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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8140

31 January 2002
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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

Brussels, 30/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - As we thought and announced on several occasions, in the framework of assessing the updated stability and growth programmes of eight Member States (France, Germany, Portugal, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom) the European Commission for the first time recommended that the EcoFin Council trigger the warning process (so-called "early warning") against Germany and Portugal due to their public deficit that is dangerously close to the...

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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:
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