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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8139

30 January 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 53
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Commission to condemn tax exemptions granted to hauliers by France, Italy and Netherlands in 2000

Brussels, 29/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission is expected to adopt a negative decision concerning tax exemptions granted by France, Italy and the Netherlands to their road hauliers. Exemptions were granted during the rise in oil prices during summer and autumn 2000. The Commission, however, does not request recovery of aid.

Services under Transport Commissioner Loyola de Palacio consider that exemptions to taxation on diesel fuel, granted to hauliers, is...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A few considerations on the designation of Giancarlo Fini as a member to the Convention
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Mendez de Vigo to head Parliament delegation
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Future of Europe as seen by peter Hain
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: In his report on the distribution of powers, Lamassoure sets out innovative ideas
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Silvio Berlusconi pleased after agreement on Fini's appointment to Convention, but there is no certainty IGC will end under Italian Presidency
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: New appointments - declarations by Maltese Labour leader and President Prodi
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/BALKANS: Decision to send European police force to Bosnia should be taken on 18 February - other Conclusions on Balkans
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/AFRICA:
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Council takes stock of conflict prevention and strategies concerning Russia, Ukraine and Mediterranean
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/UN: Solana at Security Council meeting on Africa - Meetings with Cheney and Rice
(EU) EU/IRAQ/UN: Iraqi approaches EU in New York
(EU) EU/TUNISIA/MIDDLE EAST: Letter to Shimon Peres is ready, announces Council President. - Tunisian tribute to EU's "political courage"
(EU) EU/INDIA: EU worried after Indian ballistic missile test
(EU) EP/ALBANIA: MEPs condemn electoral irregularities - No agreement with EU on bringing Parliamentary life in tirana back to normal
(EU) EP/DRUGS: Marco Pannella's act of civil disobedience
(EU) EU/FINLAND: Eikka Kosonen is new Permanent Representative
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Publication on Wednesday of interim report on cohesion - its is not a German-Spanish problem, says Commissioner Barnier - List of regions that would lose eligibility for Objective 1
(EU) EU/REGIONS: London, Brussels, Luxembourg and Hamburg had best GDP per capita in 1999 - Prague, Bratislava and Cyprus in the lead among candidate countries
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TERRORISM: American counter-terrorism chief says in Brussels that detainees at Guantanamo will be treated with "humanity"
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: General Affairs Council welcomes success of Tokyo conference - EUR 65 million to be made available for reconstruction projects
(EU) EU/UZBEKISTAN: EU wants greater co-operation with Uzbekistan and whole Central Asian area
(EU) EU/WTO: Committee's inaugural meeting for piloting negotiations does not reach agreement. - Informal consultation on Wednesday
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission to condemn tax exemptions granted to hauliers by France, Italy and Netherlands in 2000
(EU) EU/STABILITY: Commission divided on Solbes proposal to give warning to Germany and Portugal
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission decides Wednesday on methods for breaking up Schneider/Legrand and Tetra Laval/Sidel
(EU) EU/FOODSTUFFS/CHINA: Chinese authorities condemn Union decision imposing embargo on animal products from China
(EU) EU/SPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY:
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Reding meets Messier (Vivendi Universal) and Doetz (Verband Privater Rundfunk und Telekommunikation e.V.)
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council adopts new regulation strengthening international action against unlawful fishing
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council notes criticism by Court of Auditors on the subject of the Community system for control of agricultural aid
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/FINANCES: Prodi suggests common rules for use of budgetary surplus and stresses cost of enlargement is affordable
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(EU) EU/EURO:
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(EU) EU/COUNCIL/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EP/EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: Struggle against violence against women will be one of Spanish Presidency's priorities
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/LANGUAGES:
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SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Documents No. 2269: New Composition of Parliamentary Committees
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 29/01/2002: