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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8235

19 June 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/services of a general interest
Commission adopts its "method for assessing" services of a general interest

Brussels, 18/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has adopted a Communication that defines a "method for assessing" the quality of economic services of a general interest, for the attention of the Seville Summit. As announced in detail (see EUROPE of 7 June, p.9), this method forms part of three documents requested of the Commission at the Barcelona Summit, in the context of the debates on the liberalisation of networking industries. The Commission has yet to present the two...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: As we watch, the EU's competition policy is slowly being changed - A few comments about Mario Monti's approach
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SEVILLE SUMMIT: Pique defends outcome of Council on direct aid for candidate countries and expresses optimism about immigration and EU-NATO agreement - Discussion at head of state level about how the Council operates could extend to future reform
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Council discusses Middle East and India-Pakistan crisis - Conclusions on Zimbabwe and Sudan
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU Special Representative to Middle East should finally have armoured vehicle
(EU) FRANCE/GOVERNMENT: Lenoir Minister for European Affairs and Fontaine for Industry
(EU) EU/SEVILLE SUMMIT/COMMISSION: On immigration, Prodi underpins need for co-operation on part of countries of origin, "without going as far as making aid conditional on it" - Proposals for better Commission organisation in an enlarged EU, with one Commissioner per country but Vice-Presidents playing role of co-ordinators
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/CIVIL SOCIETY: Standing Forum protests - EBLUL defends minority languages
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Sakellariou appeals for aid to Palestinian Authority not to be frozen
(EU) EU/PES/DEFENCE: Meeting in Berlin with several defence ministers
(EU) WEU/ASSEMBLY: Ten years of "Petersberg missions", to which, according to Klaus Buhler, combating terrorism should be added
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: General Affairs Council reaches agreement allowing common position on agriculture to be adopted by deferring tricky issue of direct aid till the autumn
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: No Council conclusions on European Single Sky - Presidency and Loyola de Palacio disapprove of air traffic controllers' strike scheduled for Wednesday
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Political agreement on EU membership to Eurocontrol - Transport Council conclusions
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Council adopts decision revising guidelines for trans-European networks and discusses eEurope 2005 Action Plan ahead of Seville Summit
(EU) EU/COHESION: 24.2% of Objective One aid to six least developed regions is to the advantage of other EU regions, says report on economic impact of aid
(EU) EU/ECSC: Commission meets in Luxembourg to celebrate 50th anniversary of ECSC Treaty
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/BANKS:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Prodi proposals on Commission articulated in groups of responsilities
(EU) EU/SERVICES OF A GENERAL INTEREST: Commission adopts its "method for assessing" services of a general interest
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/STEEL: Commission notifies WTO of suspension of tariff concessions on American products liable to sanctions
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: In context of Mid-Term Review, Commission may propose releasing considerable funding for rural development - debate on dairy quotas and adjustments in rice, rye and durum wheat sectors
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Alchemy's takeover of CompAir is cleared
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Clearance for Canal de Isabel II/Hidroelectrica del Cantabrico joint venture
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: In Vilnius, Monti turns to state of negotiations with candidate countries regarding competition
(EU) EU/EIB/SYRIA: First EIB loan to third Mediterranean country in health sector
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for electricity modernisation in Latvia
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission releases EUR 23.6 million workplan for connecting administrations
(EU) EU/EDUCATION AND TRAINING: Towards greater co-operation to enable citizens to use qualification and skills as a common currency in Europe
(EU) EP/REGULATION: Parliament amends regulation - Four declarations per year from Mr CFSP - Fewer votes in plenary
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(EU) EP/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY:
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