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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8203
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) oil

In Spain REPSOL, YPF, CEPSA and BP ESPANA are to sell to DISA CORPORACION PETROLIFERA 5% of CLH - COMPANIA LOGISTICA DE HIDROCARBUROS.

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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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