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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8348

27 November 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/stability pact
Commission insists on surveillance of public debt - More room for manoeuvre for "virtuous" countries - At March 2003 Summit, formal undertaking to co-ordinate economic policies and respect pact

Brussels, 26/11/2002 (Agence Europe) - As we mentioned (see yesterday's EUROPE p.6), on Wednesday the European Commission is to adopt a communication by Pedro Solbes making proposals aimed at strengthening the co-ordination of Member states' budgetary policies, so as, in particular, to more closely monitor the most indebted countries while envisaging a more flexible application of the Stability and Growth Pact for countries having made "substantial progress" regarding the deficit and the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Commission proposal on financial services is a major stage in the Lisbon Process whose significance goes far beyond the specific interests of certain categories of banks
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ACP: ACP members criticise Parliament's decision causing Assembly session to be cancelled
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: New meeting between "small" countries
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/NETHERLANDS: Gijs de Vries against temptation of intergovernmental - No to "semi-permanent" European Council president
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Towards kick-off for EU police mission
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: On Friday? Council must give green light to personal data exchange between Europol and USA
(EU) EU/JUSTICE COUNCIL: Fifteen examine legal co-operation agreements with USA - drugs, kidnapping of children, corruption, racism, acknowledging fines
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2003: Results of second reading in Council - A solid and economical budget enabling EU to prepare for enlargement, says Ms. Schreyer - Better information for Parliament on Council's foreign policy priorities
(EU) EU/PATENT: Council again postpones deadlines for adopting community patent while hoping for an agreement in Spring
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Unanimous policy agreement from fifteen on COMPETITION policy reform - conclusions on business environment and reduction of state aid
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Council green light for biotechnology policy in Europe
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Commission insists on surveillance of public debt - More room for manoeuvre for "virtuous" countries - At March 2003 Summit, formal undertaking to co-ordinate economic policies and respect pact
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Agreement reached on processed farm produce, ending first of ten bilateral negotiations
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND/MEDIA:
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Details of amended proposal on liberalisation of electricity and gas markets
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL DIALOGUE SUMMIT: Employment, mobility and enlargement at Thursday's Summit with President Prodi
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/GERMANY: Anna Diamantopoulou states Germany must have real employment management
(EU) ACP/EU: Commission outlines cooperation with Seychelles
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes measures to reduce by-catches in context of mixed fishing - towards ban on discards in 2006?
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/DEVELOPMENT: Commission denies criticism of World Bank regarding Common Agricultural Policy
(EU) EU/SINKING OF PRESTIGE/EUROPEAN SUMMIT:
(EU) EP/EIB: EP welcomes role of EIB but requests special social programme for candidate countries
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Social summit possible under Greek presidency if Commission proposal is approved by Council in December
(EU) EU/IRELAND:
(EU) EP/COMPETITION: Adoption of Commission's 13th report on competition policy in 2001
(EU) EP/STATISTICS:
(EU) EP/RESEARCH:
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/FORESTS:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Ireland condemned: drinking water that some Irish "water scheme groups" distribute contains faecal coliforms
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Aitor Oteiza Olazabal may be banned from part of the French territory only if he is a real and sufficiently serious threat to society
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: France condemned for violation of "wild birds" directive on the plain of the Maures
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents Nr 2300: European Convention/security and defence: France and Germany make a joint proposal to the convention
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