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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8109

10 December 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
Legal action against Portugal (water protection)

Brussels, 10/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, the European Commission decided to send Portugal a "letter of formal notice" for failing to comply with Court of Justice judgements concerning the Community's dangerous substances in water directive. Portugal has still to formally adopt and send to the Commission pollution-reduction programmes for 99 dangerous substances as required by the directive, despite the ruling of the Court of Justice in July 2000. Article 228 of the Treaty gives the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short account of debate over future of Europe - Convention Presidency, short phrase from Jacques Delors, dangers of bargaining, traps of "consensus" procedure, action by European Movement
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Last Council before Laeken - Preparing for Summit, enlargement, defence, 11 September attacks, etc
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: After meeting with Nabil Chaath and Shimon Peres, EU specifies commitments expected of Israel and of Palestinian Authority - Solana on the spot on Tuesday
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Klaus Peter Kleiber nominated EU special representative to Afghanistan
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Erhard Busek to replace Bodo Hombach as EU representative in the Balkans
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Council approves strengthened cooperation with countries of Central Asia
(EU) EU/CUBA: Council notes positive signs in Cuba, but confirms common position
(EU) EU/BURMA:
(EU) EU/EPP: Summit prior to European Council of Laeken - Report on European constitution proposes "European partnership" for countries that cannot join the EU
(EU) EU/LIBERALS: Summit before Laeken, with Guy Verhofstadt
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE:
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN PARTIES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Research Ministers reach political agreement on proposal for 6th framework programme
(EU) EU/TRADE/DEVELOPMENT: Council adopts new scheme of generalised preferences, more beneficial for countries complying with social legislation
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: EU threatens filing complaint with WTO if United States implements new protectionist measures on steel
(EU) EU/JAPAN: New action plan to enhance cooperation between Union and Japan
(EU) ACP: Third summit of ACP heads of state to take place before September 2002, in Fiji if possible - Other results of ACP Council of Ministers
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission proposes control measures to fight PMMA, a new synthetic drug
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/ENVIRONMENT: Five candidate countries receive EUR 3.43 million LIFE funding for innovative environmental projects
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Political agreement on freezing terrorists' assets
(EU) EU/ARREST WARRANT:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Latest Council results - Asylum, border controls
(EU) EP/TERRORISM/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: European Summit of Laeken to decide between four candidate towns as seat of European Food Authority
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/NGO:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Merger between Muzzik and Mezzo is cleared
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises joint venture between Saab and WM-Data
(EU) EU/EIB/SWEDEN: Loan to "Viking" telecommunications network
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 35 million for electricity in Namibia
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: According to Prodi, the euro will be on the upturn compared to the dollar from January on
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS UNION:
(EU) EU/BSE: Finland to test all cattle over 30 months old
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes to amend packaging and packaging waste directive
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Legal action against Ireland and Italy (on waste legislation)
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Legal action against Portugal (water protection)
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Mesut Yilmaz expects Laeken to give "clearer signal"
(EU) EU/SLOVENIA: Official signature of trade concessions for wine
(EU) EU/BALKANS:
(EU) EU/ENERGY/KOREAN PENINSULA:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Science and society action plan
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 485
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 10/12/2001: