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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8339

14 November 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission authorises licenses for patents of third generation mobile services

Brussels, 13/11/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday the European Commission granted antitrust clearance to a set of agreements that is aimed at giving third generation ("3G") mobile equipment manufacturers better access to patents. Improved access to patents is essential for a rapid introduction of 3G mobile services in Europe. The Commission believes that it is highly unlikely that the proposed agreements will restrict competition between different 3G mobile technologies. However, given the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short account of the Convention - substantial turnabout (and very instructive) in favour of strengthening economic chapter of EMU
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/CONVENTION: Commission postpones to 5 December adoption of its institutional document, to be presented same day to Parliament and Convention
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Benaissa in Brussels to meet Solana and Patten
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/REGIONS: Napolitano Report proposes strengthening role of Committee of the Regions without providing it with institutional status - In favour of a Convention debate on local and regional authorities
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/RELIGION: ENAR concerned
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission proposes readjusted roadmaps, as well as increased pre-accession aid for Bulgaria and Romania
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission pessimistic about growth prospects in Europe and undertakes to act in order to remedy slide in public finances
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/ECONOMY: Prospects for accession for a large number of candidates in 2004 should contribute to improving economic results
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commission proposes € 728 million for German, Austrian, Czech and French regions hit by flooding
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Florence 14-15 November conference of the presidents of the regions with legislative powers - AER conference on cohesion in Hungary
(EU) EU/PATENT: Commission against decentralised jurisdiction of patent
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Investigation procedure against five regional banks in Germany
(EU) EU/SHIPBUILDING: Second Empire situation, mainly in Europe, notes Commission
(EU) EU/WTO: Mini-ministerial meeting in Sydney to give political impetus to Doha agenda
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises licenses for patents of third generation mobile services
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/SOUTHERN AFRICA: EU and SADC decide to strengthen their political dialogue but fail to agree on crisis in Zimbabwe
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Agreement with United States and Canada on establishing cereal import quotas
(EU) EU/MOROCCO/AGRICULTURE: Provisional EU/Morocco agreement on tomato imports
(EU) EU/FRAUD: two former members of court of auditors suspected of fraud and illegal handling of public property
(EU) COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Controversial strike at Committee of the Regions
(EU) EU/EMU:
(EU) EP/SECOND NOVEMBER SESSION: Enlargement, European Commission legislative programme - EIB ANNUAL report -competition policy - fisheries policy -tobacco advertising - war on crime - free press
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament calls on Church of England to review dismissal of Reverend Owen
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EP/ISRAEL/RADICAL PARTY:
(EU) EU/AERONAUTICS: European advisory group presents strategic research agenda for sector - Fewer accidents and shorter delays - Combating air piracy
(EU) EU/COURt DE JUSTICE: composition of court chambers - final year before big changes
(EU) EU/COURT DE JUSTICE: European judges rule that registered trade mark holders have exclusive rights to their products
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/IMMIGRATION:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 13/11/2002: