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Ecofin Council President Rodrigo Rato places emphasis on coordinating economic policies, liberalisation of electricity, the euro's external representation, and integration of financial markets

Brussels, 08/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, Spanish Minister for the Economy Rodrigo Rato presented the priorities of the Spanish Ecofin Council Presidency to the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Coming as no surprise, these priorities will be: the development of coordination of economic policies, the euro's external representation, employment in the Barcelona Summit perspective, the fight against the funding of terrorism and the continuation of...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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GENERAL NEWS
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(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Miguel Arias Canete hopes Spanish Presidency can close agriculture chapter with candidate countries
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Industry Committee opposes private sector involvement in common enterprise that will manage launch of GALILEO programme
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Ecofin Council President Rodrigo Rato places emphasis on coordinating economic policies, liberalisation of electricity, the euro's external representation, and integration of financial markets
(EU) EP/EMU: Jo Leinen says Mr Euro should be a Commission Vice-President
(EU) EP/EDUCATION:
(EU) EP/TERRORISM: MEPs' anger
(EU) EU/AVIATION: Commission proposes to reinforce protection against delays and overbooking
(EU) EU/EURO: 75% of all payments now in euros - Currency distribution problems
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission opens debate on block exemption for licensing agreements
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(EU) EU/HEALTH: International symposium on dangers of direct-to-consumer prescription drug promotion
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(EU) EU/CULTURE: Balance sheet for "Culture 2000" Programme, 2001
(EU) EU/LANGUAGES: Report by Strasbourg Centre of European Studies and Treve European Law Academy says multi-lingualism is key
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