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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8240

24 June 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto/medicines
Commission to propose, at WTO, a complex mechanism for authorising manufacture and exportation of medicines under compulsory license to poor countries

Brussels, 24/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission plans to take advantage of the TRIPS Council meeting at the WTO, from 25 to 27 June in Geneva, to present a concrete proposal for amending the agreement on intellectual property rights in the aim to improve access to essential medicines by poor countries. In order to meet the commitment taken in Doha, the Commission will propose that WTO members complete Article 31 of the TRIPS Agreement with a complex mechanism that would enable...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Seville decisions on illegal immigration and security open way to generous and open European policy on legal immigration and the right to asylum
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/CIVIL SOCIETY: Dehaene stresses that meeting with civil society is neither first nor last - Entry into heart of debate with Haensch - VDE stresses that European Council of Seville placed emphasis on respect of timetable
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/CIVIL SOCIETY: First contributions to the debate
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF SEVILLE: Contrasted reactions in European Parliament - Amnesty International relief and hope of Greenpeace
(EU) EU/BALAKANS: ECHO pulls out of Montenegro
(EU) WEU ASSEMBLY: Buehler wants more observers for elections in Macedonia
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network concerns for situation in Tunisia, Palestine and Greece
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Health Ministers discuss patient mobility and revision of pharmaceutical legislation
(EU) EU/WTO/MEDICINES: Commission to propose, at WTO, a complex mechanism for authorising manufacture and exportation of medicines under compulsory license to poor countries
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes to open negotiations to amend Community regime for imports of cereals and rice
(EU) EU/SEVILLE/ECONOMY: European Council undertakes to respect Stability Pact but does not mention 2004 for return to budgetary balance
(EU) EU/EURO:
(EU) EU/COMPETItiON: Commission clears B&W Loudspeakers distribution system after company deletes hard-core violations
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Metronet authorised to buy of two London Tube infrastructure companies
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Yes to joint acquisitions in cinema screen advertising
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2003: Färm report recommends tough policy so exceeding ceiling on administrative spending can be avoided
(EU) EP/FRAUD: Ms Theato impressed by open-mindedness of Danish Parliament's European Affairs Committee on setting up of European prosecutor
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Mr Nielson wants more active participation of indigenous peoples in co-operation between EU and partners
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: Commission provides a further Euro 6 million for victims of food shortages in Zimbabwe
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 30 million loan to Apulia region
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA/ASIA:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) UE/COURT OF JUSTICE: Research contracts between private enterprise and German universities will no longer be exempt from VAT
(EU) UE/COURT OF JUSTICE: Netherlands has Commission condemned for authorising Austria and Sweden to keep more stringent norms for the use of cadmium
(EU) G7/MONEY LAUNDERING/TERRORISM: FATF adopts new black list of uncooperative territories
(EU) EU/REFUGEES/WOMEN:
(EU) EU/JOURNALISM:
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: 55% of basic public services are accessible on Internet, says Commission survey
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Networking of national administrations to speed up candidates' adoption of Community acquis
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Hearing on "children first"
(EU) EU/COLLEGE OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/WOMEN:
(EU) EU/EUROBAROMETER: Only in Britain does a majority of the public remain opposed to single currency
(EU) EU/STATISTICS: Council common position on amendment of regulation concerning structural business statistics
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Fall in industrial production in April
(EU) EU/CANARY ISLANDS:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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