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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8244

29 June 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Commission publishes brochure on road safety in tunnels

Brussels, 28/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, on the eve of the summer break, the Commission published a brochure on "Safe Driving in Road Tunnels", which gives practical advice on safety rules to be observed in a tunnel and on how to react in the event of emergency (bottlenecks, accident or fire). The leaflet, which is available on the website of the Directorate General for Energy and Transport at the Commission, opens an information campaign intended to improve driving safety in...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Why is Europe not more popular in public opinion? Two examples
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DANISH PRESIDENCY: Per Stig Moeller, who presented the Presidency programme "One Europe", will speak to Colin Powell on Wednesday on convening a peace conference for Middle East
(EU) EU/SECURITY: Solana at first annual ISS Conference
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Youssoufi meets Patten, Vitorino and Solana
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Jean-Claude Juncker calls for EU to join European Human Rights Convention and for a third pan-European Summit to be held
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONS: Peter Hain sets out British ideas on European president, a presidential team and the role of Commission and parliaments
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: European Court of Human Rights finds notion of offence to Head of State archaic
(EU) EP/PES GROUP: Now only 175 members in the Socialist Group
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: 100 young Europeans from 33 countries discuss Constitution
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Wuermeling gives his ideas on EU competences
(EU) EU/GREECE/BLACK SEA:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/DANISH PRESIDENCY: Thor Pedersen confident that agreement can be reached with non-EU countries on savings tax - Other priorities: energy taxes and better economic co-operation
(EU) EU/CAP REFORM: Commission outlines ambitious rural development strategy, separating payments from production - Cereal price to be cut and rye purchases to be scrapped
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission to recover EUR 209.6 million in aid misspent by Member States
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Persistent deadlock on ethyl alcohol issue and German concerns over GMOs
(EU) EU/MONEY LAUNDERING: Commission proposes to control cash movements in and out of the EU
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: 1.7% inflation in eurozone in June at lowest level since December 1999
(EU) EU/OFFICIALS: European Union to open single recruitment office for all European institutions
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission publishes brochure on road safety in tunnels
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/ENLARGEMENT: Margot Wallström visits Cyprus
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead to alliance between Ondeo and Thames Water
(EU) EU/MEDICAL DEVICES: Infringement proceedings against France
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EP/AGENDA: Commission to present its action plan on social responsibility of companies and to issue a statement on Somalia - Consequences of US attitude towards International Criminal Tribunal
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Regulation on cross-border payments takes effect on 1 July
(EU) EU/FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS: Commission continues infringement proceedings against Spain
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: France violates EU Directive on protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources - Seine Bay
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Viviane Reding highlights role of ECSC Treaty
(EU) EU/EIB: Loans for transport projects in the Czech Republic
(EU) EU/EIB: Loans for harnessing renewable energy sources in Scotland
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: European labour costs rise
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: No change in production in construction industry
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