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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8190

12 April 2002
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/middle east
French and Belgian Socialists oppose resolution adopted by plenary

Strasbourg, 11/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday several members of the Socialist group explained why they voted against the European Parliament resolution calling for a suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement (adopted by 229 to 208 with 22 abstentions in plenary, see yesterday's EUROPE, p.4).

The strongest views were expressed by François Zimeray (France) who said this was an exceptional sanction that in the past had been reserved for Sudan, Nigeria, Serbia and Togo and...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
Pascal Lamy teaches us two things:
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Romano Prodi says Chris Patten will propose on Monday an EU-Israel Association Council meeting but says he doesn't want to jump to premature decisions which could make matters worse - Prodi calls for humanitarian aid for Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem to be organised
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS:
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: French and Belgian Socialists oppose resolution adopted by plenary
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: EU withholds judgement on elections
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/USA: Speedy preparation of agenda in Madrid for 21 May Summit on Middle East, Terrorism, Afghanistan, ESDP, Trade etc.
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC: Verheugen and Zeman formally confirm that Benes Decrees are no longer legally valid and mustn't have any impact on accession negotiations
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Commission sketches out Community policy on return of persons unlawfully residing in EU
(EU) EU/VETERINARY: Presidency begins reflection on arrangements for financing health crises
(EU) EU/SPAIN/MOROCCO:
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Coreper fails to reach agreement on outstanding issues concerning recasting of Financial regulation
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2002:
(EU) EU/2000 BUDGET: Michaele Schreyer welcomes EP signing-off of 2000 Budget - Council to rapidly provide information on EDSP expenditure
(EU) EU/COMMUNITY LAW: Commission launches and pursues infringement proceedings
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission reviews growth forecasts slightly upwards
(EU) EU/JHA: Disagreements remain at Council level over idea of setting up network of contact points for use when searching for people responsible for genocide
(EU) EU/POLICE: Belgian proposal to encourage setting up of joint police stations and police and customs co-operation centres
(EU) EU/POLICE: Passport checking operation in EU airports - Rise in counterfeit passports
(EU) EP/TERRORISM: EP wants European Court of Justice to be able to take action on list of terrorist organisation s
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Ms Ayuso Gonzalez report on regulation on ethyl alcohol sent to Parliamentary commission
(EU) EP/ARMAMENTS: EP calls for creation of European Armaments Bureau
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament continues to call for restrictions in the use of diphenylether as a flame retardant
(EU) EP/BUDGET/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/MEPS' TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Legal Committee adopts Rothley report - Suggests salary should be 50% of basic salary of judge at European Court of Justice
(EU) EP/ASSISTANTS:
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission not concerned about tougher measures contemplated by United States for examining foreign investors
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission proposes new action programme
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Publication of 2002 report on internal market strategy
(EU) EU/DAPHNE:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission orders recovery of State Aid from SKL-M and MTU
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves venture capital funds for "Community Development Venture Fund"
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission green light for Infineon Technologies project
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission gives go-ahead to large-scale investment in STMicroelectronics in Sicily
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves three-quarters of proposed aid for paper company Hamburger AG
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EFTA: Enlargement and Lisbon Strategy the focus of EFTA concerns in 2001
(EU) EU/TRADE: Former Canadian Deputy Minister urges in favour of WTO reform
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Eurostat study confirms prioritising railways
(EU) EU/REGIONS/TRANSPORT: Workshop in Florence with Mr Caveri
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT:
(EU) EU/GERMANY/ADVERTISING:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 11/04/2002: