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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8092

16 November 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/transport
Parliament radically amends proposal on opening public transport up to competition

Strasbourg, 15/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament adopted in first reading its position on the regulation that opens the public transport markets up to competition. With the adoption, on Tuesday, by 317 votes to 224 and 7 abstentions, of the report by Erik Meijer (GUE, NL), the Parliament considerably amended the Commission's initial proposal, following the lines of the EP left wing in a way more favourable to autonomy of local government. Commissioner de Palacio had said...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU Troika starts visit of Egypt, Israel, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Occupied Territories on Saturday
(EU) EP/PARLIAMENT PRESIDENCY: Francis Wurtz candidate for GUE/NGL
(EU) EP/LAOS: Parliament calls for convening of joint committee to raise issue of abolition of crime of expression of convictions
(EU) EP/ANTHRAX: Parliament welcomes reversal of American stance on convention on biological weapons and calls for setting up of agency in Union
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Foreign Minister Abdullah gives assurances to Nicole Fontaine
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Speaking before Irish Senate, Byrne describes qualitative leap that institutional reforms should allow for to make Union genuine democracy resting on sovereignty of people
(EU) EP/FRAUD: The case of Spanish flax will not be discussed in plenary
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Political agreement of Council and safety of blood collection encourages but does not make free donations compulsory
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Council hopes to improve cooperation and coordination to provide effective response to bioterrorist threat
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission defines safety, information and surveillance requirements for breast implants
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Presidency compromise on arrest warrant and terrorism
(EU) EU/WTO: Europeans broadly satisfied with Doha agreement, but disappointed with social aspect
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission releases EUR 2 million for victims of 23 June 2001 earthquake in Peru
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: URBAN programme funding for Antwerp
(EU) EP/AIR TRANSPORT CRISIS: Ms Durant criticises United States and recommends "recomposition of European sky around several major alliances" - MEPs attack "inaction" of Community bodies
(EU) EP/ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS: Parliament chooses national option for authorising "e-spamming" and goes to war against "cookies"
(EU) EU/CROSSBORDER PAYMENTS: EP adopts regulation on cross-border payments (not including cheques) on first reading
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament radically amends proposal on opening public transport up to competition
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP excludes pilotage from directive on port services and calls for greater transparency in aid to ports
(EU) EP/SHIPYARDS/SOUTH KOREA: Parliament's go-ahead for extension of temporary defence mechanism to the end of 2003
(EU) EP/TOBACCO: Parliament rejects changes to excise duty
(EU) EU/AID: Commission calls on France to end tax discrimination in favour of French mutual aid
(EU) EU/AID: Commission rules that Italian measures to regulate black economy are do not involve state aid
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Launch of enquiry into planned agricultural aid scheme in Italy
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Final negative decision on aid to Sardinia
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Court can do nothing for young German who refuses to do his military service in name of gender equality
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Over 10,000 professors or lecturers and 120,000 students take part in Erasmus programme
(EU) EU/REGIONS/EURO: Duisenberg stresses "responsibilities" of local and regional authorities for healthy management of public finances
(EU) EP/ITALY: Indignation of group of European parliamentarians following ruling by Court in Venice on managers of Montedison-Enimont
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Final conference on lifelong education
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Conference on culture in information society
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
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