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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8203

1 May 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 39 / 45
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) business

- Belgium: the Babson College (USA) and the London Business School for the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) have published the results of an international survey comparing the economic performance of 29 countries in the world in 2001. Whereas Ireland is classified in the lead for entrepreneurial initiative, the red lantern is held by Belgium, classified last. They are indeed, only 4.6% of the working population to create their own business in Belgium, whereas that level reaches 12.1% in...

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(EU) Dear reader: Our offices will be closed on Wednesday 1st May, Labour Day. Our EUROPE bulletin No 8204 will therefore be dated Friday 3rd May 2002.
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Prodi to call on Bush in Washington to join his appeal to ensure full access to humanitarian aid in Palestinian territories - IRAQ: anti-terrorist coalition is not to be compromised
(EU) EU/NATO: North Atlantic Council/COPs meeting
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM: Prodi unimpressed by reaction to his speech
(EU) EU/FRANCE: Events in France bring Europe into limelight, notes Prodi
(EU) EU/SWEDEN: Göran Persson in favour of shared Council Presidencies
(EU) EP/CZECH REPUBLIC:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Consensus for strengthening rural development policy but divergence over how to achieve this - call for simplification of CAP
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Mr Fishchler considers EU "on schedule" for concluding agricultural negotiations before end of year
(EU) EU/FISHING: Mr Prodi gives assurances in letter to Loyola de Palacio that no Commissioner was pressurised into holding up reform proposals
(EU) EU/TOURISM: Fifteen's Informal Council, together with Santander Forum, outline positive fallout on European tourism industry following 11 September
(EU) EU/GERMANY: Exchange of views with Schröder did not highlight "any substantive disagreement", says Prodi, recognising importance of a strong European industry - Continued contacts with German government (car distribution, chemicals industry)
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Adoption on Thursday of broadened list of terrorist organisations - Provisional agreement on new names in Coreper Monday evening
(EU) EU/SHIPYARDS: Fifth Commission report concludes with status quo, except for gas tankers
(EU) EU/BUDGET: For 2003, Commission proposes preliminary draft budget of 100 billion euro
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission grants EUR 19 million in supplementary aid to Afghanistan
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council expected to confirm Friday whether extension to aid for lorry drivers in France, Italy and Netherlands will continue
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Experts welcome creation of single tax base for companies
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/HOME AFFAIRS: Commission policy debate on Denmark's possible participation in EC measures for which it has no "opt-in" (visas, asylum, immigration and judicial co-operation in civil matters)
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: European CFI delivers for first time, in the field of State aid, a judgement using the expedited procedure
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Conciliation committee's compromise on "vibrations" directive is enough for EP
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Parliament welcomes conciliation on community incentive measures
(EU) EP/WOMEN: Parliament asks Member States to integrate sexual equality into their national action plans
(EU) EP/STATISTICS: EP accepts statistics programme for 2003-2007
(EU) EP/DRUGS: Adoption of Oostlander Report on definition of and penalties for illicit drug trafficking
(EU) EU/ASYLUM: UN High Commissioner for Refugees welcomes EU proposals on right of asylum
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) ESC/CONVENTION: Frerichs calls on his counterparts of national economic and social committees to "provide body to their structured co-operation" - Committee suggestion to genuinely be representative of civil society
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/YOUTH: Jean-Luc Dehaene calls on youth to participate actively in European construction
(EU) EU/BAROMETER: According to autumn 2001 survey, 86% of Europeans fear terrorist attacks
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/BANKS:
(EU) EU/STUDENTS:
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