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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8140

31 January 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 27
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/telecommunications

30/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the EU Council of Ministers formally endorsed the resolution on the security of electronic networks on which it had reached agreement in principle on 6 December 2001 (see EUROPE of 7 December 2001, p. 9).

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EP/CONVENTION: Ana Palacio to represent Spanish government and Louis Michel Belgium. - Mendez de Vigo notes Convention will be most important political exercise of current legislature - Increased polemic over choices made by PES Group Bureau
(EU) EU/GREECE: Costas Simitis outlines Greek Presidency's priorities and talks about resuming dialogue with Cyprus - Document on use of NATO capacity under CFDP is "unacceptable"
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Moratinos meets Arafat and Peres and to go to United States next week
(EU) EU/TUNISIA/HUMAN RIGHTS: Several NGOs call on EU to insist that Tunisia respect human rights
(EU) EU/UN/AFRICA:
(EU) EU/DEATH PENALTY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Solbes wants to play down scope of triggering early warning regarding Germany and Portugal's deficits, while hoping that Council acts as credibility of Stability Pact depends on it
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Verheugen presents package on funding he considers fair and balanced and, with Prodi, Fischler and Schreyer, calls on applicant countries to examine it as a whole
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY/ENLARGEMENT: Commission calls for cohesion policy not to be limited to poorest - Report confirms that disparities double with enlargement
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Green light for French aid to airline companies
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: Undertaking to deepen contents of Association Agreement and joint hopes of stepping-up Barcelona Process
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Approval of EU work against terrorism - In favour of continuing co-operation with Member States as with EU
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/AUTOMOBILES: CLEDIPA welcomes Commission project as courageous step for service and repair of vehicles
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission fixes terms for demerger between Schneider and Legrand, on one hand, and between Tetra Laval and Sidel, on the other
(EU) EP/BSE: Tuesday's debate covers lessons to be learnt from BSE crisis
(EU) EP/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: José Folgado says opening and connecting up energy markets is vital in process of creating "more Europe"
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Viviane Reding sets out her 2002 priorities on education, culture, sport, audiovisual, languages and youth
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/LENDING: Commission considers changing Guarantee Fund mechanism to cope with increased volume of loans
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/REGIONS/ADDENDUM:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 30/01/2002: