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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8192

15 April 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 37 / 37
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT / € value in different currencies on 15/04/2002

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The EU must help poor countries conquer self-sufficiency in food more than exporting their farm produce
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: The Fifteen want to believe in success of Powell mission and wait for meeting in Valencia to envisage other action
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: General Affairs Council reaffirms EU's commitment towards Afghanistan and urges for establishment of monetary framework to guarantee correct use of funds
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Council takes stock of progress made in Yugoslav Federation and Bosnia-Herzegovina with view to negotiating agreements on stabilisation and association
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: For the first time, Members able to ask each other questions, and three languages of candidate countries used (Slovene, Lithuanian, and Latvian)
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ENLARGEMENT: Mr Alojz peterle at the Presidium
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Eurobarometer 56 survey results
(EU) EP/CONVENTION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECB: Council adopts recommendation on Lucas Papademos' candidature to succeed Christian Noyer as ECB Vice-President - Belgium makes demands for next nominations
(EU) EU/OFFICIALS:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: Fifteen discuss fight against terrorism, India/Pakistan relations and enlargement
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Council discusses negotiating briefs in four new fields - Bolkestein comments in Oviedo
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Council conclusions on illegal immigration
(EU) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Threatened by Canada at G8 Environment, Kyoto Protocol does appear in final declaration
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Lannoye wants to launch a debate on vaccine policy - in favour of the creation of a European "vaccine-vigilance" centre
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Finance Ministers optimistic on perspectives for growth despite rise in oil prices
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Interim report on corporate governance expected for Seville Summit
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Commissioner Solbes puts ideas forward for "code of conduct" on coordination of economic policies, received with reserve by Oviedo Council
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: the Fifteen outline EU position on G7 and IMF meetings
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Informal Council of Oviedo rekindles thoughts on co-ordination of financial monitoring systems
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/STEEL: EU, Japan, China, South Korea, Switzerland and Norway together in denouncing American protectionist measures
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/FSC:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/ECONOMY: Commission report on macro-economic stability in candidate countries stresses need for "permanent vigilance"
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Romano Prodi inaugurates "Green Week"
(EU) EU/SPORT: Viviane Reding receives football club representatives
(EU) EU/TOBACCO: David Byrne reacts to lancet article about tobacco lobbying
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Commission and US authorities agree on guidelines for strengthening regulatory cooperation
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Commission announces EUR 20 million contribution to Trust Fund for Peace in Great Lakes region
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Agricultural organisations demand setting up of GATT safeguard clause to slow down cereal imports into EU
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/AGRICULTURE: According to the president of the Coldiretti, the current CAP does not allow for the challenges of enlargement to be faced - Criticisms by agricultural organisations in Hungary, Poland and Slovenia
(EU) EP/CHANNEL TUNNEL: Parliament requests European asylum system and measures for ensuring free movement of goods
(EU) EP/DISASTERS:
(EU) EP/FOOD:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 501
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