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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8288

2 September 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/floods/gymnich
Foreign ministers reaffirm willingness to provide aid for flood victims

Brussels, 02/09/2002 (Agence Europe) - Following a positive roundtable discussion in COREPER (see Europe of 30 august, p.4), at their Gymnich meeting in Elsinor (Denmark) on Friday and Saturday, the EU's foreign ministers repeated that they support the European Commission's strategy of compensating victims of the floods in central Europe. After the first EU discussions at political level of the catastrophe that hit several EU Member States and their neighbours this summer, Danish minister...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GYMNICH: EU15 insist that all decisions on Iraq are taken by UN Security Council and Baghdad allows in UN inspectors
(EU) EU/GYMNICH: EU15 expected to adopt common position by 30 September on exemptions requested by USA for protecting itself from actions taken by International Criminal Court
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: President of the Council presents European "road map" for Middle East peace during a visit to the area
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Solana does not rule out the fact that EU may not take over NATO relay until end of year
(EU) EU/DANISH PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/GYMNICH: EU reaffirms commitment to stick to enlargement timetable - Keeping Romania and Bulgaria on board
(EU) EU/SUDAN: EU requests clemency measures for 88 people sentenced to death
(EU) EP/TUNISIA:
(EU) EP/CHINA/AIDS:
(EU) EU/SOVEREIGNTY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/KALININGRAD: Vladimir Putin sends special envoy to Brussels to explain Russia's latest proposals for Kaliningrad
(EU) EU/FLOODS/GYMNICH: Foreign ministers reaffirm willingness to provide aid for flood victims
(EU) EU/JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT: EU calls for new North-South Pact based on growth, sustainable development and solidarity
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/FSC: EU preparing potential response, although it hopes Washington will comply with WTO recommendations
(EU) EU/JAPAN/STEEL:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/SOCIAL: Commission communication on rationalisation of annual cycles of economic policy and employment policy - Greater involvement of EP and national parliaments in coordination
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/GERMANY: Commission does not yet foresee cautioning Germany for its public debt, says Schreyer
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission gives green light to joint venture between Danapak and Teich
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises real estate joint ventures between Morgan Stanley and Olivetti/Telecom Italia
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Saving Bank groups oppose creation of single European supervisory authority
(EU) EU/BANKING: Banking sector returns on equity of 11% in 2000
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: Commission relaunches discussion over transparency of medicine pricing
(EU) EU/CULTURE: 224 European cultural projects selected under "Culture 2000" programme
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Smet report calls for open coordination method to be included in Treaty as well as for Parliament participation in this method
(EU) EP/WOMEN: In favour of new action programme to combat violence
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission subsidises 109 environmental innovation projects up to EU 69 million
(EU) EU/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: First Consultative Forum of the ESC and Commission, with participation by Romano Prodi, Pat Cox and Hans Christian Schmidt
(EU) EU/CHINA/ASIA:
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 517
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