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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8087

9 November 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 33
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ombudsman

08/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Ombudsman, Jacob Söderman, has published the European Code of Good Administrative Behaviour, in the form in which it was approved by the European Parliament on 6 September 2001. The document is available on the internet at: www.euro-ombudsman.eu.int/code/en/default.htm.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Europe and the next global trade negotiations: a position open to future sustainable development demands
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SEPARATE SUMMITS: Schuessel approaches Verhofstadt on behalf of eight countries excluded from London Summit and calls for European safety standards for nuclear power plants
(EU) EU/LAEKEN SUMMIT: Verhofstadt's rounds of the capitals begins in London on 26 November
(EU) EU/IRAN: Solana and Kharrazi discuss Afghanistan transition period
(EU) EU/ITALY: Rocco Buttiglione to reconfirm Italy's commitment to Community method
(EU) EU/LAOS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/TRANSPORT: Commission suggests to Fifteen negotiating transitional periods on road cabotage with most candidate countries
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/SABENA: Anna Diamantopoulou insists on forward-looking management of employment crises at European level and on using Community financial instruments
(EU) EU/ECB: Due to the fall in inflationary pressures, the ECB drops its leading rates by half a point - Henceforth, the ECB will only take decisions on rates once a month
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Council asks Commission to arrange dialogue with Member States over setting timetable for increasing public development aid
(EU) G7/BIOTERRORISM: Health Ministers and Commissioner Byrne launch plan to counter terrorism
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Council restricts weapons embargo to territory held by Taliban
(EU) EU/CHILDHOOD: Informal meeting of EU Ministers for Children's Affairs
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission announces debate on dairy quotas in 2002
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Arbed, Usinor and Aceralia give details of their commitments
(EU) EU/JHA: Antonio Vitorino presents "mitigated result" of Tampere follow-up - appeal for criminal justice cooperation to be brought under Community sphere of competence
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission authorises marketing of new medicine for treating certain forms of leukaemia
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Commission defines strategy aimed at reducing fraud risk as soon as possible
(EU) EU/POLICE: Cooperation agreement between Europol and Interpol signed
(EU) EU/EUROPOL/ENLARGEMENT: Authorisation to conclude agreements between Europol and four candidate countries
(EU) EU/WTO:
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Italy condemned for having refunded private creditors with government bonds, an illegal practice
(EU) COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Appeal by a homosexual official of the EIB patently inadmissible
(EU) EU/WTO/INFORMATION:
(EU) EP/NOVEMBER SESSION: Commission reports on candidate countries, Court of Auditors' Annual Report, final vote on money laundering, employment in aviation industry, international crime, research area
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN:
(EU) EU/ACP: On eve of WTO meeting in Doha, Parliamentary Assembly calls for more equitable multilateral trading system
(EU) EU/ACP: Parliamentary Assembly takes position on terrorism, food security, AIDS, migrations and the disabled
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Retail sales increase in euro-zone and in Union during August
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Adoption of initiative bolstering local dimension of European Employment Strategy - Anna Diamantopoulou calls on Commission to be more accessible to local actors
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Anna Diamantopoulou criticises Germany for delay in reforming its labour market
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CHILDHOOD: Strengthening protection of children against sexual exploitation
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 08/11/2001: