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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8172

16 March 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 34
TIMETABLE / (eu) main european activities from 17 to 25 march 2002

EUROPEAN UNION

 17/03 -  SALAMANCA: Culture and Audiovisual Ministerial Seminar (to 19/03). 
 18/03 -  BRUSSELS: - Agriculture Council. 
 -  LE CAP: - ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: 4th Session (to 21/03). 
 -  TOLEDO: - Ministerial seminar on Trade; Euromed meeting (and 19/03). 
 -  BRUSSELS: - EP: Committees: foreign affairs (to 20), budgets (and 19), citizens' freedoms and rights (and 19), social affairs (and 19), industry, foreign trade, research (and 19). 
 19/03...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF BARCELONA: Candidate countries participate for first time in debate on Lisbon Strategy, which everyone wants to re-launch - EU ready for Monterrey Summit - Javier Solana shows Summit the fruit of his endeavours for keeping serbia and Montenegro together - Chance to re-launch Middle East peace process not to be missed
(EU) EU/BARCELONA SUMMIT: Romano Prodi meets Chancellor Schroeder and Tony Blair - Problem of embargo on beef
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/EP: Pat Cox to invite President Bush to Parliament - Mr Cox's ideas on improving international dialogue discussed at Barcelona same time as Mr Solana's report on Council
(EU) EU/FRY: European Council meets Presidents Kostunica and Djukanovic
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Fifteen will ask for rapid implementation of this week's Security Council Resolution
(EU) EU/PES: Summit of European Socialists insists on keeping European social model and on liberalisation to the benefit of consumers
(EU) EP/ZIMBABWE: Parliament calls for additional sanctions against Mugabe regime
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST/PARLIAMENTS:
(EU) EU/AFRICA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: EcoFin Council opts for a "Euro-Mediterranean Investment Facility" within the EIB, postponing a decision by one year on the creation of a subsidiary of the Bank
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/STEEL:
(EU) EU/BALKANS:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes to improve protection for geographical names and names of origin for agricultural products
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: EUR 5.55 million for North Korea
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: EUR 2.5 million for Somalia
(EU) EU/MONTERREY:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: MEPs ease information regulations for companies quoted on stock exchange
(EU) EP/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: EP gives definition of insider dealing
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Towards an EP/Council agreement on conglomerates
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Parliament calls on Commission to prepare to engage in procedure at WTO against suspension of imports of Spanish clementines - Issue to be examined in Geneva on 20 and 21 March
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament calls for creation of a permanent scheme to support nut and carob farmers
(EU) EP/TRANSPARENCY: Criticisms and some positive points on rules governing public access to institution documents
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council expected to take decision on 26 March for extending airlines insurance risk cover
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission reacts to failure by some member states to transpose directives on air quality and emissions
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission acts against four Member States for non-compliance with Community provisions on impact assessment
(EU) EU/STATE AIDS: Commission authorises aid to Italian Post Office
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission gives go ahead for equity injection to An Post
(EU) EU/STATE AIDS: Germany must recover aid granted to Neue Erba Lautex textiles)
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Main results of the plenary session
(EU) EU/BUSINESS: Third European Forum of innovative businesses
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
TIMETABLE
(EU) Main European activities from 17 to 25 March 2002:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 15/03/2002: