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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8124

9 January 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) finance

08/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - Le Figaro on 8 January indicated that former President of the French Republic, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (who will be presiding over the Convention's preparations for future EU reform) will be President of the International Consultative Committee of Fitch, the international credit rating agency belonginging to the Fimlac group. The committee will meet once a year to assess the world economic situation and the global markets. Former German Chancellor Hans...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Declaration of Laeken analysis leads to three fundamental guidelines on conduct for the Convention involved in outlining and putting ideas forward on the future of Europe
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Javier Solana informs EU ambassadors of meetings
(EU) EU/ITALY: Strong reactions at EP to Renato Ruggiero's departure - Piqué cancels visit to Rome and four-way meeting in Paris
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Wurtz calls for harassment of Palestinian and Israeli pacifist activists to cease
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: PES says majority of Europeans want an elected president
(EU) EP/NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS: Andrew Duff welcomes rejection of European Second Chamber by the Lords
(EU) EP/KOSOVO: EU jointly responsible for continued detention of over 200 Kosovars, says Albin Kurti
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SPANISH PRESIDENCY/COMMISSION: Aznar insists on priority being given to fight against terrorism, economic reform and employment - Meeting with Giscard d'Estaing on Wednesday
(EU) ACP/EU: Consultations between EU and Zimbabwe - Co-operation may be put on hold
(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
(EU) FINANCE:
(EU) EU/HEALTH: International symposium on dangers of direct-to-consumer prescription drug promotion
(EU) EU/HEALTH/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EU/MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/DRUGS:
(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
(EU) EU/THE EUROPEAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTORY:
(EU) EU/ILO:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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