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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8342

18 November 2002
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/general affairs/france/germany

18/11/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, during a one-to-one lunch on the fringe of the Council, Joschka Fischer and Dominique de Villepin discussed common proposals that France and Germany plan to present to the Convention, diplomatic sources state. Ministers also tackled the preparation of the Copenhagen Summit, mainly regarding EU relations with Cyprus and Turkey as well as international crises (Middle East, Iraq, North Korea). These informal meetings - either between the President and the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Developments at the Convention and Franco-German rapprochement create difficult choices for the United Kingdom
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL/ENLARGEMENT: First ten new members to join on 1 May 2004 - Date accepted by candidates under certain conditions - Presidency prepares draft "final package"
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS/REFORM: Debating reform of Council Presidency and High Representative's role
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS/FRANCE/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/REGIONS/CONVENTION: Third conference of presidents of regions with legislative power - demands for status recognised in the Treaty
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Prodi and Solana highlight challenges faced by new Turkish government
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/GREECE/ESDP: Ioakimidis calls for mutual assistance clause in ESCP
(EU) EU/IRAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION: Commission's Civil Protection Unit mobilises Member States' resources to deal with oilslick from capsized oiltanker Prestige
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS/GERMANY: Anna Diamantopoulou to discuss Hartz report on labour market reforms on 25 November with Germany's Clement
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission to take proceedings against Germany and France for overshooting their public deficits
(EU) EU/CHILE: EU-Chile Agreement is signed
(EU) EU/LEBANON/SYRIA: Commission approves national financing plans 2002 for Lebanon and Syria
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: 0.2% rise in inflation rate in October
(EU) EU/EURO: Sweden expected to give stance on euro in autumn 2003
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Before presenting new proposals, the Commission launches a wide consultation on animal protection during transport - Comparison with standards in third countries
(EU) EU/AUSTRALIA/EDUCATION: EUR 500,000 for the LEAFSE project
(EU) EU/EIB: Credit of EUR 110 million for rail modernisation in Brittany
(EU) EU/WTO: Common ground; at the informal session in Sydney, on access for the most impoverished to essential medicines
(EU) EU/TRADE: Latin American countries ask the EU to reduce farm subsidies
(EU) EIB/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/TRADE: Study by Commission underlines obstacles facing European operators in a growing number of countries
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/TRADE: COPA- COGECA call on Council to agree to open cereal import quotas
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Report on follow-up of sustainable development strategy, to be submitted to the European Council, is approved
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Regulation establishing framework for developing Community statistics on waste is adopted
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of Onama by Compass
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: CDC and Charterhouse may take over control of TDF
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/BALKANS/ENERGY: Commission supports energy market integration in the Balkans
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: Both sides firm up positions ahead of March 2003 negotiations over liberalisation proposals
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission position on review of capital requirements
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Session on 20-21 November - Interventions by the Commission, the Greek Presidency and the Convention Vice-President - Session could be disrupted by a trade union demonstration
(EU) EU/EUROBAROMETER/ENLARGEMENT: Greater support for accession in candidate countries - Huge majority favour accession in Northern Cyprus
(EU) EP/MEDIA: Wanting the EU to make firm commitment to media pluralism
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 528
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