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Veterinary Committee may take measures against swine fever in France

Brussels, 03/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Standing Committee on Animal Health and the Feed Chain may decide on Wednesday of next week to take precautionary measures to halt the spread of swine fever in France. The French authorities have confirmed a case of swine fever in Moselle and have taken the required measures, slaughtering 395 piglets on the farm concerned. Protection zones in the 3km around the farm have been set up, along with monitoring zones in the 10km around the farm, where...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short Chronicle on the Convention on the Future of Europe - Jean-Luc Dehaene supports substantial but realistic reform - Supplement to Toulemon project - Institutional project of Eurosceptics
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: EU and US show desire to work together - George W. Bush says he is optimistic about Middle East
(EU) EU/YOUTH CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Eleven groups and six people added to European list of terrorist organisations
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: On 8 May, the Presidium to discuss distribution of powers - Giscard d'Estaing to discuss CFSP/ESDP in Stuttgart
(EU) EU/DEFENCE:
(EU) EU/GIBRALTAR: Aznar-Blair meeting in London on 20 May
(EU) EU/CFSP/ESDP: GRIP report places emphasis on a genuine "European doctrine" of conflict prevention and suggests enhancing the role of special representatives
(EU) EP/EPP/FRANCE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Monday evening, ministers to discuss co-ordinating economic policies and structural reforms
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: On Tuesday, Council to return to tax on energy and adopt political agreements on insider trading and conglomerates
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Presidency hopes to make progress on energy taxation in order to define "guidelines" at end of term
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL REGULATION: ECOFIN Council on Tuesday may strike political agreement - Only Italy is expressing reservations
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: After considerable bargaining, Council grants full discharge to France, Italy and Netherlands for their aid to hauliers
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Commission proposal for determining judge competent to rule on custody of children, divorce and parental responsibility
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Seven bilateral agreements published in OJ - to take effect on 1 June
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Positive agenda is launched at Washington summit
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Draft law applicable to non-contractual obligations
(EU) EU/G8 ENERGY:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Deadlock over Community patent despite latest Presidency compromise proposal
(EU) EP/SMES/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: No progress on ethyl alcohol
(EU) EU/SWINE FEVER: Veterinary Committee may take measures against swine fever in France
(EU) EP/FISHING: Jens-Peter Bonde calls for enquiry into postponement of Commission proposal
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Formal decision on ratification of Kyoto Protocol
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EP/MAY SESSION: Distribution of powers - ECB Vice-President, discussion on major economic perspectives - 2003 preliminary draft budget - research programme - Summits with Russia and Latin America - Iraq, Maghreb - Address by President Fox - Food safety - Noise
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT/CYPRUS: Andrew Duff in favour of Cox-Denktash meeting
(EU) EP/THE EU COMMITTEE:
(EU) EU/SHIPYARDS/SOUTH KOREA: South Korean shipbuilders see themselves as scapegoats for EU shipbuilders' failure to modernise
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/TRADE:
(EU) IMF/TRADE:
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT:
(EU) EU/ILO/CHILDREN:
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