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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/national parliaments

Prime Minister Rasmussen at COSAC in Copenhagen - divergences on ways for strengthening COSAC - should it be renamed?

Brussels, 11/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - The 27th meeting of COSAC (which brings together MEPs and European affairs committees from the national Parliaments) will be held on 17-18 October in Copenhagen. MEPs from Member States will be welcomed by the President of the Folketing, Ivar Hansen, and hear the speech of Danish Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen on the role of national Parliaments in European construction. During the meeting, to be Chaired by Claus Larsen-Jensen, Acting COSAC...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Peter Sutherland warns against idea of long-term Council President - Antonio Vitorino says majority vote is the key issue
(EU) EP/NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS: Prime Minister Rasmussen at COSAC in Copenhagen - divergences on ways for strengthening COSAC - should it be renamed?
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: Delegation visit arranged by Socialist group
(EU) EP/DEATH PENALTY: Radicals support appeal against boycott of Miss World competition in Nigeria
(EU) EP/ALGERIA: MEPs and representatives of human rights organisations would have wanted greater severity on part of Parliament
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Debate continues on agricultural, fisheries and food safety reform
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: New Council formation finds its bearings during its informal session in Nyborg
(EU) EU/JUSTICE COUNCIL: Presidency hopes to reach many political agreements - For that, Member states will have to drop their reservations
(EU) EU/COUNCIL JHA/AGENDA:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission justifies its proposal on "special" safeguard clause, which will have to be discussed with applicant countries
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/BENES DECREES: According to Stoiber, the decrees are obstacle to Czech Republic's accession
(EU) EU/WTO/BRAZIL: A WTO report calls on EU to amend its anti-dumping measures on steel products from Brazil
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Australian Agriculture Minister replies to Lamy over sugar
(EU) EU/WTO/BRAZIL: Brazil disputes EU's customs and sanitary provisions for poultry
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Success of EP/Council conciliation on two electric equipment and electronic waste directives
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of Burger King
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission gives downward revision for end of year growth
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Lamfalussy Monitoring Group to submit first report in spring 2003
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Parliament votes in favour of strengthened rules on energy efficiency for new and existing buildings, and avoids conciliation procedure
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: EP calls for possibility of establishing "European worker status"
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Chairman of Basle Committee reassures parliamentarians over flexibility of future banking rules for SMEs
(EU) EP/INSURANCE: EP to the rescue of "Names" of Lloyd's of London
(EU) EP/DRUGS: Anti-prohibitionist conference organised by Radical Party
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/BIOTECHNOLOGY: Commission is to create group of experts on patenting stem cells and gene sequences - Six States transpose directive on protecting biotechnological innovations
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Osman Öcalan, on behalf of PKK, challenges description of terrorist given by the EU to Kurdish independent movement
TIMETABLE
(EU) Main European activities from 14 to 21 October 2002:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Electronics:
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(EU) Freight:
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 11/10/2002: