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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8171

15 March 2002
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/balkans
A Signing of institutional agreement between Serbia and Montenegro - Three-year moratorium on referendum on independence - Kostunica and Djukanovic at Barcelona Summit

Brussels, 14/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Union greatly welcomed the signing of an institutional agreement on Thursday between Serbia and Montenegro that it managed to impose despite desires for independence on part of the Montenegrin. Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica, and the Presidents of Serbia and Montenegro, Zoran Djindic and Milo Djukanovic, signed this agreement on Thursday by which they undertake to remain in the framework of the same State henceforth called "Serbia...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The Barcelona Summit will rekindle, without spectacular results, the Lisbon Programme on the path to an efficient and competitive Europe
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BALKANS: A Signing of institutional agreement between Serbia and Montenegro - Three-year moratorium on referendum on independence - Kostunica and Djukanovic at Barcelona Summit
(EU) EU/BARCELONA SUMMIT: Juncker and Verhofstadt expect European Council to give real social impetus
(EU) EU MIDDLE EAST: Mr Aznar criticises occupation of Palestinian territories
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST A: lima Boumediene-Thiery calls for MEPs to assemble in Jerusalem
(EU) EU/CHECHNYA: Radicals denounce EU approach to conflict
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary Committee on Culture worried about Berlusconi's control of Italian media
(EU) EU/AFRICA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SOCIAL SUMMIT: Henceforth, Social Summit to be integral part of Spring European Councils, says Spanish Presidency
(EU) EU/BIOTERRORISM:
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: EU15 agreement on timetable for increasing public development aid
(EU) EU/MEXICO: Commission suggests Council speed up customs dismantling with Mexico in automobile sector
(EU) EU/RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission intends setting up action pal for eco-technology
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/STEEL: Consultations to continue until 7 May
(EU) EU/ECB: Central Bank confirms optimism
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Parliament calls for structural reforms to be speeded up and hopes ECB will cut its interest rates
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES/WTO: Parliament adopts more hard-line position on "protectionist" decision taken by USA on steel
(EU) EP/FOOD: Parliament opens road to final adoption of directive on safety of dietary supplements
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: European Parliament amends proposal on tobacco aid regime to avoid political debate over future of the sector
(EU) EP/WOMEN: Parliament timidly condemns violation of women's rights linked to fundamentalist regime
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament strengthens directive on ambient noise
(EU) EP/DATA PROTECTION: EP approves statute of European inspector and location of control office in Brussels
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Mr Monti meets BEUC representatives
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: commission Closes investigation into gas interconnector between United Kingdom and Belgium
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for RBPE and Cinven joint venture
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for Gabon submarine telephone cable
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Several Member states taken to Court
(EU) EU/BARCELONA SUMMIT: Environmental NGOs deplore fact that sustainable development was overlooked in Summit preparations
(EU) EU/BARCELONA SUMMIT: No Franco-German clashes in Barcelona, according to Fabius and Eichel
(EU) EU/BARCELONA SUMMIT: Joint report by French and German employers on Barcelona priorities
(EU) EP/REGIONS/ITALY: Talks between presidents of Italian regional councils in Strasbourg
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Documents No. 2273/2274: European council of Barcelona: what European parliament expects of spring Summit
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