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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8206

6 May 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 40
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/committee of the regions
Agenda of plenary session on 15 and 16 May - immigration, GMOs, Single Sky, Galileo

Brussels, 06/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - Göke Frerichs, President of the Economic and Social Committee, will be the guest of the plenary session of the EU's Committee of the Regions, to be held on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 May in Brussels. The plenary will mainly discuss the role of organised civil society in tomorrow's Europe.

The Committee of the Regions is to adopt opinions on the following issues in particular: - common policy on illegal immigration, administrative cooperation ion the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Romano Prodi sends out the message the Chancellor Schroeder expected over the priority role of industry, but putting this message into practice is not easy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FRANCE: Parliament, Council and Commission welcome Jacques Chirac's victory
(EU) EU/BURMA: Chris Patten welcomes release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: National "correspondents" taking part in deliberation on Solana Report get to work
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Giscard d'Estaing is hoping for "imaginative" solutions for CFSP
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Commission reacts to allegations by which aid to Palestinians said to have served to finance terrorism
(EU) EU/BURUNDI: EU prepared to back negotiating process, under certain conditions
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: European Court of Human Rights refuses to interpret the right to life as authorising assisted suicide
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Portugal presents its budgetary intentions
(EU) EU/NEW ZEALAND: Ministerial meeting devoted to extending cooperation to new areas
(EU) EU/CANADA: Summit in Toledo on Wednesday
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Commission recommends setting up European border guard corps, in framework of common internal border management policy
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: On Tuesday Commission will adopt new Consumer Policy Strategy for 2002-2006
(EU) EU/BSE/POLAND: Poland's first official mad cow
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Loyola de Palacio stresses importance of trans-Euro-Mediterranean networks for energy and transport
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Agenda of plenary session on 15 and 16 May - immigration, GMOs, Single Sky, Galileo
(EU) EP/LITHUANIA:
(EU) EP/GREENS:
(EU) EU/TOURISM: Informal Santander Council announces forthcoming adoption of common criteria for sustainable, quality tourism
(EU) EP/GEORGIA: Parliamentary committee calls for special EU envoy to be appointed for the region
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/BUSINESS: Second European Business Summit to be devoted to enlargement and sustainable development - Participation of Aznar and eight European Commissioners
(EU) EU/LITHUANIA/AGRICULTURE: Proposal to extend liberalisation of agriculture trade
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Co-ordination Paysanne Européenne opposes scrapping of dairy quotas and calls for production to be maintained
(EU) EP/FOOD SAFETY: Paulsen reports call on plenary to strengthen salmonella surveillance and detection measures proposed by the Commission
(EU) EP/AUTOMOBILE: Economic and monetary committee supports Commission's project, subject to amendments
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/CITIZENS:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for Edison's acquisition of power company
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission allows Vivendi to increase its stake in Multithématiques
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Court says it is aware of the need to ensure effective protection of European citizens and businesses' legal rights and redefines rules governing individual access to Community courts
(EU) ESC/APRIL SESSION: ESC calls for more resources for youth policy - Combatting household over-indebtedness and human trafficking
(EU) EU/CULTURE/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/SCHUMAN DECLARATION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMICS: Industrial producer prices rise in both eurozone and EU in March
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Slight chill in business climate and economic sentiment indicator in eurozone in April
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT/EAPN:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/NETHERLANDS:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 504
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