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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8139

30 January 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 39 / 53
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/enlargement/corrigendum

29/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - An unfortunate error slipped into the last line of the article on enlargement financing that appeared in yesterday's EUROPE, p.10. It should have read: On average, the new Member States should thus receive amounts representing 2.5% of their GDP, and not Community GDP.

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/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
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SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Documents No. 2269: New Composition of Parliamentary Committees
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 29/01/2002: