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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy

Certain Member States concerned at economic consequences of war in Iraq at Economic Forum in Austria

Brussels, 17/09/2002 (Agence Europe) - A war in Iraq could undermine the already precarious confidence of European consumers and investors and thus tarnish the prospects of the resumption of growth in Europe, the Finance ministers and deputy ministers of the European Union acknowledged on Monday on the occasion of the European Economic forum of Salzburg, in Austria.

Italy referred to its concern regarding the consequences of a possibly drawn-out conflict, whereas Germany and Belgium warned...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short account of the Convention on the Future of Europe - Chairman Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's most recent statements on its progress
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EPP/CONSTITUTION: Wilfried Martens confident agreement will be reached on final draft of Constitution with view to Estoril Congress
(EU) EP/EPP-ED/ENLARGEMENT: Parliamentary partnership is launched with candidate countries
(EU) EP/SWEDEN/LIBERALS:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Prodi reserves judgement on Raffarin's suggestion of taking French Presidential model for the future of the EU
(EU) WEU/CONVENTION: Assembly discusses Hubert Haenel's ideas about national parliaments - Call for European Congress, which the Commission would answer to
(EU) EU/NATO: US Assistant Secretary of State John Wolf talks about arms proliferation at NATO Permanent Council/COPS meeting
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: Greater sanctions on Zimbabwean leaders come into force
(EU) EU/IRAQ:
(EU) EU/GREECE/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/CONVENTION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Moving towards concluding negotiations on virtually all technical chapters by the end of month
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission says it will not give Cyprus more time for thought
(EU) EU/KALININGRAD: On Wednesday, Commission to adopt its compromise proposal on transit to and from Kaliningrad
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: On Wednesday, Commission to propose creation of European fund for natural disasters and budgetary instruments to finance it
(EU) EU/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Commission on Wednesday to outilne how it is planning to help poor countries use trade as a development lever
(EU) EU/JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS/ACQUIS:
(EU) EU/WTO/BIOTECHNOLOGIES/LDC: EU proposes plan for helping developing countries benefit from biotechnological inventions
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Inauguration in several cities of Europe of a Commission research project to control the population's exposure to benzene
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Mario Monti prepares to ask details of German authorities on aid to MobilCom
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission to close two investigations into alliances between airline companies
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission decides to deepen its probe into joint control of GVS by ENBW and ENI
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of H&R and Dragoco by EQT
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises acquisition of car components supplier Donnelly by Magna International
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission awaits information from France on prohibited remuneration of bank accounts
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Karl von Wogau, Chairman of the Kangaroo Group, urges for Lamfalussy method to be extended and for clarification of "legislative" and "executive" acts
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Oxfam International calls on Commission to support its plan to rescue the world's coffee market in the name of free trade
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN/ACP: Soederman settles a 1.5 million euro litigation
(EU) EP/JUSTICE/SOCIAL: Conference on combating trafficking in human beings (Brussels, 18-20 September)
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/WTO: Washington appeals against decision on Byrd Amendment
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Work of follow-up committee to Barcelona Process is resumed
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Brigitte Langenhagen reproaches rapporteur for reform for dragging work out
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Towards enhanced road safety
(EU) EU/ROAD SAFETY: Liikanen presents initial results of work undertaken with industry in framework of eSafety
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) CONVENTION/EUROCHAMBRES: Christoph Leitl hands Valery Giscard d'Estaing Eurochambres contribution and meets President Prodi, Michaele Schreyer and Frits Bolkestein
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Certain Member States concerned at economic consequences of war in Iraq at Economic Forum in Austria
(EU) EP/EURO:
(EU) EU/EURO/GREECE:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission rejects Court of Auditors' criticism regarding Community programme Integra
(EU) ESC/SEPTEMBER SESSION: Result of Göke Frerichs's presidency - resolution addressed to European Convention
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Spain challenges European Commission's decision on illegal aid received by porcelain manufacturer Grupo de Empresas Alvarez (GEA)
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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