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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8196

20 April 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 4 / 39
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/east timor

19/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - President Prodi has sent his congratulations to Xananao Gusmao, the first President of the new country of East Timor. Mr Prodi said he was proud that the Commission had played a significant role in East Timor's favour since August 1999.

Contents

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: