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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8151

15 February 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 43
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/enlargement
Agricultural negotiations with Cyprus and Malta

Brussels, 14/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday the EU Council of Ministers authorised the Commission to start negotiating an agreement with Cyprus and Malta over additional agricultural trading concessions. Processed agricultural products will not be covered (since they will be discussed in separate negotiations in the future) but the aim of the current negotiations is to liberalise trade in agriculture. Cyprus and Malta are being asked to scrap customs duties and other obstacles to the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: German budget deficit - A controversial compromise that keeps most essential aspects and calls for follow-up
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Monday's general affairs council follows on from informal Caceres meeting
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT: Mr Gil-Robles puts forward proposals on working method
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Colin Powell defends President Bush against European critics
(EU) EP/DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS: Lamassoure proposes ambitious and innovative exercise - Role of regions and national parliaments
(EU) EUGREECE: Athens announces initiatives towards Arab world
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA: Six countries decide to jump the gun on entry into force of European Arrest Warrant
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA: Agreement on Eurodac - France waives reservations
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHS: European Commission satisfied with talks on combating illegal immigration - Work continues on other subjects Thursday evening and Friday
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Tobacco, wine and agricultural chapter of enlargement main topics on agenda of Monday's Council
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Council calls on Barcelona Summit to recognise vital role of education and training
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Laurent Fabius announced counter-proposals to the Commission's Green Paper on reviewing the regulation on controlling mergers and acquisitions
(EU) EU/INSURANCE: Council adopts directives on solvency
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Council adopts Telecoms package
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Progress in setting up internal gas market
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR/CHILE: Patten confirms EU/Chile agreement could be concluded at Madrid Summit in May
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: United States continues to attack Galileo
(EU) EU/VETERINARY ISSUES: Extension of testing of sheep and goats
(EU) EU/ACP: First visit of Mr Nielson to Indian Ocean area
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: EU to amend some anti-dumping measures
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Italy wants Single EU Tax Treaty to be signed
(EU) EU/BARCELONA SUMMIT: Anglo-Italian documents on employment and flexibility - Peter Hain says axis with Rome does not rule out working with other countries
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Agricultural negotiations with Cyprus and Malta
(EU) EU/DANGEROUS CHEMICALS: Council calls for conciliation for proposal on short-chain chlorinated paraffin
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission gives go ahead to Universal Banking Services in UK, including establishment of Post Office Card Account bank
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission agrees to extend exceptions to German Ecotax
(EU) EU/SPACE: Commission requests Council to grant it mandate for negotiating Framework Agreement with European Space Agency
(EU) EU/GERMANY: Commission authorises aid for advertising new quality label for beef in Bavaria
(EU) EU/BIOTECHNOLOGY: Mr Fischler says GMO labelling is worthless without safeguards for conventional and organic farming
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: Conferences and other events in February and March
(EU) EU/CROATIA:
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