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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/gulf

Joint commitment to strengthen co-operation - Saudi initiative in Middle East warmly received

Brussels, 01/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - The 12th session of the Joint EU/GCC Council finished on Thursday in Grenada asserting its common interest in strengthening the political and economic dialogue by the two sides. According to the President of the EU Council, "the excellent atmosphere" which prevailed should allow for negotiations on a reciprocal free-trade agreement to be reached, in addition to the agreement signed in 1988 (see yesterday's edition of EUROPE page 2). The EU and the GCC...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short chronicle on the Convention on the future of Europe - Mistaken fears over Blair/Schroeder letter, an original idea in Jack Straw's speech - Two remarks on the composition of the Convention
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Results of meeting at Chiefs of Staff level
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Candidate country representatives state willingness to play a full part at the Convention
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Amato insists on taking citizens' expectations into account
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Moscovici speaks of beginning of a great adventure that could result in the United States of Europe
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Tiilikainen considers we must build the future and not codify the past
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Farnleitner pleased with solution shaping up on regulation and on "brainstorming" phase to begin
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: European Finance Ministers will devote large part of their work in preparing for Barcelona Summit
(EU) EU/BARCELONA SUMMIT:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Council praises success of changeover to euro without mishaps or general price increases - vigilance to continue
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Council recommends labelling video and computer games by the age of those they are intended for
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Council adopts impersonal text on continuing energy reform and liberalisation process, in its conclusions for Barcelona
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Council adopts conclusions for launching Solvit network, intended to resolve citizens' problems, but without taking clear financial commitments
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Presidency states its determination to reach patent agreement on 21 May - Other results
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Statement of objections for Carlsberg and Heineken
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Germany and Commission cross new stage over State guarantees to public banks
(EU) EU/SOCIAL COUNCIL: Preparation of Barcelona Summit and violence towards women will be main topics discussed on 7 March
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Unbundling of local loop is still insufficient - Commission may continue proceedings initiated against Germany
(EU) EU/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/JHA: Last conclusions - meeting with candidate countries
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Debate on Europol Convention
(EU) EU/CHINA: Commission adopts 2002-2006 strategy Document for relations with China
(EU) EU/KOREA: Strategic document for co-operation with North Korea
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/OLAF: OLAF opens four new investigations on suspected cases of fraud, three of which are internal
(EU) EP/SOUTH CAUCASUS: EP requests joint strategy and referrs to genocide of Armenians - Turks react sharply
(EU) EP/BARCELONA SUMMIT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:
(EU) EP/INTERNET: Vote on Flesch report paves way for Council's adoption of regulation for implementing ".eu." internet top-level domain
(EU) EP/BUDGETARY discharge FOR 1999: EP welcomes Commission efforts
(EU) EU/GULF: Joint commitment to strengthen co-operation - Saudi initiative in Middle East warmly received
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Pascal Lamy confirms EU's commitment to negotiations with Mercosur and Chile
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
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