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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8157

23 February 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 32
TIMETABLE / (eu) main european activities from 25 february to 4 march 2002

EUROPEAN UNION

 25/02 -  BRUSSELS: - Meetings of Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen with Commission, Messrs Prodi, Fischler, Liikanen and Verheugen, and EP President Pat Cox. 
 -  BRUSSELS: - European Parliament: Committees: Foreign affairs, human rights, common security and defence policy (and 26); budgets (and 26); agriculture and rural development (and 26); legal and internal market (and 26); industry, external trade, research and energy (and 26); women's rights and equal...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short chronicle of the Convention on the Future of Europe - Avoiding doctrine-ridden debate on Constitution - Pierre Moscovici's orientations
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Representatives of national parliaments appoint Mr. Bruton and Ms. Stuart as members of the Praesidium that met for the first time on Friday
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Michel Barnier confirms his personal preference for a Commission with twenty members at most
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/UNITED KINGDOM: Jack Straw "can do better", says Andrew Duff
(EU) EP/HUNGARY: MEPs question Viktor Orban on rights of minorities and his priorities for Convention on future of Europe
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EU/DEFENCE:
(EU) EU/SERBIA/MONTENEGRO: Javier Solana's ideas for solving FRY's constitutional problems
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA: Spanish Presidency re-affirms support for Colombian President
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Public debate (28 February) on fighting organised crime to focus on illegal immigration, trade in human beings, Europol Convention and relations with United States
(EU) EU/BURUNDI:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/CONSUMERS: Council to focus on consumers and the euro, labelling of video games and preparing for Barcelona Summit
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: 4 march Council to focus on ratification of Kyoto Protocol and future environmental liability scheme
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Blair and Kok propose creation of European Research and Innovation Area (ERIA)
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission prepares ratification instrument of Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Fifth European Competition Day
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission pursues infringement proceedings against several Member States
(EU) EU/ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS: Commission sends reasoned opinion to Spain for infringing Community legislation in Andalucia
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission to abolish benchmark price for inter-connection between network operators
(EU) EU/ASIA: Pascal Lamy, visiting Singapore, Indonesia and Cambodia, puts focus on regional integration
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL TRADE:
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY: MacCormick Report is based on legal formalism for rejecting the lifting of Pasqua and Marchiani's immunity
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/EDUCATION:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Improvement in third quarter of 2001 in use of Structural Funds - Cohesion Report unveiled
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Transnational co-operation in northern Europe
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Cross-border co-operation between France, Germany and Switzerland
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Greece/Bulgaria cooperation
(EU) EP/FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE: Temporary committee starts up
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Against the Council's opinion, a Dutch researcher has access to international political documents on asylum-seekers classified as "sensitive"
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: The fees of the lawyers of former MEPs Carlo Ripa di Meana and Leoluca Orlando judged excessive
TIMETABLE
(EU) Main European activities from 25 February to 4 March 2002:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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