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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8091

15 November 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/drugs

14/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - The EU Drugs Agency in Lisbon (EMCDDA) will be launching its 2001 Annual Report on 20 November at the European Parliament, giving facts, figures and analyses of EU-wide and Member State drugs use, with a special focus on cocaine, infectious diseases and synthetic drugs. It also describes the latest trends and social, legal and political responses and spotlights the drug problem in Central and Eastern Europe. It is available in the 11 EU languages plus Norwegian...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Giscard d'Estaing, Helmut Schmidt and Jacques Delors meet at ceremony in Lausanne - What their meeting signifies
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/PRESIDENCY/LIBERALS: Pat Cox formally candidate for EP Presidency - Approach by Italian Radicals to enter Group
(EU) EP/EPP/ED: Hans-Gert Poettering re-elected Group President
(EU) EP/EP PRESIDENCY: Jens-Peter Bonde is candidate
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: Durant announces visit to India by Michel and Prodi - Busquin: exploit reversal in situation to accelerate humanitarian aid - Several MEPs concerned at "mini-summits" like Ghent or London
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: Nicole Fontaine wants the government to include all ethnic groups and provide humanitarian aid as quickly as possible
(EU) EU/THE CHURCH:
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Towards an active observer role for Economic and Social Committee in next convention on institutional reform
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO: The 142 WTO members reach agreement on Wednesday on launching a new round of multilateral trade talks
(EU) EU/SPACE: Romano Prodi highlights importance of co-operation between Commission and ESA
(EU) EU/TOURISM: Commission calls for more sustainable and competitive tourism
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/REFORM: Commission proposes concrete measures to implement its outsourcing policy
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Immediate Commission aid to Algeria will cover most urgent needs of flood victims
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Parliament ends first reading of draft research framework-programme without altering its budget or architecture
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Prodi and Verheugen stress that 2002 will be decisive year - Questions on Turkey
(EU) EU/COURT OF AUDITORS: Karlsson defends method chosen by Court and insists on simplification and separation between technical and political assessment
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Merger authorized between Canal+, RTL and Groupe Jean-Claude Darmon
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for ICA Ahold/Dansk Supermarked joint venture
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission launches enquiry into Spanish aid planned for Renault's Valladolid plant
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission initiates investigation into aid granted to Portuguese public broadcasting body RTP
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission approves granting of structural aid in Spain and initiates enquiries into Italian aid
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 225 million for drinking water supplies in Algeria
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Thirty left-wing MEPs call for moratorium on "deregulation" of air sector
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Negotiations on stock management in North East Atlantic fail over blue whiting - agreement on herring and mackerel
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Increased research-development effort in EU in 1999 and 2000 - large differences between southern and northern countries
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Meeting of constitutional regions on Thursday and Friday
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CYBERCRIME: Assembly calls ban on racist websites and "abusive hosting"
(EU) EU/E-COMMERCE: EuroCommerce launched Euro-Logo quality label to raise confidence in e-commerce
(EU) EU/DRUGS:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 14/11/2001: