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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8199

25 April 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/asylum
Council expected to reach political agreement on minimum standards for reception of asylum seekers in Member States and adopt declaration condemning all racist and xenophobic acts, possibly including denigration of Islam or other religions

Brussels, 24/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Justice and home Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg on 25-26 April will be examining asylum and immigration policy issues, as well as the fight against racism and xenophobia (see EUROPE 20 April pp. 6-7).

1. Draft directive on minimum standards on the reception of asylum seekers in Member States: adopted by the Commission last year (see EUROPE 4 April 2001 page 6). This directive (a detailed document of 28 articles, explained one diplomatic...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short chronicle on the Convention on the future of Europe - The subject of defence arrives - Eurosceptics want to amputate acquis communautaire
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Patten tells Parliament Israel must cooperate in international inquiry on Jenin
(EU) EU/EURO-MEDITERRANEAN CONFERENCE: Piqué and Patten stress how resistant the Barcelona process is despite it all
(EU) EP/COUNCIL: Debate on Council reform is postponed
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Towards Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Knesset Speaker in favour of a "Madrid 2" conference - President Cox confirms that invitation to President of Palestinian Legislative Council remains "open"
(EU) EP/PAKISTAN: EP to vote on co-operation agreement only after October elections - Concern at referendum on prolongation of President Musharraf's term of office
(EU) EP/BAVARIA: Convention treats themes considered essential for past ten years, says Edmund Stoiber denying CDU-CSU called for renationalisation of CAP and of structural policy
(EU) EP/NATIONAL FRONT: Jean-Marie Le Pen cancels press conference due to demonstrators
(EU) CORRECTION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission forecasts 1.4% growth for 2002 in euro zone, but stresses budgetary effort to be made by Member States
(EU) EU/BEPGS: Commission calls on countries to improve quality and quantity of employment and strengthen conditions for productivity
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Commission and Russia make progress in finding solution to Kaliningrad issue with view to enlargement
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Commission carries out inventory of transatlantic relations focusing on most convincing results
(EU) EU/CYBER CRIME: Commission seeks to approximate criminal law across the EU to fight against attacks against information systems
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Adoption of new health programme runs up against financial envelope
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Aid granted to Belgium's Verlipack is incompatible
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises exemption of levies on aggregates in favour of companies in Northern Ireland
(EU) EU/ENERGY/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/REFORM: Commission implements decision on mobility of senior staff
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/REFORM:
(EU) EU/ASYLUM: Council expected to reach political agreement on minimum standards for reception of asylum seekers in Member States and adopt declaration condemning all racist and xenophobic acts, possibly including denigration of Islam or other religions
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: EU civil society, Latin America and Caribbean countries want particular attention paid to rights of migrants and sexual equality
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EP/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Tight vote on Cappato report on protection of personal data sows uncertainty over issue of plenary vote
(EU) EU/BRUSSELS CAPITAL: Prodi and Verhofstadt announce initiatives
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: Maria Joao Rodrigues calls for citizens' knowledge deficit to be tackled - Erkki Liikanen pleads in favour of new regulation culture
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/CAUCASUS/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Interreg programme Ireland and Northern Ireland
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: 3.3% rise in European farmers' income in 2001 - sharp differences between candidate countries
(EU) EU/INDIA:
(EU)EU/FISHERIES/GUINEA:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES/SOUTH AFRICA:
(EU) EU/ANIMAL FEED:
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