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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8297

14 September 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/food safety
David Byrne to meet management board of European Food Safety Authority during inaugural session

Brussels, 13/09/2002 (Agence Europe) - The first meeting of the Management Board of the new European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will be held on 18/19th September in Brussels (see EUROPE 7 September p 9) and will deal mainly with approving the Board's operating methods and appointing its Chairman and Vice-Chairman. The appointment of the Executive Director, who will be responsible for the day to day management of the Authority as from the beginning of 2003, is also the responsibility of the...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Amato says that Convention will totally rewrite the constitutional part of the Treaty
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Mesut Yilmaz says a crisis along the lines of the one in late 1997 may arise if no date for negotiations is announced in Copenhagen
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/PES: Amato says time is not yet ripe for producing structured texts
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/WORKING GROUPS: Amato urges for EU's legal entity status, and Mendez de Vigo for alarm system on subsidiarity
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/TEAM:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ITALY:
(EU) EU/BALKANS: EU concerned about tension in Macedonia leading up to Sunday's general elections
(EU) EU/BURMA: Disappointment after Troika visit
(EU) EU/IRAQ: George Bush's speech to UN should help define common EU/US approach
(EU) EU/CORRIGENDUM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA: Commission presents proposals on Kaliningrad
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA: Agreement on definition of refugee status, comprising persecution by non-State agents - discussion on notion of alternative protection - idea of a list of safe or nearly safe countries
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA: Fifteen confirm determination to establish European returns policy but do not yet give details
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/FSC: Publication and launch of internal consultation over list of US products that could be subject to counter measures in the FSC case - No official deadlines for EU legislators
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/STEEL: Ruling expected in March 2003
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/FSC:
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: French Minister of Industry, Nicole Fontaine will oppose adoption of compromise on liberalisation of electricity and gas for private customers at Council on 4 October
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition by Wind of part of Blu's assets
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Conciliation agreement on animal bi-products leaves door open for dispensation over kitchen waste
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: David Byrne to meet management board of European Food Safety Authority during inaugural session
(EU) EU/HUMAN TISSUE ENGINEERED PRODUCTS:
(EU) EU/BSE: Food and Veterinary Office says there is room for improvement in UK meat export scheme
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Loyola de Palacio describes coordinated management of strategic oil and gas supplies in EU
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears gas supply contracts between German gas wholesaler WINGAS and EDF-Trading
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 100 million loan for water treatment in Flanders
(EU) EU/AUTOMOBILES: Fall in sales of new cars in EU
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Mr Fischler appeals to Poland to be realistic and meet its responsibilities - compromise possibilities in agriculture are slim
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Mr Fischler to visit Estonia and Latvia
(EU) EU/FLOODS/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: CEPS study on future of tax havens and the interest that weakening of off-shore financial centres holds for London and New York - Case of Switzerland
(EU) EU/EIB/FINLAND:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EP/DISCRIMINATION: Jorge Hernandez Mollar urges for more cooperation between justice and social affairs officials - Anna Diamantopoulou insists on close collaboration with candidate countries
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