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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8251

10 July 2002
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/eurobarometer
For future of European Union, young people focus on employment, solidarity and democratic values

Brussels, 09/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Eurobarometer Flash survey (a poll carried on between 27 May and 16 June 2002 on 7558 young people aged between 15 and 24) unveiled by the European Commission on Tuesday ahead of the launch of the Youth Convention on the Future of Europe reveals that employment remains the biggest concern of young Europeans, most of whom say that the Convention on the Future of Europe should look at solidarity, democratic values and the rule of law. A minority see...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short chronicle on the Convention - Current debates continue on major institutional themes particularly as backdrop to Convention
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: Chris Patten repeats that US attitude is threatening international stability
(EU) EU/YOUTH CONVENTION: Barnier and Vitorino choose four young women to represent European Commission
(EU) EU/EUROBAROMETER: For future of European Union, young people focus on employment, solidarity and democratic values
(EU) EP/ITALY: Maurizio Turco wants Parliament to discuss respect of constitutional law in Italy - Internal protocol according to Conference of Presidents
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/ENVIRONMENT: Commitments to provide EUR 110 million - funds for strengthening the Northern Dimension Partnership is on course
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Commission seminar on industrial policy
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Commissioners de Palacio, Bolkestein and Lamy express concern about US customs controls in ports of Le Havre and Rotterdam
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/WTO: New Zealand joins other plaintiffes in steel affair
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Member States criticise plans to change cereal and rice import scheme at WTO
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: MPA hormone found in Belgian soft drinks
(EU) EU/OECD/EMPLOYMENT:
(EU) EU/BSE:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission gives over Euro 3 million aid to Timor, China and Haiti
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: EU signs fisheries agreement with Kiribati
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR WASTE: In favour of signing joint Convention on management of nuclear waste
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Kolding ministerial meeting to discuss updating European social dialogue, the need to invest in human resources and fight poverty and social exclusion
(EU) EP/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Danish Presidency's programme
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: EAPN makes suggestions for Kolding Council on improving Social Inclusion Strategy
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament agrees to increase Community TEN funding from 10 to 20%
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Parliament amends proposal of new "Machinery" Directive
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Parliament approves proposal opening road to creation of new regional fisheries organisation for South East Atlantic
(EU) EP/COMPETITION: Parliament supports process for review of merger regulation
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission to adopt, on 17 July, new regulation concerning automobile distribution
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Mr Monti thinks results of enquiry into local loop unbundling are still disappointing
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Telia/Sonera merger
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission issues market power assessment Guidelines for electronic communications
(EU) EU/OLAF: Eurostat inquiries on awarding private contracts
(EU) OMBUDSMAN:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission tables on faster economic recovery during third quarter - concern about public deficit
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro-zone and EU15 GDP up by 0.3% during first quarter
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Sharp fall in FDI flows with third countries in 2001
(EU) EU/ESC/ECSC: Symposium on "History and Future of EU" on expiry of the ECSC treaty - Romano Prodi, Göke Frerichs and Enrico Gibellieri
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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