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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/cyprus

President Cox's visit - Meetings with President Clerides and Rauf Denktash

Nicosia, 08/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - The President of the European Parliament, Pat Cox, has been in Cyprus since 8 May on a three-day working visit as part of his tour of the accession candidate countries. During his stay, Pat Cox will meet not only the Cypriot President Glafcos Clerides (and the President of the House of Representatives Demetris Christofias) but also Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash. He will have a meeting with the UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Cyprus...

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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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