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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8106

6 December 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/foot and mouth disease
Further relaxation of embargo on British exports

Brussels, 05/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - The United Kingdom is again to be authorised to export live pigs from some UK regions towards the other EU Member States, as well as beef and veal, goat and sheepmeat from a wider geographical area of its territory. With the approval, on Tuesday, of the Commission proposal along these lines, the experts of Member States within the Standing Veterinary Committee gave their go-ahead to further relaxation of the Community embargo on meat and live animals...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Illustration and defence of "Community method" and its inventors (and a few comments for those who neglect it)
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Prodi says Convention should adopt text by consensus and next IGC should be concluded end 2003-early 2004 - Barnier points out that, early 2002, Commission will mainly provide contributions on Commission itself and outside EU representation
(EU) EU/TURKEY/CONVENTION: Ankara to have same status as other candidates
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Patten and Solana welcome Bonn agreement
(EU) EU/LAEKEN EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Jacques Delors candidate for Convention Presidency
(EU) EU/MIDDLE-EAST: EU says destabilising the Palestinian Authority will not end the spiral of violence
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Jacob Söderman criticises Council for lack of transparency
(EU) EP/SOVEREIGNTY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Breakdown over defending shipyards
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/JHA/UNITED STATES: Colin Powell at signing of Europol/US cooperation agreement - EU mandate for agreement on information exchange
(EU) JHA COUNCIL: Final details before JHA Council
(EU) EU/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL: Council on 6 and 7 December is to continue to confirm divergence over Galileo and working hours of hauliers, but to make progress on air sector security
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Difficult debate over Telecoms package
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL/ENLARGEMENT: EU finance ministers urge candidate country counterparts to pursue economic reforms
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Council split over new scheme of State aid for coal industry
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Fine for citric acid cartel
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2002: Some Member States contribute more to budget than expected
(EU) ACP: Bananas, sugar, future trade negotiations with Union at heart of ACP Council
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Belgian postal service is fined for abuse of dominant position
(EU) EU/FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE: Further relaxation of embargo on British exports
(EU) EP/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: For Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer, an odour may not constitute a brand - Court deliberates
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Geelhoed proposes sentencing France for not having designated the Gulf of the Seine as "area polluted by nitrogen"
(EU) EMPLOYMENT/SOCIAL COUNCIL: Anna Diamantopoulou calls for realistic employment objectives at national level - Latest Council results
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Emilio Gabaglio regrets Employment Council has not fixed national employment objectives
(EU) UEF/BRUSSELS EUROPEAN CAPITAL:
(EU) EU/EUROPEANS OF THE YEAR:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: GEPE study into economic and financial impact of enlargement
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY:
(EU) EU/OCT:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Brewing:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Bank-insurance:
(EU) Environment:
(EU) Cosmetics:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Equipment:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 05/12/2001: