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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8101

29 November 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 42
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/presidency
David Martin enters the lists with experience as vice-president and pro-European Labour member

Brussels, 28/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - This coming January, when the European Parliament elects its President for the second half of its mandate to replace Nicole Fontaine, the game will be open at last for the first round and possibly the second, with five candidates. This is what British Labour member and candidate for the Socialist Group (the second in number, after that of the EPP-ED) announced when talking on Tuesday to several journalists. David Martin, who was born in Edinburg in 1954...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/LAEKEN SUMMIT: Lous Michel explains that Convention will "keep control of agenda" and emphasises EU's "CESDP dilemma" - According to Romano Prodi, "taboos imposed on the Convention are unthinkable"
(EU) EP/PRESIDENCY: David Martin enters the lists with experience as vice-president and pro-European Labour member
(EU) EU/CUBA: Political dialogue resumed in Havana on 30 November
(EU) EU/EP/AFGHANISTAN: Appeal for participation by Afghan women in democratisation process
(EU) EU/LAEKEN SUMMIT/TURKEY: Mr Verhofstadt brings up Cyprus and CFSP
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/DENMARK:
(EU) EU/COMMUNICATIONS:
(EU) AFGHANSISTAN/HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH:
(EU) CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RACISM: Commission aims to harmonise legislative and regulatory Member State provisions on racist and xenophobic acts
(EU) EU/CIVIL DEFENCE: Commission prepares effective response to counter bio-terrorist threat in Union
(EU) EU/JHA: Discussions progress on incrimination of terrorism - contacts between ministers on difficult question of European arrest warrant
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Next week, Commission is to propose extension of aid regime for airlines' "war risk" insurance
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission adopts proposal of directive on aircraft noise to replace hushkit regulation challenged by United States
(EU) EU/TRADE/LATIN AMERICA:
(EU) EU/CFSP: Commission puts forward strategy for improving funding of EU civilian crisis management operations in third countries
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Mutual recognition agreement comes into force on 1 January 2002
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: In its 2001 Review of the EU Economy the Commission recommends raising retirement age
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Most candidate countries closed additional chapters during Wednesday's negotiations
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission prepares to launch infringement proceedings against various Member States for failing to meet their obligations to unbundle local loop
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission extends investigation on public shipyards in Spain
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Microsoft relinquishes hearing scheduled for December
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Germany urges for extension of exemption granted to certain economic sectors regarding the ecotax
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Ombudsman steps up pressure on Commission to put an end to sexual discrimination
(EU) EU/SPORT: Reding discusses with Johann Koss on athletes' passport
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Prostitution is a commercial activity like any other, but prostitutes from former Eastern block have to be self-employed prostitutes
(EU) EU/EIB/GREECE:
(EU) EU/SPAIN:
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Council adopts directive on new maximum dioxin content in animal feed
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 50 million for new hospital in Nicosia
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan granted to Iberdrola for electricity distribution in Spain
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS: ETUC calls for support of eurodemo at Laeken Summit on 13 December in Brussels
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/SOCIAL: Positive assessment of Slovak labour market
(EU) EU/EXCLUSION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: Conferences and other events in November/December
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 28/11/2001: