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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8354

5 December 2002
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/benelux/convention
Benelux Summit

Brussels, 04/12/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Prime Ministers of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, Verhofstadt, Juncker and Balkenende took part in a Benelux summit in Brussels Wednesday evening. At the centre of work, a joint contribution to the European Convention and preparing the European Council of Copenhagen.

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Tony Blair's balancing act must be viewed sympathetically, as long as it does not have the result of reducing Europe's ambitions
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BENELUX/CONVENTION: Benelux Summit
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Brok: that the Commission renounce the idea of being responsible to the Council - Germany champion of small countries
(EU) EU/WEU: Papantoniou: Franco-German proposal on defence could be basis for joint text - Alliot-Marie in favour of "convergence pact" on defence spending
(EU) EP/EPP/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Yasar Yakis in Brussels Thursday and Friday
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/CONVENTION: Thursday, contribution on "The Institutional Architecture" - Study of "legal simulation" of future Treaty
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Working group on simplification recommends reducing number of instruments and abolishing the co-operation procedure - On certain points, final report tallies with stances defended by Bourlanges in European Parliament
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/COPENHAGEN SUMMIT: Haarder and Prodi call for accessions to be completed before the Summit (and settlement in Cyprus) - Haarder insists on level playing field for participation by new IGC members
EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro-zone growth might slow down
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council adopts conclusions outlining methods for application of "Lamfalussy process" to financial services while trying to assure Parliament that its prerogatives are respected
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL: Member States still differ over temporary work - a compromise under Greek Presidency?
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/CONVENTION: Anna Diamantopoulou calls for reference to be made in future Treaty to open method of coordination
(EU) EU/REGIONS/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL: Problems still remaining for formalisation of Tripartite Social Summit are to be examined under Greek Presidency - Italy the only country to oppose setting up permanent Tripartite Social Summit
(EU) EU/SOCIAL COUNCIL/EMPLOYMENT: Council calls on civil society organisations to assume their responsibilities in order to improve social inclusion
(EU) EU/SOCIAL COUNCIL/EMPLOYMENT: Latest results
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Conclusions on Prestige, political agreements on Single Sky and ecopoints - ambitious programme of Transport Council on Thursday and Friday
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Sector business leaders appeal for "light" regulatory framework on eve of Council
(EU) EU/BUDGET/FRAUD: Commission draws up balance sheet of progress accomplished since 2000 in recovery management
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU proposes to WTO strengthening scheme of Special and Differential Treatment of developing countries
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Geoffrey Podger to head the Food Safety Authority
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND:
(EU) EU/ANIMAL PROTECTION:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court of Justice celebrates its fiftieth anniversary
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/HUNGARY:
(EU) EU/STATUS OF MEPS: While two main groups try and block dossier, Greens, Liberals and United Left want to base decision on results of exploratory mission of President Cox
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/TRADE: Mr Westendorp's requests to Convention
(EU) EP/ARGENTINA: EP highlights need for humanitarian aid to Tucaman
(EU) EP/BELARUS/UKRAINE/MOLDOVA: No improvement in political situation in Belarus - MEPs concerned about Prodi's remarks on Ukraine and Moldova
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment is up slightly in EU in October
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(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Anna Diamantopoulou considers employment as only real guarantee for equal rights for disabled
(EU) EU/ INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE: "Peace, Security and Stability" conference with Romano Prodi
(EU) EU/RACISM:
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