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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8136

25 January 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
Commission's Environmental liability scheme makes polluters pay for water, land and bio-diversity damage

Brussels, 24/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - The idea that the polluter must pay is a cornerstone of the European Commission's policy. The proposal for a Directive was adopted by the college of Commissioners (see EUROPE 23 January page 9) on Wednesday and aims to set up some minimum rules for dealing with environmental damage and in cases where it cannot be avoided, make those responsible for the damage, liable.

Environmental damage includes water pollution, regulated by the Water Framework...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Visit to Bratislava - Economic implications of EMU - Some important Initial signs
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Call for rationalisation of defence efforts
(EU) EU/MIDEAST: Shimon Peres calls for joint position between United States, a united Europe and Russia to convince Palestinians
(EU) EU/BALKANS:
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EU/BASQUE COUNTRY: Meeting between Prodi and Ibarretxe
(EU) EP/NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS: Constitutional committee adopts Napolitano report on organisation of relations with national parliaments
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Socialist members of Constitutional Committee deplore choices made by PES Group Bureau
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission's Environmental liability scheme makes polluters pay for water, land and bio-diversity damage
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: To attain goal of full employment in 2010, EU has to create 20 million new jobs, 11 million of which for women and 5 million for workers over 50
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission finalises strategy for implementation of senior staff mobility policy
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission grants 32 million euro in humanitarian aid to Democratic Republic of Congo
(EU) EU/INDIA: Commissioner Poul Nielson goes to India on first official mission (28 January - 2 February)
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/VETERINARY MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/BSE: Scientific Steering Committee casts doubt as to efficiency of German culling method in the event of BSE
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Commission publishes a report on national controls on Escherichia coli
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Italy will support efforts of Spanish Presidency to move forward with liberalisation of gas and electricity markets
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Continued divergence over imports of ferro-silicon originating in China, Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan
(EU) EP/TAXATION/TABACCO: EP Economic Committee adopts Katiforis Report in trying to find compromise on tobacco taxes
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 240 million for renovation of social housing in Britain
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: French Minister of Transport, Jean-Claude Gayssot says France will oppose liberalisation of rail cabotage
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: Third session of Association Council on Tuesday in Brussels
(EU) EU/HAITI: Union sanctions on Haiti extended for another year
(EU) EU/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/FREE MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL: Commission takes France before the Court for what it considers disproportionate use of sanctions for failure to declare money transfers
(EU) EP/PRESIDENCY/JUSTICE: Spain hopes to strengthen mutual recognition - Continued adoption of instruments to fight terrorism
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/CITIES: Adoption of three Urban PROGRAMMES for Greece
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Eurostat claims insurance market still restructuring - steady development of supplementary pension funds
(EU) ESC/JANUARY SESSION: Committee calls on Spanish Presidency to enhance euro's attraction outside Europe and make real progress on market for financial services - latest results
(EU) ESC/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Council appoints 222 members of Committee of the Regions - inaugural plenary session on 6 and 7 February
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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