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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8208

9 May 2002
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/general affairs
Council on 13 and 14 May: First joint meeting with defence ministers - brief for negotiations with Iran

Brussels, 08/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - The foreign ministers of the Fifteen will meet for their monthly Council in Brussels on Monday to prepare for the forthcoming deadlines (Johannesburg Summit), attempt to adopt a brief for negotiating a co-operation agreement with Iran and discuss the situation in the Middle East (only over lunch). For the first time, the defence ministers will participate in the General Affairs Council. A discussion on crisis management will bring them together with...

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(EU) DEAR READERS: Due to Ascension Day, our offices will be closed on Thursday 9 May; Bulletin 8209 will be dated Saturday 11 May 2002.
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Council on 13 and 14 May: First joint meeting with defence ministers - brief for negotiations with Iran
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: President Cox's visit - Meetings with President Clerides and Rauf Denktash
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Praesidium preparing for 23/24 May plenary after assessing work to date
(EU) EU/France: Michel Barnier turns down Education Minister post
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EP/AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/STEEL/UNITED STATES: Member States provide green light to EU's defensive strategy - EU calls for WTO panel - Search for agreement with United States
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Cinven to acquire beverage outlet chains
(EU) EU/CANADA: Tolede Summit qualified as "fruitful" be parties - Combating terrorism, CFSP, WTO, Further summit in Ottawa in December
(EU) EU/MEXICO: Joint EU/Mexico Council should decide, on Monday, to speed up liberalisation in automobile and pharmaceuticals sectors
(EU) EU/SWINE FEVER: Restrictive measures common to France, Luxembourg and Germany to contain epizootic of swine fever
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Investigation into Deutsche Telekom's alleged unfair pricing for access to local loop
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional clearance to Imperial Tobacco's acquisition of Reemtsma
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Parliament and Council reach agreement in Conciliation on budget of EUR 312 million for new Community programme on public health
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Trilogue on framework programme brings convergence of views - industry committee to adopt compromise amendments on Monday in Strasbourg
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission considers review of certain anti-dumping measures to check compliance with WTO rules
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/REFORM: Decision to improve staff training
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/ECONOMY: Nassauer and von Wogau fear suggestions Commission may make in its 22 May document
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission scales back growth forecasts for second quarter in eurozone
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: GDP down in fourth quarter of 2001
(EU) EU/OECD: Ministerial meeting chaired by Guy Verhofstadt to consider economic upturn, trade relations and development aid
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/GERMANY: Commission closes procedure initiated against German freight carrier Bahn TransGmbh
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/GERMANY: In support of aid for training of seafarers
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/PORTUGAL: Authorisation for aid to passenger transport
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/ITALY: In support of regional aid
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Gert-Jan Koopman is appointed Head of Neil Kinnock's Private Office
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Progress on various technical aspects of ethyl alcohol proposal - Council to rule on state aid
(EU) EU/Latvia: Further liberalisation of agricultural trade
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission says state aid to reduce energy costs for Sardinia farmers is illegal
(EU) EU/EP/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Greens fear failure of Johannesburg Summit and rally governments
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Miranda Report urges plenary to plead in favour of more effective partnership between EU and UN based on increased EU political influence and visibility
(EU) EP/EPP:
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Community regulation extending freeze on assets to counter Taliban remains in application
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: World Esperanto Association (UEA) files complaint against Commission for linguistic discrimination
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: EUR 15 million over five years to promote judicial cooperation in civil matters
(EU) EU/OLAF:
(EU) EU/CULTURE: According to a Eurobarometer survey, people read more in the North than in the South, cinema is the cultural activity most appreciated and over 50% of Europeans do not use computers
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
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