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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8337

9 November 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 29
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/budget 2003

08/11/2002 (Agence Europe) - In Brussels on Thursday, the European Parliament adopted the report by Kathalijne Buitenweg (Dutch, Greens/EFA) on the additional estimated state of the European Parliament's revenue and expenditure for the 2003. 42.6 million euro is scheduled to be released (in the framework of the current budget) to allow for part of the necessary Commission spending to be forwarded to prepare for enlargement. The EP thus respects the commitment made on first reading, on 24...

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(EU) Dear Reader: 11 November being a bank holiday, our offices will be closed on Monday. The next EUROPE bulletin will be dated Wednesday 13 November 2002.
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: European Commission finalises its institutional document - CFSP formula?
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/PRELIMINARY DRAFT TREATY: Fischer confirms reticence regarding long-term Council Presidency - Lequiller rekindles idea of single presidency - Duhamel tells VGE to "Give up Congress" - Calls to speed up work on second part of Treaty
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE/SOCIAL DIMENSION: Presidium to propose creation of working group on social Europe
(EU) EU/TURKEY/CONVENTION: VGE against Turkey's membership of Union - Strong reactions in Convention
(EU) EU/TURKEY/CYPRUS:
(EU) EP/PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY:
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Politicians and industrialists reaffirm need for European armaments policy but acknowledge difficulties - In 2003, new Commission action plan for procurement
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Possible agreement on Kaliningrad at EU/Russia summit on Monday
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Council to take stock of improvements and implementation of internal market legislation, not forgetting Community patent and patentability of software
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Bucharest progresses in accession negotiations
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Monday's launch in Brussels of 6th framework programme
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Pop artists in anti-tobacco campaign
(EU) EDUCATION AND CULTURE COUNCILS: European Vocational Training Area, audiovisual sector, Erasmus, mobility and free movement of works in cultural sector
(EU) EU/OLAF:
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Success of EP/Council conciliation on public access to information on environment
(EU) EU/EP/DISASTERS: Agreement on solidarity funds is signed
(EU) EP/SINGLE MARKET: Commission and Parliament call on Member States to roll up their sleeves and accelerate setting up of single market
(EU) EP/ECHELON: EP in favour of measures to protect citizens
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2003:
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Parliament welcomes European Council results and requests adaptation of financial perspectives
(EU) EP/NORTH KOREA: Parliament requests North Korea to respects its commitments on nuclear non-proliferation - supports opening contact with North Korea even in absence of diplomatic relations and exchange of parliamentary visits
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Slim majority of Member States do not wish early reform of milk and dairy products sector
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: COPA-COGECA calls on Commission to respect decisions of European Council in Brussels
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Most Member States do not invest enough in knowledge to reach Lisbon objective - Effort is insufficient in large Member States
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Go-ahead for plan on early retirement
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