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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8177
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/sport

Disagreement of WAA funding - Commission to back out? - Other results

Brussels, 21/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - EU Sports Ministers and sports federation representatives meeting on 20 March in Brussels under the Presidency of Juan Antonio Gomez Angulo (see EUROPE 20 March page 11), were unable to agree on funding arrangements for the World Anti-doping Agency (WAA), despite the Spanish Presidency's efforts to bring the positions of the EU and Germany closer together. The Presidency suggested that funding for 2002 be channelled through the Council of Europe, which...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: In the interest of developing countries, the eU must renounce free-trade zone formula in favour of co-operation and support for their food autonomy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/COMMISSION: Michel Barnier says political project will be published on 30 April and Antonio Vitorino stresses European values and renovation of Community Method
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Various general interventions on Convention's first working day, devoted to hearing Members' views
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/INTERNAL REGULATION:
(EU) EP/EPP: Chancellor Schröder "really does not understand" the tasks of the European Commission, deplores Hans-Gert Pöttering, in favour of appointing Ministers for European Affairs
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Points on agenda of informal Defence Council in Zaragoza include negotiation with Greece over EU/NATO agreement, terrorism and military capacity in Macedonia
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Poland and EU settle tricky issue of farmland sales and cigarette taxation - Other results of accession negotiations on Thursday
(EU) EU/USA/STEEL: commission concludes its safeguard measure
(EU) EU/FISHING: Commission expected to adopt first packet of proposals on Common Fishing Policy on 17 april
(EU) EU/GIBRALTAR:
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/SPORT: Disagreement of WAA funding - Commission to back out? - Other results
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: New infringement procedures for not respecting Regulation on Unbundling of the Local Loop
(EU) EU/VAT: Infringement proceedings against UK
(EU) EU/INSURANCE: France and Luxembourg referred to Court of Justice for non-claims bonus systems
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Bayer planning to acquire Cropscience
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS:
(EU) EU/ACP: Report criticises Commission attitude on eve of EU-ACP partnership agreement negotiations
(EU) EU/ACP: Joint Assembly calls for new elections to be organised in Zimbabwe and contemplates sending a mission
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to takeover of Brambles European Rail Division by VTG Lehnkering AG and Warburg & Co KgaA
(EU) EP/2000 BUDGET: Vote on McCartin report on 2000 Budget discharge postponed for a week following disagreements over Spanish flax affair
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for Dutch steel joint venture
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES/TAXATION: Commissioner Bolkestein rubs it in over Enron and takes stock of issues in abeyance
(EU) EU/EP/ANIMAL FEED: Parliament would rather see conditional ban on use of slops in animal feed than general ban
(EU) EU/ANIMAL WELFARE: EU's Scientific Committee puts forward measures to improve animal welfare during transport
(EU) EU/BARCELONA SUMMIT:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Presentation of 2001 Annual Report
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Deutsche Post possessing funds for acquiring joint control of DHL does not justify presuming abuse of dominant position in postal market
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Progress for lone fathers in Netherlands
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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