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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8134

23 January 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) esc/immigration
Committee calls for temporary six-month entry and residence permit for the purpose of seeking employment

Brussels, 22/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - With the adoption (93 in favour and 2 abstentions) of the opinion by Spanish trade unionist Miguel Luis Pariza Castanos on the conditions of entry and residency for third county nationals for the purpose of seeking employment or carrying out an independent activity, the European Economic and Social Committee proposes to create a new method of temporary admission to a Member State for the purpose of finding work. "This is essential, especially where...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ESDP: Current ESDP capabilities do not yet allow for consideration of military type operations, confirms President of Military Committee before Parliament
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: EU representative welcomes conclusion of political agreement on decentralisation legislation
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Solana to visit region at end of week
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary Assembly gives go-ahead to Bosnia-Herzegovina's membership
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Peter Schieder new President of Parliamentary Assembly
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: UEF says EP delegation must be driving force in the Convention
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: United Kingdom's alleged idea of setting up "super council" rejected by Commission and denied by London
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Finance ministers consider the German and Portuguese budgetary policies were "correct" - Resumption of growth expected in Europe in first quarter 2002
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Economics ministers welcome six countries' appropriate updated Stability and Convergence Programmes
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Finance ministers support broad outline of Spanish economic and financial priorities, but comment on electricity liberalisation plans
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Fifteen adopt declaration on crisis in Argentina and are convinced better solution can be found to contribute to development of Mediterranean region
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission to present proposal of framework directive on Wednesday to establish environmental liability regime based on polluter-pays principle
(EU) EU/BIOTECHNOLOGY: Commission to adopt biotechnology strategy and action plan on Wednesday
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Pledging around EUR 2.3 billion over five years, including 600 million for 2002, Union would be the largest contributor to the international reconstruction effort
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Patten hopes Euro-Japanese action plan will get off to good start
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: United States wants time to resolve the FSC issue
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Vienna will not oppose Czech Republic joining EU despite success of Temelin petition
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 17 million loan for port of Durres in Albania
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Committee on Constitutional Affairs wants EP's role in adoption of implementing measures to be assured
(EU) ACP/EU/ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe authorities reiterate in writing, in time, their verbal promises, but concrete actions lack to the appeal - sending of a troika on the ground in the coming days
(EU) EU/DATA PROTECTION: Commission sets standard contract clauses to facilitate personal data transfer to third countries for processing
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Italy to appeal EU ruling that state bank aid is illegal
(EU) EU/EURO: Most Swedes want to join the euro
(EU) EU/CITIES: Adoption of ten Urban programmes for cities in United Kingdom - 113.5 million euro for these ten cities
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Creation of a Joint Consultative Committee with local and regional authorities in the Czech Republic
(EU) EU/REGIONS:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Committee calls for new impetus for a plan for plant protein crops in the Community from 2002-2003
(EU) ESC/IMMIGRATION: Committee calls for temporary six-month entry and residence permit for the purpose of seeking employment
(EU) ESC/ASYLUM: Committee calls for asylum seeker hosting system to be made more effective by involving NGOs concerned and social partners
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EUR 5.5 billion external trade surplus for euro zone in November 2001 and deficit of EUR 0.6 billion in EU
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SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Documents No. 2267/2268: Commission Communication for spring Council of Barcelona
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 22/01/2002: