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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8334

6 November 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecofin council
Portugal has to bring its deficit down to less than 3% of GDP before end of year - ministers committed to rationalisation of co-ordination policy process

Brussels, 05/11/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday in Brussels, Economic and Finance Ministers from Member States adopted a decision whereby a series of recommendations for measures that Portugal must take to rectify its excessive public deficit (4.1%) was adopted. The Portuguese government will have until the end of the year to bring its public deficit down to less than 3% of GDP. The ECOFIN Council also made a commitment to increasing effectiveness and transparency in the economic and...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The new financial framework for the CAP approved by the summit will not hinder the "Fischler reform", but on the contrary, makes it all the more necessary
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: AKP leader to be in Greece in ten days' time - Hubert Védrine says Fifteen must admit they do not want Turkey to join
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: 214 national deputies from thirteen candidate countries are invited to take part in debate on enlargement in Strasbourg, on 19 November
(EU) EP/PES/ENLARGEMENT: Summit of Prime Ministers and leaders in Warsaw
(EU) EP/CHECHNYA: Harlem Désir calls for clarity on EU policy
(EU) EP/RADICAL PARTY/DEMOCRACY: World democracy conference in Tirana
(EU) EU/SUDAN: EU and other countries hope for humanitarian aid access
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: EU welcomes first IGAD sponsored conference
(EU) EU/INDONESIA: EU welcomes efforts to resolve Aceh issue
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: M Solbes confirms proceedings against Germany and France if their grip on public spending continues to slide - Commission document on public debt - reassuring declarations on respect for Pact
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Commission and Greek presidency don't see anything new in Paris and Berlin's ideas on new stability pact parameters - Scathing reaction from "virtuous countries"
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Portugal has to bring its deficit down to less than 3% of GDP before end of year - ministers committed to rationalisation of co-ordination policy process
(EU) EP/STABILITY PACT/PES:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/ENLARGEMENT: Certain applicant countries are asked to make significant efforts to improve their public finances
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council reaches political agreement on the "prospectus" directive
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Noting the lack of progress of negotiations on savings taxation with Switzerland, the Council will study decisions on 3 December
(EU) EU/ECOFIN:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE/AIR TRANSPORT: Court condemns eight Member States for concluding open skies agreements with the United States
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission expected to adopt its nuclear "package"
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2001: Annual report of Court of Auditors - responsibility shared between Commission and Member States - reform of accounting system
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Towards creation of three offices allowing improved management of Commission's administrative services
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Verheugen aims for completion of negotiations before the Copenhagen Summit - Appeal to future Turkish Government to implement immediately the reforms already decided
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission to recover EUR 86.36 misspent under CAP
(EU) EU/CAP/WTO: According to Fischler, any delay in CAP reform could block WTO round and weaken EU's position
(EU) EU/CHINA/ANTI-DUMPING: Chinese measures against European catechol
(EU) ECS/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: President Roger Briesch calls for a federal Europe and harmonisation of the right to strike throughout the EU
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Neo-liberal economy, war and peace, rights, citizenship and democracy are the focus of discussions at the European Social Forum in Florence
(EU) EU/YOUTH:
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
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