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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8147

9 February 2002
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/gymnich/balkans
Informal Council of Caceres confirms support for Solana's efforts at maintaining unity of FRY, but has reservations on sending a military forCE to Macedonia

Caceres, 08/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - European foreign ministers began talks Friday evening on the funding of EU enlargement, at their informal "Gymnich" type meeting in Caceres, in Extramadure, Western Spain. Sign that talks may prove to be difficult, the arrival of some ministers was greatly delayed by bands of fog at the airport. The Council finally got under way in the middle of the afternoon, lunch being devoted to the situation in the Balkans.

Ministers unreservedly supported the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The reactions to the financial framework proposed by the Commission for enlargement were predictable and must not slow down the impetus, but are revealing of the difficulties to overcome
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GYMNICH/BALKANS: Informal Council of Caceres confirms support for Solana's efforts at maintaining unity of FRY, but has reservations on sending a military forCE to Macedonia
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Foreign Affairs Ministers hold first (prudent) debate on Commission's proposals for financing enlargement
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Spanish parliament selects its representatives
(EU) EU/ALGERIA/VISAS:
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Parliament wants to invite Peres and Arafat
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS/UN: EP demands for Geneva
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: Parliament calls for court to be set up to decide on status of prisoners
(EU) EP/INDIA/TERRORISM: Parliament wants EU to intervene to "facilitate" dialogue between India and Pakistan
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: On Tuesday, the Fifteen to try to find compromise for Germany and Portugal to remedy their straying in terms of their budgetary deficits - Financial framework of enlargement
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Proposal of directive on therapeutic use of human cells and tissue to be put to Parliament and Council in June
(EU) EU/ACP/ZIMBABWE: Commission adopts texts allowing Council to decide, on Wednesday, on application of possible sanctions
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission to adopt its action plan on mobility on Wednesday
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Globalisation, mergers and Mediterranean to be discussed at next College meeting
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Increased number of women in A1 and A2 posts
(EU) EU/SWISS REGIONS: Interreg programme on crossborder cooperation with France
(EU) EU/SOUTH AFRICA:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/WTO: EU talks in Moscow - Difficulties notably for services and agriculture
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/STEEL: For Washington, European suggestions do not go far enough
(EU) EU/JHA: EP accuses Council of trying to get round its democratic control
(EU) EP/ZIMBABWE:
(EU) EP/DRUGS:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT/SOCIAL: After Kralowetz affair, EP calls for strengthened controls on transport companies and measures regarding candidate country drivers
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP does not advocate private sector participation in joint enterprise to manage Galileo project
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP in favour of widening obligation to install speed reducers
(EU) EP/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/CONGO:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission project on automobile distribution causes considerable polemic in circles concerned
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/INSURANCE: Commission calls on Luxembourg to withdraw compulsory no-claims bonus system
(EU) EU/FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS: Commission takes action before the Court against Belgium and Italy
(EU) EU/INDONESIA: ECHO evaluates needs after flooding
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Election of Presidents, Vice-Presidents and Convention representatives
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Commissioners Verheugen and Fischler give assurances to Budgetary Control Committee
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