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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8283

26 August 2002
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) council of europe
Parliamentary mission in Chechnya to assess prospects for a peaceful settlement to the conflict

Strasbourg, 26/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - Members of the working group on Chechnya, which includes Members of the Russian State Duma and of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, will be visiting Chechnya on 3 and 4 September. In Grozny, the delegation will meet members of the Chechen administration, prosecutors, judges and NGOs from the region, as well as refugees who have returned to Grozny and displaced persons in the region. Upon returning to Moscow on 5 September, the...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary mission in Chechnya to assess prospects for a peaceful settlement to the conflict
(EU) EP/EPP-ED GROUP: European Ideas Network to be launched on 30 August at EPP/ED summer university at Oxford
(EU) EP/ASIA: Radicals take action on Vietnam and China
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Various organisations call for real emphasis on health in Europe, strengthened social dimension and more effective action against discrimination
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: EU is determined to ensure success of second World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg
(EU) EU/JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT: Gôran Persson to present position of European Socialists on sustainable development
(EU) EU/JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Overview of issues under discussion and proposals expected after the summer recess - Projections for first Council meetings
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission declares Biscaye tax system is illegal
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission notes Italian tax relief in favour of banking foundations is not State aid
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Slovenia to accelerate its privatisation process
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission said to be about to authorise T-Mobile and MMO2 to share the cost of setting up UMTS infrastructure in the UK
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of TRW ASG by Goodrich
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: European Commission urged to review merger between E.ON and Ruhrgas
(EU) EU/EURO: Italy would like one euro note to combat inflation
(EU) EU/IRELAND: Commission proposes making a contribution of EUR 30 million over two years to International Fund for Ireland
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA: President Alvaro Uribe calls on EU to help Colombia fight drugs
(EU) EU/TOURISM: Stability of tourism flows in the European Union
(EU) EU/ENERGY: 4% decline in greenhouse gases in the EU, where 6% of energy consumed comes from renewable sources
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Gas producers to meet in Algiers to discuss impact of "gas" directive
(EU) EU/POVERTY: Economic development impossible without secure affordable energy, says IEA Executive Director Robert Priddle
(EU) EU/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Copa and Cogeca call for conclusions in Johannesburg to be compatible with Doha process
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