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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8241

26 June 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 39
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto/patents
EU seeks to extend protection of geographical indications to products other than wines and spirits

Brussels, 25/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - With Wednesday and Thursday's WTO meetings on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) in Geneva in mind, the European Union and its 15 Member States and associated candidate countries (Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Malta and Turkey) and some developing countries, Cuba, India, Kenya, Mauritius, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Thailand, defining a strategy that aims to extend unique geographical...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A few comments on the results of the Seville Council
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DANISH PRESIDENCY: Presidency prepares to implement several Council reforms agreed in Seville - 24 and 25 October maintained for European Council of Brussels - Pat Cox pleased with meeting between Rasmussen, Möller and Haarder
(EU) NATO/EU: Another meeting of the two permanent councils
(EU) EU/CFSP: Reception of Spanish Presidency' external relations and defence policy balance sheet rather mixed
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Giscard d'Estaing believes in Convention's ability to arrive at single draft Constitutional Treaty
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Eurosceptics denounce debate among friends
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Nagy wants second listening session
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Solana welcomes Bush's renewed engagement
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG: Europe pays tribute to Pierre Werner, deceased aged 88
(EU) EP/SEVILLE: Watson welcomes results on immigration and asylum
(EU) EP/INDIA/PAKISTAN: India does not want formal mediation
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: E15 agreement on amendments to packaging/packing waste directive and Seveso II
(EU) EU/SHIPYARDS/SOUTH KOREA: Qualified majority voting in Coreper on temporary defence mechanisms
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/BUDGET: Schreyer says all current Member States will contribute equally to funding enlargement
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission's final report, on Wednesday, on Green Paper on Energy Supply Security
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Renewal of block exemption for IATA passenger tariff conferences
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission initiates consultation to assess results of directive on protection of private data
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT:
(EU) EU/TAKE-OVERS: Commission continues reflection on take-overs directive that could be adopted before the end of July
(EU) EU/WTO/PATENTS: EU seeks to extend protection of geographical indications to products other than wines and spirits
(EU) EU/BSE: Commission may begin infringement proceedings against France which refuses to lift embargo on Portuguese beef
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: STMicroelectonics can aquire Alcatel unit
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Aerospace industries again ask for state aid to fund necessary security measures - Support of Loyola de Palacio
(EU) EU/USA/TRADE:
(EU) ACP: ACP countries intend maintaining their group's unity and solidarity in trade negotiations with Union - Negotiating mandate to be approved by Council on 27 June
(EU) EU/PAEAC: 22nd meeting of Euro-Arab dialogue, with Commission
(EU) EP/GEORGIA:
(EU) EU/AFRICA:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/ROMANIA:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission ready for post-ECSC
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB to grant first ever direct loan of EUR 100 million to Ferrara Province
(EU) EU/EIB: Loans in favour of urban renovation and social housing in Poland
(EU) EU/MUTUAL SOCIETIES/COOPERATIVES: Conference on 27 and 28 June
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: A traveller with 500 kilos of rice in his luggage is not necessarily smuggling - Another more legal issue interested Scandinavian courts
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
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