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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8081

29 October 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 42 / 43
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT / European library
N° 479

*** ELIE BARNAVI, PAUL GOOSSENS (Ed.): Les frontières de l'Europe. De Boeck & Larcier (39 rue des Minimes, B-1000 Brussels. Distribution: Acces+, 4 Fond Jean-Pâques, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve. Tel: (32-10) 482500 - Fax: 482519 - E-mail: acces+cde@deboeck.be - Internet: http//www.deboeck.be). 2001, 271 pp, 995 FB, 160 FF. ISBN 2-8041-3938-7.

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Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: I. The "net contributions" timebomb for Community expenditure has almost stopped ticking (for the moment…)
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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
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Television:
(EU) Agri-foodstuffs:
(EU) Agri-foodstuffs:
(EU) Electricity:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Cars:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 479
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 29/10/2001: