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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8200

26 April 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/budget 2000
Parliament provides discharge to Economic and Social Committee and ends dispute over Council "CFSP" budget

Brussels, 25/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - In Brussels on Thursday, the European Parliament adopted the new report by Eluned Morgan (British Labour) that discharges the institutions (other than the Commission and the EP) for the execution of budget 2000. With 239 in favour, 225 against and 15 abstentions, Parliament managed a small majority to grant discharge to the Economic and Social Committee (ESC) for the controversial budgets 1996 and 1997, thereby confirming the stance defined within the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Some considerations on the results of the presidential elections in France from a European point of view
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: European Parliament calls for more coherent Community policy on human rights
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: European Movement takes stance for Presidency with "leader" or "troika" in office for at least one year
(EU) EU/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Solana and Moratinos meet Arafat and Sharon
(EU) EU/YUGOSLAVIA/BOSNIA: Piqué meets Del Ponte
(EU) EP/NATIONAL FRONT: Warnings from Liberal, Socialist and Green MEPs
(EU) EU/EP/IRAQ: Nicholson report invites EU to call for lifting of economic embargo and for ad hoc international tribunal to be established for Iraq
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Political agreement on very general minimum conditions for receiving asylum-seekers
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Declaration on illegal immigration by sea - Council renounces naming countries from which illegal immigrants come
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: In light of Middle East conflict, declaration is issued against acts of racism and anti-semitism in European Union
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/AMNESTY:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Member States will discuss methods for strengthening rural development projects on Tuesday - Some Member States fear direct state aid adjustment
(EU) EU/CHILE: EU and Chile expected to finish negotiations for free-trade agreement on Friday before Pascal Lamy leaves for Mexico and USA
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Inter-connection, promotion of renewable energies and energy efficiency up for discussion at informal seminar of Energy Ministers at Pampelune
(EU) EU/SENEGAL:
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2000: Parliament provides discharge to Economic and Social Committee and ends dispute over Council "CFSP" budget
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2002: EP amends draft budget on surplus to refund to Member States
(EU) EP/ASYLUM: Very tight vote on minimum norms for hosting asylum seekers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: HDW/Ferrostaal consortium can take over Hellenic Shipyards
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Bundeskartellamt will examine joint venture project in local public transport sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Several operators approved by accelerated procedure
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: No steep growth in candidate countries expected in 2002 - Slight fall in inflation but public deficits still large
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises some compensation for Belgian electricity sector
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises modified measures supporting Channel Tunnel rail link
(EU) EU/DISPLACED PERSONS: Aid to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Burma and Thailand
(EU) EU/SHIPYARDS/KOREA: "Revised" strategy for combating South Korean dumping would divide Commission
(EU) ESC/ENLARGEMENT: Candidate countries call on Commissioner Verheugen for concrete initiatives for organised civil society
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court press releases on residual water in Milan, strict product liability and Grana Padano cheese
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/LITHUANIA:
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Meeting between Bolkestein and EP on progress towards internal market
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Open Day on 4 May
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Montreal, unions from countries in OECD to ask G8 Ministers for training action plan for life
(EU) ETUC/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Ann Davison will ask Commissioner Liikanen to improve filter systems to protect children surfing on Internet
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