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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8196

20 April 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 39
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/romania
Bucharest must benefit from readjusted framework and additional pre-accession aid, say MEPs - Verheugen expresses relative satisfaction

Brussels, 19/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - The EU/Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee, which met in Brussels on 15 and 16 April under the joint chairmanship of Domenico Mennitti (EP) and Liviu Maior (Romanian Parliament) appealed to EU Member States to offer Romania, as soon as possible, a new timetable, a readjusted "roadmap" and also additional pre-accession aid in order to give the country fresh impetus in its preparations for EU membership. It is more than likely that Romania (as well as...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Conditions for a successful Euro-Mediterranean meeting in Valencia
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Postponement of official signing of Agreement with Lebanon precursor of expected withdrawal of Lebanon and Syria - Call for ad hoc Council meeting - EU-Israel Association Agreement maintained
(EU) EU/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/EAST TIMOR:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EP/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: MIDDLE EAST: Appeals to Valencia Summit
(EU) EU/MADAGASCAR: EU says deteriorating situation will have impact on mutual relations
(EU) EU/ANGOLA: EU satisfied with UNITA-government memo of understanding
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Bosnia-Herzegovina joins Council of Europe
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Council on 25 and 26 April will above all seek to adopt mandate for negotiations with United States on judicial cooperation
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Bilateral negotiations on fraud break down - Berne to tackle cigarette smuggling by other means
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Cyprus takes the lead in accession negotiations with 27 chapters closed
(EU) EU/CHILE: Commission optimistic over conclusion of association and free-trade agreement
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Wallstrom visits the United States
(EU) EU/ACP:
(EU) EU/BRAZIL/HUMANITARIAN AID:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission sets out first stages of comprehensive soil protection strategy as contribution to Majorca Council
(EU) EU/JUDICIAL CO-OPERATION: Commission recommends setting precedent for free circulation of unchallenged financial rulings
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission suspects unlawful agreement between Christie's and Sotheby's
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Clearance for Photovoltech (solar energy)
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Green Paper on out-of-court methods for resolving civil and commercial law disputes
(EU) EU/WTO: Commission denies rumours over secret document calling for dismantling of public monopolies in developing countries
(EU) EU/STEEL/UNITED STATES: Consultation on trade compensation is under way - Talks at OECD
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: The Kangaroo Group announces a discussion on European executive power, on occasion of visit to Trade Mark Office in Alicante
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Trade Mark Office defends its financial prerogatives - Alicante's linguistic model cannot serve as model for Community patent
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Launch of preparatory phase of clinical trials programme for medicines and vaccines in developing countries
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Analysis of lessons to be drawn from "Enron affair"
(EU) EU/ENERGY: EU less and less dependent on OPEC crude oil
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission takes France before Court for hindering free movement of medicinal products
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Effective fishing possibilities authorised for a geographic area cannot be increased by adding quotas for the same species in other geographical areas
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Bucharest must benefit from readjusted framework and additional pre-accession aid, say MEPs - Verheugen expresses relative satisfaction
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Convention's operating budget is approved
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/REGIONS: preparation of hearing in June
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission raises cereal import duties - "Step in the right direction" according to COPA and COGECA
(EU) EU/HEALTH: European brewers campaign for "responsible consumption" - Astrid Lulling slams planned changes to duty on alcohol
TIMETABLE
(EU) Main European activities from 20 to 27 April 2002:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 19/04/2002: