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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8307

28 September 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/development
First official visit of Poul Nielson to Pacific

Brussels, 27/09/2002 (Agence Europe) - Poul Nielson, Commissioner of Development Policy and Humanitarian Aid, will be carrying out his first official visit to the region on 1-14 October. He will visit five of the fourteen ACP Group member countries (Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Federal States of Micronesia, as well as Australia on 7 October and New Zealand on 8-9 October. During the visit, Poul Nielson and the Secretary General for the Pacific Forum, Noel Levi, will sign the...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Preparation of European Council of Brussels enlargement paper - fifteen to try and obtain common position on international criminal court
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN CONVENTION: Plenary next week will hear Amato and Mendez de vigo reports - first presentation of Vitorino and Stuart reports - motion requesting debate on social Europe
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/DEFENCE:
(EU) EP/IVORY COAST:
(EU) EU/INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: Towards authorisation of bilateral agreements with United States but according to very strict conditions
(EU) EU/CFSP: Chris Patten to set out his ideas to the Dehaene working group of the Convention - United States: EU must prove its credibility in a concrete manner - Iraq: Trust inspectors without easing pressure
(EU) EU/BURUNDI: Union denounces escalation of conflict
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary Assembly deems immunity agreements unacceptable and calls for increased support of Criminal Court
(EU) EU/BALAKANS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Shipbuilding, public procurement and adoption of specific programmes under 6th FRPD on agenda of first Internal Market/Industry/Research Council
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: New draft directive on takeover bids, expected for 2 October, "does not go far enough", according to EP rapporteur
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/STEEL: EU finalises "definitive" safeguard device vis-à-vis United States
(EU) EU/SHIPYARDS/KOREA: Deadlock in last chance negotiations with Korea
(EU) EU/VIETNAM: Vietnamese Prime Minister discusses trade relations with EU in Brussels
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Benaïssa's meetings at Commission are postponed
(EU) ACP/EU: Noticeable unanimity of aims but divergence over approach during opening of trade negotiations
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Aid to North Korea, Vietnam and Laos
(EU) EU/WTO: WTO confirms illegality of European norms for trade name of sardines
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WTO: Brazil complains about Community sugar system
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: Commission approves regional programme of EUR 48 million
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: First official visit of Poul Nielson to Pacific
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Court of Auditors criticises measures to terminate service of officials from the three institutions
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT/FRANCE: Mr Raffarin puts deficit down to defence imperatives
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission asks France to get rid of discriminatory aspects of its tax legislation
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for AS Watson acquisition of Kruidvat
(EU) EP/BUDGET: EP approves 70 million euro aid for Afghanistan and agrees to structure of Fund for victims of floods
(EU) EP/OMBUDSMAN: Parliament praises work of Ombudsman and calls for better collaboration on part of other institutions - In favour of strengthening right to petition
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Crushing majority supports Marco Polo programme - It's on transport council agenda on 3 October
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: EU countries not ready for bio-terror attacks
(EU) EU/DATA PROTECTION: Conference on problem of privacy protection
(EU) EU/COUNCIL:
(EU) EP/IMMIGRANTS WITHOUT PAPERS:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Eurostat report confirms major disparities between Member States regarding opening up of electricity market in 2000
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Growth in Europe estimated at 0.9% in 2002, according to IMF, concerned about economic situation in Germany
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