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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8334
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy

Commission expected to adopt its nuclear "package"

Brussels, 05/11/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is expected to adopt on Wednesday the "package" of proposals on nuclear safety submitted by the Commissioner with responsibility for energy, Loyola de Palacio, and aimed at giving the EU binding standards applicable to the applicant countries as well. According to well informed sources, "there were not any major differences of views" between the Heads of Cabinet meeting last week, which suggests that the proposals on the...

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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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