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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8320

17 October 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 52
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha council/terrorism

16/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - Anti-terrorist co-operation was not on the agenda of the Justice and Home Affairs Council on Monday and Tuesday. Only the German Minister of the Interior, Otto Schily mentioned it at dinner after having made the link during the public debate on immigration, students and terrorism. This unnerved certain of his counterparts, including Nicholas Sarkosy, reserving his analysis to links between asylum and immigration (EUROPE yesterday p 10). Italian Minister, Giuseppe...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ESDP: Javier Solana tells Dehaene group that High Representative should be permanent president of external relations council and majority voting should be used more in CFSP - security and defence should be discussed with Washington from "EU position" and more "productive format" for third country relations should be found
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: British draft Constitution favours a "President of Europe"
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Troika in Moscow - aid to victims of Chechnya conflict
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Solana reproaches Kiev for not complying with rules of democracy and non-proliferation
(EU) EU/IRELAND:
(EU) EU/IRAQ:
(EU) EU/NETHERLANDS:
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: "European Constitution" Intergroup calls for Commission president to be elected by Parliament - Germany not in favour of European Council "with executive power", stresses Jo Leinen - Carlos Carnero Gonzalez on separation of powers
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/CIVIL SOCIETY: Constitution should be able to be adopted even without unanimity, says Permanent Forum
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission confirms existence of excessive public deficit in Portugal - Mr Solbes acknowledges situation is "critical" in three other countries
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission calls on France to abolish advantages it grants EDF and initiates proceedings on tax concessions
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Opening of infringement proceedings against Italian and Spanish decrees aimed at limiting entry of EDF in energy sector
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission hauls Germany before Court for not having fully transposed directive on gas liberalisation
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Investigation into aid to German grain brandy producers
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission authorises some of aid for Austria in wake of 11 September attacks
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Action against Germany for failing to fully transpose Community legislation on opening up on-the-ground-services to the market in Community airports
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Greece must increase its oil stocks
(EU) EU/CHINA: Pascal Lamy to speak in Beijing on Doha Agenda and problems of import restraints on food and farm products
(EU) EP/OMBUDSMAN:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: EFPIA calls on Parliament to safeguard economic interests of pharmaceutical industry
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Presidency hopes to reach agreements on asylum and immigration in November - debate on cooperation financing
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Two years after adoption of negotiation mandates by the fifteen, re-admission agreement negotiations have still not begun with Morocco, Russia and Pakistan
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/IMMIGRATION: Conclusion on integration of immigrants
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/OTHER DECISIONS:
(EU) EP/REAL ESTATE: Colom I Naval presents agreement with Brussels authorities on architectural project and urban integration of future EP buildings in Brussels
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: First European exercise for protecting citizens in the event of terrorist attacks involving radiological and chemical substances
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Loan of EUR 300 million to Italian TGV
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/ENERGY: Conference on energy and transport infrastructures
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: CIVITAS forum is launched
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: People's Mujahidin of Iran wants its name taking off EU list of terrorist organisations
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Officials at the EU's Food and Veterinary Office have not proven a rise in cost of living in Dublin
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: First round table on poverty and social exclusion
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Session result - joint committee with counterparts from three candidate countries
(EU) EP/CHILDREN/ENLARGEMENT: PES conference on situation of children in Central and Eastern Europe
(EU) EU/TRADE/ENLARGEMENT: While welcoming Commission report, Mr Leitl urges Member States to make own adjustments
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2288/89: EU Enlargement: National Reports for Hungary, Latvia and Lithuania
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 16/10/2002: