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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8345

22 November 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
Political agreement possible on liberalisation of gas and electricity markets at Monday's Energy Council

Brussels, 21/11/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Energy Council of 25 November under the Presidency of Berndt Bendtsen will mainly focus on the liberalisation of the gas and electricity markets. A source close to the case announced that the affair was "ripe for a political agreement".

Liberalisation of the gas and electricity markets. A draft directive aiming to speed up the liberalisation of the electricity and gas markets is being discussed, as well as a draft regulation on access conditions to...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Maintaining and strengthening the role of the Commission presupposes an imaginative solution to the problem of how it operates - Dangers of a "President of the Union" distinct from the Commission President
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) NATO: Prague Summit agrees on enlargement, NATO Response Force, capabilities and command structure - Turkey proposes joint EU-NATO exercise
(EU) EP/CONVENTION:
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Erdogan confirms, before conference of presidents, his commitments in favour of reforms and respect of political and economic criteria for Turkey's membership of the European Union
(EU) EP/ISRAEL: Mario Soares resigns as head of EP delegation for Israel, in protest against attitude of Israeli authorities
(EU) EP/RUSSIA: Chechnya is the focus of EU/Russia Summit debate
(EU) EP/COMMISSION:
(EU) EP/ROMANIA: European Free Alliance defends rights of regionalist party of Transylvania in Romania
(EU) EP/NATO:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/CAUCASUS:
(EU) EU/COTE D'IVOIRE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Commission hopes to present report by end of year on financing cooperation with third countries on fighting illegal immigration
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Political agreement possible on liberalisation of gas and electricity markets at Monday's Energy Council
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission sets out strategy it proposes to reduce air pollution from seagoing ships by 2010
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/DISASTERS:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Six companies suspected of forming cartel in carbon black sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission declares 13 January 2003 as deadline for opinion on TretraLaval/Sidel merger
(EU) EU/FRAUD/OLAF: Investigation concerning the management of Community funds granted in France in the area of information policy
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EP/SINKING OF THE PRESTIGE: EP calls for early application of Erika packages and for rapid compensation for oil slick victims
(EU) EP/MEDIA: EP invites Commission to present a Green Paper on media mergers before end 2003 in order to prepare a regulatory framework
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: EP approves new protocol between EU and Sao Tomé e Principe
(EU) EP/REGIONAL POLICY:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Parliament recommends cautious approach in developing European monitoring of financial markets and extension of Lamfalussy method
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Parliament calls on Commission to avoid legal vacuum should reform package not be adopted in time
(EU) EU/ACP: Fifth session of Joint Parliamentary Assembly next week in Brussels - problem of Zimbabwe delegation
(EU) EU/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Conclusions for spring summit
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Recommendations from 80 European regions for future regional policy: goal of more simplified first and second objectives
(EU) EU/MERGERS/SYMPOSIA:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/CULTURE: place of culture at European Convention is focus of Salamanca meeting
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/SOCIAL: Malta Conference stresses effectiveness of social rights depends on accessibility
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/SOCRATES:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2299: European Convention - Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt proposes "third way"
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