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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8262

25 July 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/commission
Five new appointments - Eckart Guth new Deputy Secretary General with responsibility for relations with other institutions - Jörgen Holmquist new Director General for DG Fish

Brussels, 24/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - Continuing its rotation strategy, the European Commission has made five new appointments: Jörgen Holmquist (Sweden), currently Deputy Director General of DG Budget, has been appointed Director General for DG Fish; Eckart Guth (Germany), currently Head of the Private Office of Commissioner Michaele Schreyer, has been appointed Deputy Secretary General in charge of relations with the other institutions; Pierre Defraigne (Belgium), currently Head of...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Danish Presidency slams attack on Gaza - Moller holds talks with Arafat and Peres
(EU) EU/CFDP: Solana visits India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Brunei (for ASEAN Regional Forum) - Ministerial Troika with North and South Korea and Australia
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Javier Solana on visit to Belgrade
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Colin Powell gives his interpretation of the agreement on island of Perejil - Ana Palacio thanks EU for its support
(EU) EU/SUDAN: EU welcomes agreement between government and SPLMA/A
(EU) EU/LIBERIA:
(EU) EU/COMORES:
(EU) EU/DRC/RWANDA: EU Presidency welcomes result of negotiations
(EU) EP/IRAN: Brok welcomes current developments and announces Iranian Foreign Minister has agreed in principle to speak before the EP
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Leinen is not for "Congress of the Peoples of Europe"
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Antonio Vitorino insists on integrating the Charter of Fundamental Rights in Treaty to bring Europe closer to citizens
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/REFORM: Commission Director Generals identify shortcomings in their departments - 18-point action plan
(EU) EU/LEBANON:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL MARKETS: Romano Prodi and Frits Bolkestein send message of confidence in financial markets in wake of US scandals
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Mr Monti announced a number of decisions: fine imposed on Dutch industrial gas cartel, exemption granted to Visa, green light to P&O, Sulzer Textil/Promatech
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Five new appointments - Eckart Guth new Deputy Secretary General with responsibility for relations with other institutions - Jörgen Holmquist new Director General for DG Fish
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Commission unveils EUR 70 million more aid
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Communication on updating the accounting system
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission adopts proposals on harmonising commercial diesel tax - Frits Bolkestein heads off UK criticism
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission to adopt communication on Friday on approximation of registration and road taxes in EU
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission decides not to reduce ecopoints for 2002
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Partial authorisation of aid regime to freight in Italy
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Coreper approves EU's response to United States in hushkit affair
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WTO: Commission will be authorised by Member States on Friday to negotiate new cereal import system
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission fixes minimum price for Greek cotton
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: "Ministerial" meeting defines work programme by end 2003 for negotiators of free trade agreement
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Denmark proposes two framework decisions on confiscating proceeds of crime
(EU) EU/INTERNAL AFFAIRS: Council adopts framework decision for combating trafficking in human beings
(EU) EU/JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/ECSC: Göke Frerichs welcomes continuation of ECSC's Consultative Committee within Economic and Social Committee - Speeches by Hellwig, Rabier and Gibellieri, the last President of ECSC Consultative Committee - Speech by Ana Palacio
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Adoption of regulation on state aid for coal
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING:
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission takes Greece to Court of Justice for its tax on pleasure craft
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Ten Member States do not respect aspects of legislation on waste - the Commission acts
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: European Animal Feed Federation organises conference on less on of the MPA hormone affair
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Environmental assessment of Prodi Commission shows NGOs are not all convinced
(EU) EU/ESC/TURKEY: EU-Joint Consultative Committee
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