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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8223

1 June 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Proceedings against Spain for infringement of organic farming rules

Brussels, 31/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the European Commission decided to send a reasoned opinion to Spain requesting it to change certain rules and commercial practices concerning organic farming. Products that do not come from organic farming are marketed in Spain using the term "bio", which is not in conformity with EU rules on organic farming. In July 2001, the Commission had served a letter of formal notice on the Spanish government in order to point out that two decrees...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short chronicle of the convention - more remarks on the conflict between the project of the "president of the union" and the prodi project
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Justice and Home Affairs, national parliaments, composition of work groups at centre of next plenary
(EU) EP/COMMISSSION:
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EU/PES:
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/LETHOSO: European observers very positive about elections held 25 May
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA: EU welcomes electoral process but condemns acts of violence
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Discussions Monday evening on future of Eurogroup
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Tuesday's Council may be dominated by the debate, that France refuses for now, on the broad economic policy guidelines 2002 - possible agreement on pension funds
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/STEEL: Grand European manoeuvres to avoid transatlantic war
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: The Fifteen quite in favour of European border police force - Denmark adopts a very restrictive law - concern at the High Commission for Refugees
(EU) EU/TALIBAN: Council adopts sanctions regime over Al-Qaeda and Taliban, to take account of change of power in Afghanistan
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Seven bilateral agreements take effect on Saturday
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Social security, European co-operative society, health and safety at work strategy - all at centre of Council session
(EU) YOUTH COUNCIL: For greater youth participation in political life
(EU) EU/CYPRUS/CONFERENCES:
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: European Union ratifies Kyoto Protocol
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Council defines Union's common position for Johannesburg Summit - It is now up to General Affairs Council to speak
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears Synergen venture between ESB and Statoil with conditions
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Status of joint undertaking Galileo takes effect - ESA must still settle matter of over-subscription
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Bundeskartellamt to analyse BEG case
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Clearance is given for acquisition of HDW (shipbuilding) by Bank One
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: According to Commission report, half of the Union's SME are involved in socially beneficial activities
(EU) EP/SHIPBUILDING: Parliament calls on Council to adopt temporary defence mechanism against South Korean dumping
(EU) EP/LATIN AMERICA: parliament calls for commitments taken at Madrid Summit to be effectively followed up at budgetary level - Some MEPs pose the problem of Cuba
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament wants complete overhaul of directive on pesticides
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Ms Jöns wants to raise awareness in institutions on the serious public problem of breast cancer
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Schneider drops demand for application of interim measures in Legrand purchase
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION/FRANCE/UNITED KINGDOM: France promises security measures in Channel Tunnel
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Proceedings against Spain for infringement of organic farming rules
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Professionals give very mitigated welcome to reform proposals
(EU) EU/POVERTY: Martine Roure places emphasis on elimination of dire poverty when laying the stone of honour to victims of poverty - Call for better national action plans and for Economic and Social Committee to include representatives of populations suffering great poverty
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/ASYLUM:
(EU) EU/BUSINESS: Conference on tax schemes for SMEs stresses importance of reducing these taxes to carry out the Lisbon Strategy
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: The debate "Just How Green is my Kitchen"" rekindles implementation of the integrated products policy
(EU) EU/EIB: 20 million euro loan for Tunisian cement sector
TIMETABLE
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 31/05/2002: