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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8327

26 October 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) esc/opening meeting
New ESC President, Roger Briesch, calls for federal, democratic EU and recognition of ESC's role as advisory body to the institutions

Brussels, 25/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - At its opening meeting on 23 October (see Europe of 21/22 October, p.18), the European Economic and Social Committee (ESC) elected Roger Briesch (Workers' Group, France) as its President and the outgoing President Göke Frerichs (Employers' Group, Germany) and Leif Erland Nielsen (Various Interests' Group, Denmark) as Vice-Presidents. On Briesch's invitation, Thomas Jansen will continue in his post as Head of Cabinet. The ESC also elected the Presidents...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Fifteen adopt financial offer to candidate countries, thereby opening way to conclusion of negotiations in December - Agreement on ceiling for agricultural spending post-2006, vaguer commitments on controlling other expenditure
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Foreign Ministers discuss North Korea, Iraq and Middle East
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF BRUSSELS/KALININGRAD: European Council endorses agreement on Kaliningrad
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF BRUSSELS: Agreement between Fifteen on Defence
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/TERRORISM/CHECHNYA: EU criticises hostage taking in Moscow - Per Stig Moeller speaks of "spiritual challenge" with regards Islamic terrorism
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Praesidium finalises proposal of constitutional treaty
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Youth representatives ask Valéry Giscard d'Estaing to allow them to take part at the work of the Convention
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Cox urges for debate on financing and CAP not to hold up accession negotiations and trusts that, in Copenhagen, Rasmussen will offer more seats at EP to some future Members
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF BRUSSELS: Giscard d'Estaing presents state of work within Convention to Fifteen who raise no major objections (and, without going into details, the planned architecture of the future constitutional treaty)
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS: Gisela Stuart's Working Group recommends new measures to ensure higher transparency for Council activities and greater involvement of national parliaments
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Lamy relatively optimistic despite difficulties over telecommunications, energy, insurance and banking sectors
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Court annuls Commission decision vetoing Tetra Leval/Sidel merger - Mario Monti's response
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Agreement with Czech Republic and Slovakia in State aid
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission presents its new draft directive on quality of bathing water, more concerned with human health and easier to implement
(EU) EP/JUSTICE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: EP favours "European approach" to network and electronic communications security
(EU) EP/TERRORISM: Patten discusses international cooperation
(EU) EP/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS:
(EU) EP/ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS:
(EU) EP/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: While demanding guarantees, Daul report approves spirit of Fischler's strategy on mid-term revision of CAP
(EU) EP/THE DISABLED:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: New agreement between EU and Mozambique
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Decision on SAPARD 2002 foresees special provisions for natural disasters
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Belgium and Commission agree that Berlaymont contract meets mutual interests
(EU) OMBUDSMAN: Jacob Söderman calls on Commission to adopt guidelines on compensation for maladministration
(EU) ESC/OPENING MEETING: New ESC President, Roger Briesch, calls for federal, democratic EU and recognition of ESC's role as advisory body to the institutions
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT:
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIA: Programme of European seminars in November
(EU) EU/TIMETABLE: Main European activities from 28 October to 4 November 2002
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