/BSE: EU Scientific Steering Committee casts doubt on presence of BSE in small ruminants
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/BEEF: Glavany answers Commission criticism
(EU) ILO/EMPLOYMENT:
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Draft report of Financial Regulation on Tuesday
(EU) EU/IRELAND: Smooth implementation of 2001 Irish budget
(EU) EP/WTO: Parliament calls for consultative parliamentary body at WTO and more transparency (mainly in dispute settlement)
(EU) EP/REGIONAL POLICY: Parliament amends proposal of regulation on statistics
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament has urgently requested political reforms to development aid
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament calls for the needs of poorer countries to be better into account in the fishing agreements
(EU) EP/PARLIAMENT: Support for NGO funding programme
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Parliament and Belgian Presidency in talks to avoid conciliation over Telecoms Framework-Directive
(EU) EP/INFORMATION SOCIETY: citizens' freedoms and rights Committee abandons "opt-in" solution for unsolicited e-mail
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 479
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 29/10/2001: