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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8285

29 August 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
Decline in crude oil production in the EU in 2001 - Rise in imports from Africa and Eastern Europe

Luxembourg, 28/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - According to provisional data published on 21 August by Eurostat, crude oil production within the European Union declined 6.5% in 2001 to reach a total of 147 million tones, with United Kingdom production at only 117.7 million tonnes compared to 126.5 million recorded in 2000 (a drop of 6.9%). In Denmark, Europe's second biggest oil producer, production also fell by 4.0% to 17.1 million tonnes. Extra-EU imports of crude oil decreased by 0.4% to a...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: For the creation of a Palestinian state in 2005
(EU) EU/NORTHERN DIMENSION: Call for follow-up in Llulissat
(EU) EU/KALININGRAD:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: PES Seminar in Birmingham - Jack Straw in favour of Constitution - Andrew Duff criticises subsidiarity watchdog
(EU) EP/INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: Jo Leinen urges Fifteen to speak with single voice and calls on candidate countries not to follow Romania's example
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EP/BASQUE COUNTRY:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ITALY: Controversy over an interview with Mr Tremonti denouncing the risk of creation of a European "single state"
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Contributions from trade unions, liberal professions and social NGOs
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: concern over investigation into Adalah
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FLOODING: Commission proposes creation of new budgetary line of EUR 500 million to one billion for natural disasters
(EU) EU/JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT: Commissioner Franz Fischler welcomes agreement to prevent overfishing and restore fish stocks by 2015
(EU) EU/INDIA: Commission adopts framework for cooperation between EU and India
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Unannounced inspections of Carlsberg and Heineken
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission proposes a Community contribution of € 200 million for the developing countries clinical trials programme - First use of Article 169 of the Treaty
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: Conciliation procedures on "human blood" and "cosmetics" directives
(EU) EU/COTE D'IVOIRE: Commission releases € 36 million under 8th EDF
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/STEEL: EU pleased at refusal to impose new surcharges on steel imports
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Public hearing on Prospectus Directive
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT: NGO coalition refuses to give up and shows the way to make the Summit a real success
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Decline in crude oil production in the EU in 2001 - Rise in imports from Africa and Eastern Europe
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