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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8233

15 June 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 29
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/telecommunications council
Ministers have full agenda in Luxembourg next Tuesday

Brussels, 14/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - EU Telecommunications Ministers will be faced with a full agenda at their meeting on 18 June in Luxembourg. It is expected that the Council will reach a political agreement on the updating of the IDA data exchange programme between administrations. Pending the opinion of the European Parliament, ministers are also to adopt a general direction on extension of the plan to counter messages with an unlawful and harmful content diffused on the Internet. A...

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TEXTS OF THE WEEK
: Commissioner Monti clarifies certain aspects of his competition policy in relation to other Community policies
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Monday's General Affairs Council to adopt negotiating briefs with Switzerland and ACP countries and focus a large part of its work on Seville Summit - Middle East, Balkans, financing of EU military operations
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Presidium prepares meetings with civil society and youth -JHA and external relations groups soon - "Schema" distributed by Hans-Peter Bonde is a document that has no "statute"
(EU) EP/SEVILLE SUMMIT: EP wants to be consulted on reform of the Council - Immigration: No "punishing" countries of origin - Greek-turkish problem - should Mr Solana negotiate directly with Lord Robertson?
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: On Monday, the Fifteen could approve the idea of sanctions as ultimate recourse faced with "uncooperative" countries in combating illegal immigration - France and Sweden opposed
(EU) EU/HOME AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Details of external borders management plan
(EU) EU/JHA/ICELAND:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission proposal to protect "Feta" cheese label likely to provoke stormy debate at Council
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission wants partial opening up of "VIES" system to companies to facilitate validity of customers' VAT identification numbers
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Deutsche Post may again be sentenced to a fine
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission soon to present its study of development on world markets to serve as reference for "mid-term review"
(EU) EU/SIERRA LEONE: Commissioner Nielson announces 144 million euro under 9th Fed to President Tejan Kabbah
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: On Monday, Council could reach agreement on opening up port services to competition, on basis on a text void of substance - Strike by European dockers this Friday
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EP/ITALY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/GREECE:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL: Ministers have full agenda in Luxembourg next Tuesday
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission adopts new digital tachograph for professional road transport drivers
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Reduction of environmental impact of detergents in EU
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Parliament amends social measures accompanying recovery plans for cod and hake stocks
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Parliament only slightly amends directive on new standards for blood that may be adopted at next Health Council
(EU) EP/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Parliament's go-ahead for amending IDAII programme
(EU) EP/RESEARCH:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/HUNGARY: Greater agricultural trade liberalisation with EU
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: new labelling rules for olive oil
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