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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8131

18 January 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 43
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court of auditors
Court of Auditors elects Juan Manuel Fabra Valles as new President

Brussels, 17/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the fifteen members of the Court of Auditors elected Juan Manuel Fabra Valles to take over from Jan O. Karlsson as the President of the Court for the next three years. Mr Fabra Valles has been the Spanish member of the Court since March 2000, heading the audit division dealing with the European Development Fund. From 1994-1999 he was an MEP and a member of the EP's Budget Committee and Budget Control Committee. He was a deputy at the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Still regarding the euro - A subject of astonishment - Two remarks on the fringes of Jacques Delors' suggestions - de Silguy does not forget
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ITALY/GERMANY: According to Berlusconi, Italy and Germany share same vision of Europe
(EU) EP/COMMITTEE CHAIRS/QUAESTORS: Michel Rocard chairs Culture Committee, Giorgio Napolitano remains at head of Constitutional Affairs - Laborious election of Quaestors
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Parliament puts finishing touches to Convention delegation
(EU) EU/NIGERIA: New call for clemency in application of sharia
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ESC: ESC observers in Convention
(EU) EU/MIDEAST: Commission draws up list of damage caused by Israel to projects funded by EU and Member States in territories under Palestinian administration - Mr. Piqué on round of Middle East
(EU) EU/MIDEAST:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) CORRECTION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission threatens to liberalise gas and electricity markets itself if issue does not move forward under Spanish Presidency
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Discussions continue on Community's and Member States financial commitments for Tokyo Conference
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Candidate countries may be disappointed by budgetary proposals to be adopted on 30 January by Commission
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Commission may send Germany and Portugal official warnings over public deficits
(EU) EP/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Rapporteur Zappalà pleased with vote in first reading
(EU) EU/FISH: Parliament relatively critical of Green Paper on future of Common Fisheries Policy
(EU) EU/EP/ACP: Parliament gives assent to ratification of Cotonou Agreement
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament gives approval for formal adoption of "ozone in ambient air" Directive
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament calls for more ambitious sixth action programme than foreseen by Council
(EU) EP/TOBACCO EXCISE: Parliament refuses to give emergency stance on this controversial issue
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Further consultations in airbus/Boeing affair
(EU) EU/WTO/GRICULTURE: Italian farmers call on Fischler and Lamy to defend names of origin
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Approval of list of "Natura 2000" sites to protect in Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira
(EU) EU/DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES: Commission hauls France before Court for non-transposition of directive on placing on the market and use of pentachlorophenol and other organostannic compounds
(EU) EU/PRESSURE EQUIPMENT: Germany hauled before Court of Justice
(EU) EU/PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY LAW: Court extends advantages under Italian-Swiss Convention on old-age pensions to workers from Member States that are not parties to that Convention
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: KPNQwest is authorised to acquire European activities of US telecommunications company Global TeleSystems
(EU) EU/CITIES: Go-ahead for 10 Urban II programmes for Italy
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Mr Söderman criticises CEDEFOP's language gaffes
(EU) EU/AUTOMOBILES: Car manufacturers concerned about Commission's plans
(EU) EU/COURT OF AUDITORS: Court of Auditors elects Juan Manuel Fabra Valles as new President
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: Seminars and other events in January and February
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