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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8137

26 January 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 42
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EUROPEAN UNION

 28/01 -  BRUSSELS: - General Affairs Council (and 29/01). 
 -  BRUSSELS: - EP: Meetings of political groups (to 31/01). 
 -  BRUSSELS: - EU-Chile negotiations (to 31/01). 
 29/01 -  BRUSSELS: - Association Council with Tunisia - 3rd session. 
 -  BRUSSELS: - EU-OSCE Troika ministerial meeting. 
 -  BRUSSELS: - Council for Cooperation with Uzbekistan. 
 -  BRUSSELS: - EP: - Constituent meeting of the European Parliament delegation at the Convention on the Future...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Discussions on financing Convention on the Future of Europe and its President should not obscure its real project from public - Scandal unjustifiably in the air - Back to the real problems
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Monday's Council to discuss situation in Middle East, financing of the Convention, sanctions against Zimbabwe and EU civil intervention in Bosnia
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: Monday, General Affairs Council to outline basis for co-operation between EU and Zimbabwe - Will "smart-sanctions" be announced?
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Community budget should be able to cover all operating costs of Convention responsible for preparing institutional reform, except in case of additional expenses
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: College of governmental representatives grows
(EU) EU/HAITI: Calendar for possible renewed co-operation
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA: Agreement between government and FARC-EP
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CHILE: EU and Chile to intensify rate of negotiations on free trade agreement, during 8th session next week, in order to conclude by EU/Latin America Summit in May
(EU) EU/FOOD: Embargo to be decreed on import of all products of animal origin from China
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Discussions in Tokyo and Brussels on improving market access
(EU) EP/INSURANCE: Committee on Petitions considers that cult of secrecy makes investigation into Lloyd's of London difficult
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY: Forza Italia and EPP manage to get Legal Affairs Committee to postpone vote on immunity of Marcello dell'Utri
(EU) EU/FOOD: SVC discusses shrimps and veal containing Chloramphenicol
(EU) EU/CITIES: Adoption of four Urban programmes
(EU) EU/EIB: 200 million euro for a tunnel on A86 motorway in France
(EU) EU/ECB: Noyer confirms that he is to quit his job on 31 May and shows confidence in economic recovery and inflation
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Negotiations begin on liberalisation of agriculture
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Mr Fischler's services Strategy on direct payments, already criticised by candidate countries, will at centre of bitter discussion, before college of Commissioners vote on general document on enlargement funding
(EU) EU/WTO: Crucial stage for organisation of Doha Agenda negotiations, in Geneva on Monday
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Moore would like parliamentary commitment to Doha Agenda
(EU) EU/FOOT-AND-MOUTH:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Arrangements for Schneider-Legrand separation
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Dutch companies file complaint against Commission
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Joint venture between Meneta and TDM is cleared
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/INTERNET:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY/MOUNTAINS:
(EU) POVERTY: Euronet considers combating poverty and exclusion of children must be political priorities of EU countries
(EU) COURT OF AUDITORS: Five new members will take solemn undertaking before Court of Justice on Wednesday
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: Tribute to Norbert Schwaiger on his departure
(EU) EU/COURT OF AUDITORS/STRUCTURAL FUNDS:
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