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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/restructurings

Emilio Gabaglio asks Commission for new initatives

Brussels, 21/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - Following the announcement, in recent months, of significant restructuring, company closures and massive redundancy plans, the Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation Emilio Gabaglio wrote a letter to the members of the European Commission in which he asserts: The Commission must ensure a better taking into account of the social impact of restructuring (…) It is absolutely necessary to reinforce the measures for prevention,...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LAEKEN SUMMIT: Commission seminar in Knokke to prepare Summit - institutional reform the focus of discussions
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Meeting on Monday to settle Turkish issue
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS:
(EU) EU/ARMS EXPORTS:
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Michel Barnier talks about the "mechanics" of the Convention and stresses importance of debate, the project and legitimacy
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM: AT SPD Congress, Tony Blair says Britain has nothing to fear from broad debate on "constitutional future of Europe"
(EU) EP/MALTA: Fontaine reassures Malta, a future "small" EU Member State
(EU) EU/DENMARK:
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EU/BALKANS/CORRIGENDUM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission forecasts eurozone growth of no more than 1.6% in 2001 but rules out any danger of recession for the moment - Unemployment to rise in 2002
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission imposes record fines for illegal agreements in vitamin sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional go-ahead to merger between steel companies Usinor, Arbed and Aceralia, giving rise to giant in production sector estimated at 45 million tonnes of crude steel
(EU) ECSC:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears takeover of Haindl by UPM-Kymmene and Norske Skog
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission wants to cut premiums for tobacco varieties least in demand
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission continues infringement proceedings against France for illegal import of bananas
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: EU 15 unable to reach agreement over reform of sheep and goat sector
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Mr Byrne infers that he is considering proposing an easing of ban on meat meals
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes extending aid regime in favour of nuts by one year
(EU) ECSC/AUSTRIA/SWEDEN:
(EU) EU/ISRAEL/ERRATUM:
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Commission proposes to make a gesture for border regions and to create special fund for Afghanistan
(EU) EU/RESTRUCTURINGS: Emilio Gabaglio asks Commission for new initatives
(EU) EU/SPACE/TRANSPORT: Independent study on Galileo concludes that gains for economy as a whole will exceed costs
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Loyola de Palacio reacts to fall in crude oil price and announces financial aid for international electricITY links
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/YOUTH: Commission proposes open coordination method for integrating "youth" dimension into EU policies - Six "key elements" to ensure lifelong education and training
(EU) EU/GIBRALTAR: United Kingdom and Spain undertake to reach agreement over Gibraltar before summer 2002
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) ERRATUM:
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament approves Commission strategy for new chemical substances policy targeting progressive elimination of most dangerous by 2020
(EU) EP/SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST: EP wants Laeken Summit to promote framework directive
(EU) EU/BROADCASTING:
(EU) EU/DRUGS: Lisbon Agency's Annual Report - Concern about candidate countries
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 21/11/2001: