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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/convention

Next plenary to hold first debate on social Europe and discuss coordination of economic, security and justice policies, and related policies

Brussels, 04/11/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Convention plenary session of 7 and 8 November will be the first occasion for a debate on social Europe, a theme on which several Members of the Convention have called for the creation of a working group. The debate will take place on Thursday afternoon, after the debate on the report by working group on the coordination of economic policies, chaired by Klaus Hänsch, German Social Democrat Member of the EP (see Europe of 1 November, page 4...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Lively exchange of ideas between Jacques Chirac and Tony Blair suggests profound differences regarding European agriculture - rights and wrongs on the two sides and what's at stake
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: EU's cautious response, who's going to judge government's action - AKP reasserts its European commitment
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Next plenary to hold first debate on social Europe and discuss coordination of economic, security and justice policies, and related policies
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ITALY:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ITALY:
(EU) EP/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Provisions of agreement govern working of police mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina
(EU) EU/ARMAMENTS: Colloquium on 5 November with Robertson, Solana, Patten, Cox and representatives of the arms industry
(EU) WEU/DEFENCE/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/EUROMEDITERRANEAN PARTNERSHIP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/POLAND: Truszczynski cautiously confident EU financial offer could be improved
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Visit by Morocco's Foreign Minister is postponed again
(EU) EU/COMPANY LAW: Chairman of Expert Group Jaap Winter presents report on corporate governance to Ecofin Council
(EU) EU/USA: Mr Ridge and Commission discuss co-operation against terrorism
(EU) EU/GCC: EU expects Ryad to join WTO before relaunching negotiations with the Gulf
(EU) EU/Vietnam: Negotiations on WTO accession
(EU) EU/WTO/SHIPYARDS:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: PROCEDURE AGAINST MICROSOFT CONTINUES
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: With lack of evidence, Commission closes cartel proceedings against Carlsberg and Heineken
(EU) EU/VAT: Commission takes Italy to Court of Justice for refunding delays
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: For the Union, COP8 improved chances of seeing the Kyoto Protocol enter into force, but this result is insufficient
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: IST 2002 conference opens
(EU) EU/EMU: Greece expected to have a budget deficit in 2002 and 2003
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Production prices rise 0.3% in the euro zone
(EU) EU/EMU/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT/FRANCE/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/DISASTERS/ITALY:
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2001: In its last report, Court of Auditors calls on Commission to reform its accounting system as soon as possible
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Additional aid intended for Kahla is illegal
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Inflation up 0.1% in October
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/ARMAMENTS: Go-ahead for a joint venture between SNPE and MBDA
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Finmeccanica authorised to acquire Marconi Mobile
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Karel Van Miert maintains that the Court failed to provide sufficient arguments for last week's judgements
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission working on an e-confidence label
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISES/CONVENTION: UEAPME calls for independent representation of the crafts industry and SMEs in interprofessional social dialogue
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE/CHINA: Partial review of antidumping measures
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIA: Conference on Asean on 25and 26 November
(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSION IN BRUSSELS: Declarations on Middle East, Iraq and North Korea, solidarity funds
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Budget increase allocated to "intelligent energy for Europe" programme
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Van den Burg report calls for greater protection for temporary workers
(EU) EP/MEDIA: Greens/EFA Conference on media and democracy
(EU) EU/SWEDEN: Sven-Olof Petersson is new Head of Permanent Representation
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: European Youth Ministers meet in Thessaloniki
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Conference on cultural policies in towns
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 526
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