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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8232
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/pes group

Socialist Group loses three French members

Strasbourg, 13/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - Three French MEPs, Michel Dary (PRG), Michel Scarbonchi (PRG) and Sami Nair (MDC), have decided to quit the group of the Party of European Socialists (PES) to possibly join that of the Europe of Democracies and Diversities (EDD). All three joined the "Republican Pole" and backed Jean-Pierre Chevenement in the presidential elections in France. Dary and Scarbonchi were excluded from the "Parti des Radicaux de Gauche". This change to the group has as...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: short chronicle on the convention - appeal to deepen and complete reflection on future management of common foreign and security policy - concerns and questions
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/UNIFORM ELECTORAL PROCEDURE: Assent for amending act relating to elections of MEPs (which does not take on board EP's request for election of 10% of MEPs on European list)
(EU) EP/PES GROUP: Socialist Group loses three French members
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU calls on Israel to allow "new Palestinian Government" to freely accomplish its task
(EU) EU/PRESIDENCY: Schroeder and Juncker doubts on 5-year president
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Programme of Working Group on Subsidiarity
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: The "non-paper" of the Convention's Secretariat on a "basic Treaty" pleads in favour of Constitution, Bonde complains
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: United States withdraws complaint against EU in hushkit affair but continues with action against Belgium
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Transport Council is to adopt creation of European Air Safety Authority - Details of points on the agenda
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Eighth annual conference on competition in Vilnius (Lithuania)
(EU) INTERNAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Council awaits clear political signal from Seville - progress in will to bring illegal immigration policies closer
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Formal approval of framework-decision on European arrest warrant - No agreement on combating drugs - political agreement on network of points of contact against terrorism
(EU) EU/SHIPBUILDING/SOUTH KOREA: Case on defensive measures on European shipyards on Council Agenda on 27 June
(EU) EU/SANGATTE:
(EU) EU/UN/DEVELOPMENT: José Maria Aznar calls on international community to stand by commitment made at World food Summit
(EU) EU/INDONESIA: Commission adopts Country Strategy Paper for Indonesia
(EU) EU/chechnya: EUR 4.5 million for victims of conflict
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: ECB revises forecasts for inflation increases
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: WTO verdict on American aid expected for Monday
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/STEEL: On Thursday Council adopted EU regulation, evaluation before 19 July of American concessions
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission attacks obstacles to job mobility in pension schemes
(EU) EU/POLAND: Poland wants to postpone European wheat imports
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION: EU strengthens preparedness to react to terrorist threat
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Netherlands' appeal on State aid to service stations is rejected
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo confirms "Arsenal" trade name belongs to Arsenal Football Club
(EU) EP/TRIBUNAL FOR LAW OF THE SEA:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Parliament re-affirms commitment to support efforts made by candidate countries and Commission to allow maximum number of countries to join in 2004
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL REGULATION: Parliament approves new financial regulation, to Schreyer's great satisfaction
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: EP approves directive on equal treatment
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: Parliament amends proposal concerning list of ingredients present in foodstuffs
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: Parliament calls for ban on carcinogenic and mutagenic substances or substances that are harmful for reproduction
(EU) EP/JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT: EP expresses concern
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2280: The "Toulemon Project" on the Future of Europe
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