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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8247

4 July 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy

03/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - According to estimates published by Eurostat on Monday, the volume of retail trade went up by 01% in the eurozone and 1.4% in the European Union as a whole (EU15) in April 2002 compared with April 2001. Compared with March 2002, retail sales fell by 0.6% in the eurozone and 0.1% in EU15.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Jacques Delors clarifies certain areas of the debate and proposes a number of unconventional ideas
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/BALKANS/ICC: Mr Rasmussen criticises US attitude and says EU could take responsibility for police operation before 1 January 2003
(EU) EP/DANISH PRESIDENCY: Mr Rasmussen says Denmark won't join Euro during its Presidency and that he's arranged to stay in Copenhagen for four days during the European Council
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/EPP: EPP Group at Convention to present first draft constitutional texts in September - Seminar with Heads of Government of EPP family in November - National parliaments expected to have right of appeal before Court of Justice
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/WORKING GROUPS: Towards first sketch of the Treaty
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Ombudsman launches debate on citizen appeal possibilities
(EU) EU/MADAGASCAR: International recognition of legitimacy of president elect Marc Ravalomana becomes clearer
(EU) EP/TAIWAN:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Discreet meeting of Quartet envoys - Per Stig Moeller meets Colin Powell
(EU) EU/NICARAGUA: EU concerned about deteriorating political climate
(EU) EU/LIBERALS/CUBA:
(EU) EU/BALKANS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: EU/UKRAINE summit provides occasion for new appeal for reforms
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Eurostat revises 2001 budget deficits for Italy, Greece and Austria upwards
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Fraud and irregularities decline in 2001 except for structural actions - Italy is nailed in agricultural sector
(EU) EP/DANISH PRESIDEN CY: Rasmussen calls for "historical opportunity" to re-unite Europe to be seized - Summits with Parliament and Commission before European Councils in Brussels and Copenhagen
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Legal Committee keeps its powers over Environmental Damage Directive
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament strengthens labelling rules on genetically modified food but avoids upsetting balance
(EU) EP/COMMISSION:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament calls on Member States and candidate countries to develop national quality policy on sexual and reproductive health
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Diamantopoulou and Liikanen present Commission's plan on corporate social responsibility
(EU) EP/ECB: Parliament calls for Convention to consider an initiative on ECB Council of Governors' voting procedures and wants greater involvement in appointing members of Executive Board
(EU) EU/WTO: EU calls on WTO to reconsider its verdict on Peruvian sardines
(EU) EU/GULF STATES: Negotiations in Brussels on Thursday and Friday
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission authorises a portion of Spanish coal industry aid from 1998 to 2002
(EU) EU/DATA PROTECTION: Microsoft.NET Passport raises legal privacy issues
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WTO:
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Commission proposes to untie some aid in new regulation covering aid for Asia and Latin America
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council adopts Directive on Community system for monitoring sea traffic and information
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB aid in favour of passenger transport by rail through Öresund
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission to investigate Landesbank Berlin case
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission gives go-ahead to aid for Posten AB (Sweden)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Saipem authorized to buy up Bouygues Offshore
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: New aeronautical research project launched to cut airliner fuel burn and noise
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Four conferences on future of regional policy, Objective 1 and Urban
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