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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8193

17 April 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/terrorism
Special Coreper meeting next week to review European list of terrorist organisations - Ismail Cem does not believe in PKK disbanding

Luxembourg, 16/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - Monday's General Affairs Council decided to convene an extraordinary meeting of Coreper to review the list of terrorist organisations drawn up by the European Union, it was announced by President-in-Office of the EU Council Josep Piqué when addressing the press on Tuesday. The special meeting of EU15 Permanent Representatives would meet after the ministerial Euro-Mediterranean conference scheduled for 22 and 23 April in Valence, that is at the end of...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Piqué confirms Valence meeting will indeed take place and should adopt action plan to rekindle Barcelona process
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: EU-Russia Summit should reach tangible results on several issues - confirmation of common position on Middle East
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: Council imposes moratorium on bilateral ministerial meetings with Zimbabwe
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/WEAPONS PROLIFERATION:
(EU) EU/VENEZUELA:
(EU) EU/TURKEY: EU/Turkey Association Council - Timetable of future accession negotiations is "in your hands", Verheugen tells Cem
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/CANDIDATES: Latvian and Slovenian Members pleased
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/PES: Amato announces "Socialist family" document for the attention of the Convention
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Giscard d'Estaing to make proposal to allow for "gradual development" of EU powers and states that Members will not be able to leave without having an "operational" proposal on CFSP - timetable problems
(EU) EP/MIDEAST: Pat Cox to receive leaders of Islamic League - MEPs visit Tel Aviv
(EU) EU/ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: European Union welcomes decision by Boundary Commission
(EU) EU/KOREA: Union welcomes outcome of visit by South korean Special Envoy Lim Dong-Won to Pyongyang
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/GERMANY: Prodi-Schröder meeting in Brussels
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: First outline of negotiating brief for EU/US judicial cooperation agreement - Josep Piqué speaks of (albeit unlikely) adoption of the agreement at Summit on 2 May
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Council calls on Swiss authorities to commit themselves in savings tax negotiations
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Special Coreper meeting next week to review European list of terrorist organisations - Ismail Cem does not believe in PKK disbanding
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Towards new agreements with Central America and Andean Community
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: On the occasion of the 2001 review of Echo activities, Poul Nielson places blame on countries who flout humanitarian law and calls on Israel to guarantee access to victims
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Agreement for extending Aid to lorry drivers in France, Italy and Netherlands - Commission prepares tax harmonisation on road diesel
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Margot Wallström welcomes priorities identified by G8 in preparation of world summit on sustainable development
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Joint draft positions on agriculture sent to Council on Monday evening
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for Bayer takeover of croscience ?
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: ACEA asks Commission to amend draft on car distribution
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Free movement of services: infringement proceedings against Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and Austria
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission launches on-line consultation on pan-European government e-services
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission gives go-ahead to first payments of Sapard aid to Czech Republic and Slovakia
(EU) EU/UNIVERSITY CO-OPERATION: Tempus projects for 30 million euro
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament supports Commission's initiative aimed at guaranteeing safe and sustainable pensions and calls for open method of coordination to be extended to reform treaties
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL MARKETS:
(EU) ESC/MIGRATION:
(EU) EP/DEMOGRAPHY: Parliament wants international action plan and commitment to society of all ages
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament calls on Member States to set up national registers on public, industrial and commercial buildings containing asbestos
(EU) EP/AUDIO-VISUAL: Parliament calls on Commission to promote cheap and simple-to-use screening systems to effectively guarantee parental control
(EU) EP/EDUCATION: Parliament mobilises EU and Member States to make higher education in Europe more dynamic, competitive and attractive
(EU) EP/CZECH REPUBLIC: Ursula Stendzel not convinced by Verheugen's declarations on Benes Decrees
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