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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8294

11 September 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/floods
Solidarity with France, presentation of regulation on disaster funds on 18 September

Brussels, 10/09/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Commissioner for Regional Policy, Michel Barnier, has announced that the areas in France affected by flooding on 8-9 September (particularly, Gard, Hérault and Vaucluse) would be benefiting from European Structural Funds aid. Several of these areas are eligible for Objective 2: for the 2002-2006 period, the contribution of the EU to the programme of Objective 2 in the Languedoc-Rousillon region was EUR 316 and that for the Provence-Alpes Côte...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Polemic, imprecision and sometimes contradictory declarations on budgetary deficits and respect for "Maastricht criteria" have creadted a confused and unhealthy situation - It is urgent to re-establish clarity
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/EPP: Elmar Brok presents draft Constitution penned by EPP Convention Members that he wants to discuss with the other political groups - UK not involved in text - Similar to Martens-Schäuble document but with different status
(EU) EU/ECUADOR: Emma Bonino to lead Election Observation Mission
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Luisa Morgantini protests at Palestinian Members of Parliament being prevented from taking part in Palestinian Legislative Council meeting
(EU) EU/BURMA:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Positions of different political formations either absent or barely represented in European institutions
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Joint contribution from environmental defence organisations
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission estimates candidate countries will receive EUR 8.8 billion net between them between 2004 and 2006
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: France and Spain seeking allies in attempt to boost prestige of Common Agricultural Policy
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: No Member State questions interest of innovation in CAP, but different ideas are expressed on how to launch and finance new action
(EU) EU/FISHeries: "Friends of fishing" group will present "counter-proposals" to Mr Fischler's project for reform at end of month
(EU) EU/JHA: Meeting with Attorney General Ashcroft will allow stock to be taken of cooperation against terrorism since 11 September - It will not be a "meeting for negotiating the extradition agreement"
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Possible visa requirement for Italian, Belgian and Portuguese nationals
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission to present, on Wednesday, new rules it is proposing as a consumer credit framework
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission provisionally authorises network sharing agreements between T-Mobile and MMO2 in United Kingdom and Germany
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: From 2003 onwards Commission to coordinate economic and employment strategies
(EU) EU/POLAND: Pernod Ricard asks the Commission to intervene to protect its brandnames in Poland
(EU) EU/SPAIN:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/TAXATION/WINE:
(EU) EU/EP/JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT: Margot Wallström gives comments on summit to parliament's environmental committee - Commission presented with trade/development test
(EU) EP/BUDGET/OFFICIALS: Mr Kinnock discusses reform of fraud notification system, accounting irregularities and justifies disciplinary procedure against Ms Andreasen
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission worried about provisions in US draft auditing law
(EU) EU/FLOODS: Solidarity with France, presentation of regulation on disaster funds on 18 September
(EU) EP/TAIWAN:
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Leenert Geelhoed proposes that Court rule that EU directive on manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products is valid
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: First anniversary of European road safety campaign
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 50 million loan to Instituto de Finanzas de Castilla la Mancha
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Conference on migration issues and policies relating to 21st century (Helsinki, 16-17 September)
(EU) EU/PUBLIC SERVICES TRADE UNIONS: International campaign is launched for quality public services
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 10/09/2002: