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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8253

12 July 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 32
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fraud
OLAF contributes to dismantling of illegal banana trade

Brussels, 11/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) announced on Tuesday evening that it was at the origin of the dismantling, in Italy, of a network of illegal banana trafficking with ramifications in Spain, France, Portugal and Monaco. While stating that other inquiries were in progress, it explained that, in June 2000, its agents discovered an illegal banana trade which, during almost two years, brought in hundreds of millions of euros to those responsible. In the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Right idea about agriculture's role is put into practice more often in European operations - Franz Fischler to Pascal Lamy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Convention Members agree on making foreign policy more effective but disagree over how to do it
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Convention Members oppose creation of Third Chamber
(EU) EU/YOUTH CONVENTION: Youth Convention calls for better representation of young people, greater solidarity, greater democracy, greater transparency and linguistic equality in young peoples' Europe of the future
(EU) EU/MADAGASCAR: EU supports national reconciliation
(EU) EP/TUNISIA: Eleven MEPs call on EU to change its attitude towards Tunisia
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS:
(EU) EU/SPAIN/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS:
(EU) EU/FRANCE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Finance ministers discuss budget policy on Thursday night as screw is turned on various countries' public deficits
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council discusses latest round of financial scandals, pensions and negotiations with Switzerland
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2003: Proposals for applying flexibility instrument
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SErVIcES: Experts say at hearing that Enron and Worldcom cases prove need for European co-ordination and monitoring mechanism
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Economic and Financial Committee propose ways to speed up legislative process on insurance, banks and other financial services on the basis of Lamfalussy method
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Danish transport priorities: Single European Sky, Erika II package and ferry safety
(EU) EU/USA: Ms de Palacio angry with behaviour of three Member States which have authorised US controls in their ports
(EU) EU/ENERGY/INDUSTRY: Danish Presidency priorities: liberalisation of the electricity and gas markets, energy efficiency, bio-technology
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Members of Fisheries Committee consider Presidency timetable for adopting proposals for reform of the sector is too ambitious
(EU) EU/SECURITY: Commission action on MPA growth hormone contamination but afraid of more fall-out
(EU) EU/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Informal Ministerial meeting with candidate countries, Commission and Presidency of the Council on 12 July
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission to adopt regulation banning organotin compounds on ships
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: With the adoption of the Beysen report, the internal market committee leaves Member States the choice to authorise sales at a loss
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Five telecom operators file complaint against former national monopolies
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Commission decides to set up group to write Communication on industrial policy for end of 2002
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Commentaries abound ahead of 25 July ruling on citizens' access to EU courts
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Georgios Zavvos awarded damages following demotion by the European Commission
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Confirmation of Commission's decision that sate aid for Hijos de Andres Molina company is illegal
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Praise for Parliament vote on future labelling and traceability system for GMO-based food - Americans are disappointed
(EU) EU/FRAUD: OLAF contributes to dismantling of illegal banana trade
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
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