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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8135

24 January 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Rail freight users create European association to defend their interests and rail liberalisation

Brussels, 23/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - At the very time when the Commission was presenting its new proposals to re-launch rail freight, the industries users of the rail created a common "platform" in Brussels to defend their interests. Officially launched on Wednesday, the European Rail Freight Customers Platform (ERFCP) immediately provided succour to the Commission by "fully supporting complete liberalisation of the railway market, which will increase the price/quality ratio of these...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Is there an "Italian case" in the EU today? Attempt at clarification and general considerations
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CFSP: Javier Solana invites United States not to give way to temptation of "global unilateralism"
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Spain may send letter to protest against destruction of Palestinian infrastructures financed by the EU - Damage inflicted amounts to EUR 17.254 million - Detailed list of damage
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Peres/Solana meeting
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Russia hopes to increase cooperation with EU and United States in context of peace effort
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Union breaks its silence regarding conditions in which prisoners are being held
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: French delegation has been decided
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Clearer idea of who will represent European governments
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Giscard d'Estaing appoints John Kerr to run Convention Secretariat
(EU) EP/PRESIDENT: Pat Cox presents his Cabinet
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission makes proposals to revitalise railways by opening national railways to competition and through harmonisation of technical and safety standards
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Rail freight users create European association to defend their interests and rail liberalisation
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/BUDGET: EU diplomats to discuss operations budget on Thursday for Convention on institutional reform
(EU) EU/ECB: Addressing Parliament's Monetary Committee, Wim Duisenberg gives prudent assessment of economic growth picking up in eurozone
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: Union Troika secures details on undertakings made by Zimbabwe authorities but asks for further clarifications before Monday
(EU) EU/FYROM:
(EU) EU/BIOTECHNOLOGY: European Commission adopts strategy for taking advantage of life science potential
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Commission wants to promote information and communication technologies to combat poverty
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission grants 17 million euro in humanitarian aid to Sudan for 2002
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID:
(EU) EU/EGYPT:
(EU) EP/LEGAL: President Cox should provide a follow-up to recommendation of Committee on Legal Affairs to challenge Council decision on legal basis of regulation on statute of European company before the courts
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Anna Diamantopoulou calls for more innovative and ambitious national action plans against social exclusion
(EU) EU/FOOT AND MOUTH: First Temporary Foot and Mouth Committee meeting to be held in Strasbourg on 4 February
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Regulation on EU/Guinea-Bissau Fisheries Agreement adopted
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Green light for Fisheries Agreement with Cap vert
(EU) WORLD SOCIAL FORUM:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: EU to speak of enriched uranium affair at WTO
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission opens inquiry into aid for Vauxhall Motors (United Kingdom)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Aker Maritime/Kvaerner operation in shipbuilding sector
(EU) EU/CITIES: Adoption of two Urban programmes for France
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: "ICTs" crucial for business logistics, according to Commission survey
(EU) EU/INFLATION: Annual inflation rate up to 2.0% in EU15
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(EU) EU/MACEDONIA:
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