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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8346

23 November 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 37 / 38
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EUROPEAN UNION

 25/11 -  BRUSSELS: - Energy Council. 
 - -  BRUSSELS: Ecofin Council ("budget"). 
 -  BRUSSELS: - ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: 5th session (to 28/11). 
 -  BRUSSELS: - European Parliament: committees: foreign affairs, human rights, common security and defence policy (to 27); industry, external trade, research and energy (to 27), women's rights and equal opportunities (and 26); petitions (and 26). 
 -  BRUSSELS: - EP: hearing of candidates for job of...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: convention is going in right direction but needs to stay alert
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/FRANCE: Dominique de Villepin replaces Pierre Moscovici at convention - Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in Paris on 27 November
(EU) EP/ZIMBABWE: Conference of presidents takes measures for preventing two Zimbabweans on black list access to EP
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/BENELUX:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/FRANCE/GERMANY:
(EU) EP/PAKISTAN: Harsh criticisms in Parliament of Presidency statement on 10 October elections
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONS: Jean-Louis Bourlanges proposes new nomenclature of norms in three blocks: constitutional, legislative and regulatory - "partially absurd" distribution of competencies in treaties
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Vlasto calls for inclusion of role of family in future European constitution
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2003: Before finalising draft budget at second reading, Fifteen should come to agreement with Parliament on external actions - World Fund for Health, Kaliningrad, Afghanistan, Kedo, police in Bosnia
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION COUNCIL/ASYLUM: Thursday's Council will be a test of Member States' ability to keep to deadlines
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Fifteen could reach agreement on Tuesday on reform of rules of competition
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Negotiations on tax on savings intensify, one week from Council that should take a decision on "tax package"
(EU) EU/USA: Washington requests Europeans to declare that they won't penalise developing countries' exports that accept genetically modified US foods
(EU) EU/WTO/SUGAR: EU/Australia/Brazil consultations in Geneva
(EU) ACP/EU: EU/Djibouti co-operation programme is signed
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA:
(EU) EP/SINKING OF "PRESTIGE": MEPs angry at repetition of oil spills and government inconsistency - Commissioner de Palacio announces new measures - Polemic over controls in Gibraltar
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: With adoption of van den Burg report, EP strengthens rights of temporary workers - toward political agreement at Social Council of 3 December?
(EU) EP/DISASTERS: EP agreement for EUR 728 million for flooded regions
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EP wants end to using antibiotics in animal feed by 2005
(EU) EP/ITALY/FIAT:
(EU) EU/TRADE/ACP: Pascal Lamy visits Southern Africa
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Joint ministerial conference to prepare EU/Africa summit
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Implementation of Valence Action Plan - Cooperation in human matters, Parliamentary Assembly - meeting of experts on territory on 26 November
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EU external trade surplus in September
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EU industrial production is down in September
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE:
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan of EUR 70 million for electricity in FRY
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan of EUR 138 million for new tramway in Tenerife
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 50 million loan for Millau viaduct (France)
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/EIB/ITALY:
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