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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8256

17 July 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 43 / 43
SUPPLEMENT / € value in different currencies on 16/07/2002

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short Chronicle on the Convention - EU Foreign and Defence Policy gives rise to first true debate between Members
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Romano Prodi appeals for a Union Presidency of five years, exercised by the President of the Commission - reinforcement of European citizenship and the Union of peoples
(EU) EP/MOROCCO: Special meeting of EP's Foreign Affairs Committee over Moroccan intervention in Perejil Island
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Quartet meeting in New York - USA have put demand for dismissing Yasser Arafat on the back-burner
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Javier Solana welcomes meeting between Heads of State of Bosnia, Croatia and Yugoslavia
(EU) EU/INDIA: EU condemns terrorist attack in Jammu
(EU) EU/KASHMIR: risk of increased tension between India and Pakistan in Kashmir according to ICG
(EU) EU/ESDP:
(EU) EU/BALKANS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission must resolve certain issues linked to localisation clause before adopting system on car distribution
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Strengthened energy cooperation between EU and developing countries
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Despite powerful coalition believing Berlin mandate has not been respected, Fischler can count on support of four countries plus Presidency that want CAP to be fundamentally reformed
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: No agreement on proposal to amend cereal and rice scheme at WTO
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: New dispute over Food Authority headquarters - Byrne wants it to stay in Brussels for two or three years
(EU) EU/BSE: Commission may decide on Wednesday to send France to Court of Justice to get it to pay fines in British beef case
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Council to adopt austere draft budget 2003 in first reading on Friday - problem of administrative spending should dominate consultation meeting
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Negotiation on services launched on Monday
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Per Stig Moller presents priorities of Danish Presidency to European Parliament's Committee on Development
(EU) EU/IRAN: Negotiation for EU/Iran trade and cooperation agreement expected to open this autumn
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: European Advisory Group on Aerospace outlines way forward for industry
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Railtrack may receive financial support
(EU) EU/ECB: Legal process against Trichet compromises his candidature as ECB President
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: IMF notes slight worsening in euro-zone growth outlook - rise in euro considered "double-edged"
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Commission to adopt Erasmus World programme to improve awareness of European cultures and values throughout the world
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Framework Agreement on Telework signed by European "social partners" - Anna Diamantopoulou sees it as a step in the direction of independent European "social dialogue"
(EU) OMBUDSMAN: Mr Söderman asks Commission to abandon prior censorship of publications written by officials
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: European Court of Human Rights gives transsexuals gender rights of the sex they change to
(EU) ESC/JULY SESSION: Debate expected on modernisation of Committee's Rules of Procedure --participation by Anna Diamantopoulou and Claus Hjort Frederiksen
(EU) EU/ESC/ESTONIA:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Documents No. 2281: European Convention: Priorities of Socialist Group
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