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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8098

24 November 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 43
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/enterprise
Despite becoming more entrepreneurial, EU loses out to United States in productivity growth

Brussels, 23/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - Despite improving performance, the standard of living in the EU has fallen persistently behind that of the United States and Europe's presence in the field of biotechnology is limited in comparison to the US. This the main conclusion of the Competitiveness Report 2001 published on Thursday by the European Commission. According to the report, the widening gap on either side of the Atlantic is mainly caused by weaknesses in the EU's innovative performance...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Concerning statements by Hubert Védrine over future accessions and geopolitical criteria - Disaster scenario concerning Cyprus
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Belgian Presidency welcomes Franco-German initiative
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM: Tony Blair and Jack Straw highlight need to pool sovereignty to strengthen it
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe's President rejects Troika's demands
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: COR explains what it expects from next round of institutional reform
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: 17th Quadripartite Meeting
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/BENTINCK PRIZE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/CONSUMERS: Council on 26 November will seek to reach compromise on Community patent
(EU) EU/NEPAL:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Informal ministerial meeting with candidate countries
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission to hold informal meeting with Danube and Black Sea region ministers for water
(EU) EU/ATTACKS ON 11 SEPTEMBER: Union takes action on several fronts - ECHO arm in Kabul - Nielson in Afghanistan early December
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Commission warns importers of its doubts about Israeli certificates of origin
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: No agreement yet on working time for lorry drivers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission settles Marathon case with Thyssengas
(EU) EU/ETHICS: In February Ethics group should issue its opinion on patentability of inventions using human stem cells
(EU) EU/EP/DEVELOPMENT/HEALTH: NGOs call on Union to demand that Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria in LDC finance access by AIDS patients to medicines and not just prevention
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Appeal from conference on prevention of accidents in the workplace
(EU) EU/POLAND:
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/INDIA: At New Delhi Summit, firm declaration against terrorism and commitment to double value of trade
(EU) EU/HONG KONG: First agreement on re-admission of persons in illegal situation
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: Despite becoming more entrepreneurial, EU loses out to United States in productivity growth
(EU) EU/COURT OF AUDITORS: Analysis of research programme
(EU) EP/ENERGY: MEPs rule on Green Paper and want inclusion of an "Energy" chapter in treaty during next IGC
(EU) EP/JUSTICE: EP approves extension of Europol competencies and formation of joint investigation teams
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament calls on Commission for proposal on packaging and packaging waste to enhance recycling effort
(EU) EU/CYBERCRIME: First international treaty is signed against cybercrime
(EU) EP/KANGAROO GROUP:
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2002/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
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