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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8262

25 July 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
Adoption of regulation on state aid for coal

Brussels, 24/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - At midnight on Tuesday (using the written procedure) the Council adopted the regulation setting a new framework for state aid for the coal industry based on the ECSC Treaty (that expired at the very same moment). The regulation aims to keep specific collieries going in order to ensure energy supplies and for social and regional reasons, while encouraging the coal industry to restructure (including collieries in Germany, Spain, France and the UK). The...

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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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