login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8174

18 March 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 33
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/barcelona summit
Greens say Summit was unsustainable

Brussels, 18/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - For the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament the Conclusions of the Barcelona Summit "reflect a very traditional approach, based on an economic view focused on deregulation and liberalisation. The Greens/EFA regret that last year's Gotenburg decision to dedicate Spring Councils to sustainable development seems to be completely forgotten. The EU is trying to reach its aim of becoming the world's most competitive economy by walking on one leg,...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Barcelona's success: new momentum for the Lisbon process and balance between open markets and social guarantees - Brief analysis of main results
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Praesidium proposes inviting a representative of candidate countries to its meetings
(EU) EP/GEORGIA: Eduard Chevardnaze pleads at EP for Georgia's EU accession in "a not too distant future"
(EU) EU/BARCELONA SUMMIT/ENLARGEMENT: Candidate countries hope to fully participate in the Lisbon process
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Declaration by Spanish Presidency on constitutional reform
(EU) EU/INDONESIA: EU welcomes Malino Agreement
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Tunisia, Sri Lanka
(EU) EP/COLOMBIA: EP blames FARC for renewed violence and calls on Colombian government to disarm paramilitary
(EU) EU/BURMA: EU delegation meets Aung San Suu Kyi
(EU) EU/IVORY COAST: Poul Nielson encourages Côte d'Ivoire to progress towards democracy and continue reconciliation process
(EU) EP/BARCELONA SUMMIT: EPP-ED welcomes outcome
(EU) EP/BARCELONA SUMMIT: Greens say Summit was unsustainable
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Political agreement on extending aid for nut and carob bean farmers for a year - Negotiations continuing on tobacco and enlargement
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: New wine labelling regulation
(EU) EU/ACP: Opening in Cape Town of fourth plenary session of joint Parliamentary Assembly
(EU) EU/TRADE: Steel the main issue at informal seminar in Toledo
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF BARCELONA: Meetings and commitments fixed by the Summit until 2010
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament calls on EU to do all it can to safeguard biodiversity
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament calls on Commission to ensure urban waste water measures are met
(EU) EP/TAIWAN:
(EU) EP/ACP:
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Parliament approves schedule of Commission's annual legislative programme
(EU) EP/TAX: EP deplores increase in income tax and regards as salutary tax competition between Member States
(EU) EP/TAXATION: EP has doubts about negotiations with Switzerland over savings tax and lifting banking secrecy
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Approval of new protocol to EU-Gabon fisheries agreement
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Parliament calls for fish processing industry to genuinely taken into account
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission acts against several Member States for failure to comply with EU nature conservation laws
(EU) EU/FREE MOVEMENT: Infringements of legislation on diplomas in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Viviane Reding launches European culture policy portal at informal Council in Salamanca
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Annual inflation rate drops to 2.3% in EU in February
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/GALILEO:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 497
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 18/03/2002: