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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8223

1 June 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy

31/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - According to rapid estimates published by Eurostat on Friday, the annual inflation rate in the euro zone stood at 2.0% in May, down on April (2.4).

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: