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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8201

27 April 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha council
Conclusions on asylum and immigration

Luxembourg, 26/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, in addition to the political agreement on minimum standards of welcome for asylum seekers and the conclusions on illegal immigration by sea (yesterday's EUROPE, pp. 7 and 8), the EU15 Interior Ministers approved a whole series of texts. As far as the hosting of asylum seekers and European immigration policy is concerned, European Commissioner Antonio Vitorino said he was pleased the directive had been adopted "after two years of...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The Euro-Mediterranean partnership is now headed in the right direction, but a genuine re-launch can certainly not be taken for granted
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: The first two working groups to be on subsidiarity and Charter of Fundamental Rights
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/GERMANY: Role of industry in EU at centre of meeting with Chancellor Schroeder
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/SWEDEN:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/ICT:
(EU) EP/NATIONAL FRONT/RADICALS:
(EU) EP/ITALY: 64 MEPs trigger proceedings against Italy for violation of democracy and Rule of Law
(EU) EP/EXTREME-RIGHT/LIBERALS: Watson and Ducarme propose European Democracy Charter
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/YOUTH:
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: After visit to camp in Jenin, delegation of MEPs give damning evidence
(EU) EU/GUATEMALA: Further appeal to prosecute those responsible for violating human rights
(EU) EP/SCHUMAN DECLARATION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: At 2 May Summit, many political topics (Middle East, Afghanistan, terrorism) and positive agenda - Renewal of dialogue without returning to its foundations
(EU) EU/BUDGET:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/USA: Adoption of mandate for negotiating legal and extradition co-operation agreement with USA
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Conclusions on asylum and immigration
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/RUSSIA: Organised crime and Kaliningrad the focus of first meeting between Russian and EU Ministers
(EU) JHA COUNCIL: A more flexible method for harmonising penalties
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Discussions on sexual exploitation and child pornography come up against opposition from Italy
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Romano Prodi urges for strengthened cooperation
(EU) EU/CHILE: EU and Chile conclude negotiations for association and free trade agreement
(EU) EU/MEXICO: Commissioner Lamy goes to Mexico in preparation of next WTO ministerial meeting and implementation of EU/Mexico free-trade agreement
(EU) EU/SHIPYARDS/KOREA: Initial reactions to Commission prevarication
(EU) EU/URUGUAY:
(EU) EU/MAURITANIA:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: New consultation on company law
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/INDUSTRY: Mr Bolkestein recognises Take Over Directive difficulties and mentions problems for German industry
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Commission's e-Learning initiative encourages public-private partnerships in education
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament gives green light to deepening process FOR REDUCING debt of ACP and developing countries
(EU) EU/EP/DEVELOPMENT aid: Parliament calls on Union to set binding timeframe for 0.7% GDP objective
(EU) EU/USA/ENVIRONMENT: USA and Europeans wanted greater co-operation but outline divergences on climate change
(EU) EP/FISHING: Sharp reactions from MEPs to report on CAP reform
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Spain confirms its candidature for ITER
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