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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8202

29 April 2002
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/middle east
Second meeting of "quartet" on 2 May in Washington

Washington, 29/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Department of State's spokesman, Richard Boucher, has confirmed that a second meeting of the "Quartet" will be held, on 2 May, in Washington. The Quartet was created on 10 April in Madrid to relaunch action for peace in the Middle East, coordinated between the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations (see EUROPE of 11 April, p.3). Participants at this second meeting, to be held in parallel to the European Union/United...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Thursday's Euro-American Summit aims to prove that, beyond over-exaggerated differences, the partnership is up and running, and could be consolidated and broadened - New economic initiatives suggested in Lamy/Patten paper
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Second meeting of "quartet" on 2 May in Washington
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM: Romano Prodi urges London to play a greater role in the EU and not to give preference to relations with the United States
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Young people wish to make their own selection
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Chairman Giscard d'Estaing to present report on state of progress of work at New York University
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/GREENS: Johannes Voggenhuber expresses concern about the turn plenary debates take and fears offensive against European Commission
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: John Bruton insists on "European democracy" - Supporting election of Commission President and keeping half-yearly rotating Presidency only for European Council
(EU) EU/CFSP:
(EU) EP/INDONESIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Fischler hopes that Member States, the positions of which tend to be hardening, will agree to settle current problems in mid-term review of Cap
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/LIST:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/GENOCIDE:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Fischler is clearly decided not to water down his reform proposals
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: EUR 12 million for various assistance operations
(EU) EU/ANGOLA/FISHERIES:
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: At Washington Summit, separate Bush-Aznar-Prodi meeting followed by plenary
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2003: Commission adopts preliminary draft budget within context of enlargement and security in Europe and the world
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Trend in gas and greenhouse emissions rises between 1999-2000
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Inter-connection of energy networks, promotion of renewable energies and energy efficiency - Ministerial Seminar in Pamplona - nuclear and oil prices
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission to take decision over Deutsche Post before summer
(EU) EU/TAX: Italy sent a reasoned opinion for delays in refunding VAT
(EU) EU/TAX: Bolkestein launches conference on company tax
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Monti welcomes formal acceptance by Germany of abolition of State aid to public banks
(EU) EU/GERMANY: Competitive industrial policy must be part of Lisbon Strategy, says Schroeder, waiting for economic strategy proposals from a strong Commission, "with a strong president"
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Industry Committee adopts Caudron report with view to second reading of draft 6th framework programme
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EP: FISHING: EP wants fishing reduction programmes changed and calls on Mr Fischler to take its reform into account
(EU) EP/ AGRICULTURE: EPP-DE insists on keeping Community preference and funding solidarity
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Aid to Central Adriatic, Danubian and South-Eastern Europe
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Aid for transnational "Alpine Space"
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC: Benes Decrees must not impede accession negotiations in 2002, says JPC
(EU) EU/POLAND: Joint Parliamentary Committee pleads in favour of "mutually acceptable" solutions in accession negotiations for financial aspects
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENTS
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