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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8146

8 February 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/financial services

07/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Banking federation has welcomed the von Wogau Report on financial services (EUROPE of 6 February, p.13), stressing that it had been in favour of the proposals of the Lamfalussy Group from the outset. The Federation's President, Maurizio Sella, a press release recalls, spoke out in March of last year for a "flexible update of EU legislation" in the field. The Federation also welcomes the stance taken by the European Parliament in favour of a high...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: True and false regarding warning to Germany over its budget deficit - Artificial dramatisation
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing says he will report to Parliament and plenary on the Convention - Convention to meet twenty-odd times a year
(EU) EU/GYMNICH: Josep Pique sets out directions for debates of informal Council of Caceres
(EU) EU/NATO/BALKANS: Lord Robertson and Ambassador Casajuana discuss co-operation in Balkans
(EU) EP/NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS: Let's be rid of all mutual distrust, says Napolitano
(EU) EP/NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/GREECE:
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS:
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECB: Wim Duisenberg announces he's stepping down as ECB President on 9 July 2003 but will stay longer if European Council asks him to
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB decides to maintain its base rates unchanged and shows confidence in resumption of economic growth in Europe - Duisenberg: Early warning mechanism is essential element of Stability Pact
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA: Commission launches "Peace Laboratory in the Madaleno Medio"
(EU) EU/OECD/UNITED STATES: Union makes offer to help save American steel industry and ward off threat of high-risk trade war
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Franco-Spanish and Franco-Italian Interreg programmes
(EU) EU/WTO: At special session on agriculture in Geneva, EU representative warns developing countries against temptation to raise tariffs
(EU) EU/EIB: Maystadt announces increase in his institution's capital for 2003 and hopes new "Euro-Mediterranean" bank will be created on basis of EIB structure
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: First consultation document on adopting minimum common standards for protecting suspected criminals
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EP/BSE: Parliament requests Commission should be able to impose sanctions on Member States and multinational companies failing to comply with Community legislation
(EU) EU/EP/CLIMATE: Parliament gives go-ahead to ratification of Kyoto Protocol by Community
(EU) EP/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: EP sets up delegations for relations with third countries - Philippe Morillon President of new EP/NATO Assembly delegation - Glenys Kinnock co-President of ACP/EU Assembly
(EU) EP/MOROCCO: Parliamentary delegation to visit Morocco on 11/15 February
(EU) EP/ASSISTANTS: Assistants' Association has new President
(EU) EU/WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: Concrete proposals for a new world order - Forum goes from making protests to making proposals, says Jean Lapeyre (ESC) - Supporting network of parliamentarians from every continent
(EU) EP/GLOBALISATION: European Parliament takes part in "E-parliament"
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB increases and diversifies funding in Balkans
(EU) WTO/EUROPEAN COMMISSION:
(EU) WTO/EU/UNITED STATES/CHINA:
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Temping labour market in Italy a little more liberalised
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: For Leendert Geelhoed, France is late in transposing EC directive on protection of laboratory animals
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Two rulings on social security for migrant workers
(EU) EU/SPORT: Reding presents athlete's passport
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