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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8230
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/justice/internal market

Proposal of framework decision on prosecution of public procurement fraud is rejected

Strasbourg, 11/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the plenary was almost unanimous in its rejection (520 to 12 with 3 abstentions) of the German proposal of a framework decision relating to the prosecution of unfair anti-competitive practices in the awarding of public contracts. It thus approved its rapporteur, German Christian Democrat Ingo Schmitt, who felt the legal base proposed by Germany, based on articles on justice and not on internal market rules, was not correct (see EUROPE of 8...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Two bad examples and one encouraging move in field of agricultural trade with third countries
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT: Federal Council in favour of a Union where decisions are taken through a double majority and where States not wanting to be associated in a "new political decision" need not participate "for a period yet to be determined"
(EU) EU/JORDAN:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/BAVARIA:
(EU) EP/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/G8: Piqué in Vancouver - Possible "Quartet" meeting
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Javier Solana welcomes appointment of Commission responsible for drafting the Constitutional Charter for future State of Serbia and Montenegro
(EU) EU/EQUATORIAL GUINEA: EU concerned at deterioration in situation
(EU) EU/PANEUROPA-UNION/CONVENTION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Candidates manage to tidy up negotiating table, patiently awaiting EU15 position on agriculture (including direct aid)
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Germany's report on the nitrofen affair satisfies Standing Food Chain Committee
(EU) EU/FISHERIES COUNCIL: Six countries form bloc against reform proposals
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission fines eight Austrian banks belonging to "Lombard Club"
(EU) EU/USA/STEEL: European sanctions will be automatic if WTO condemns USA measures
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Mr Fischler considers maintaining certain British dispensations on free access to resources until 2003
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Launch of first social partners' consultation phase on transferability of company pension rights
(EU) EP/JUSTICE/INTERNAL MARKET: Proposal of framework decision on prosecution of public procurement fraud is rejected
(EU) EP/MAGHREB: EP in favour of EU/Maghreb Joint Assembly - appeal for stronger regional cooperation
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
(EU) EP/COSMETICS: Parliament continues to oppose testing of cosmetic products on animals
(EU) EP/RESEARCH:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/SESSIONS:
(EU) EU/JORDAN: First EU-Jordan Association Council - EU satisfied with changes within Palestinian Authority
(EU) EU/CHILE: Association and Free Trade Agreement initialled
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/CONVENTION:
(EU) EMU/UINITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Details of common position adopted Friday by Council on energy efficiency of buildings
(EU) EU/MARITIME TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Reactions to Green Paper on consumer protection are in favour of a framework-directive on fair trading practices - Commission would like to go further in depth on the issue
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUTICE: Kolpak case, in which a handball player disputes regulation of German federation limiting the number of foreign players, to be heard on 20 June
(EU) EU/CITIZENSHIP: ECAS proposes new EU Treaty Article on information for European citizens
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Commission selects 178 projects for encouraging inter-cultural dialogue and active citizenship
(EU) EU/AUDIO-VISUAL: Study on development of new advertising techniques and their regulatory implications
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 11/06/2002: