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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8366

20 December 2002
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/united states
Views on Middle East differ greatly between Europeans and Americas during EU/USA ministerial meeting

Brussels, 19/12/2002 (Agence Europe) - "Today's meeting has confirmed that the EU and the United States have almost identical objectives on international current issues, but that we sometimes have a different conception of them", Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller said. He was heading the European delegation at the meeting of EU/US Foreign Ministers in Washington on Wednesday. Such language, albeit diplomatic, shows in reality the deep malaise within the European delegation, composed...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Views on Middle East differ greatly between Europeans and Americas during EU/USA ministerial meeting
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: President of Palestinian Legislative Council is impatient to receive Quartet's "roadmap"
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Papandreou is optimistic talks in Cyprus will make headway
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Dehaene Report recommends creation of "European Representative for External Affairs" - In favour of transforming Commission delegations into EU embassies and creation of Union school of diplomacy - Towards extension of qualified majority voting within an "External Action" Council chaired by European Representative not taking part in voting
(EU) EP/PES/GREEK PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Barnier Report underpins importance of defence for the Union's international credibility but leaves many points open for debate due to the extremely sensitive nature of the issue
(EU) EP/EPP:
(EU) EU/NATO: NATO has no opposition in principle on EU taking over SFOR - EU could succeed NATO in Macedonia early spring
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE: On the prize's 15th anniversary, Pat Cox remembers those absent
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Confirmation of political agreement on Dublin II, and minimum conditions for reception of asylum-seekers - EU building a "kindly fortress", according to Haarder
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Europol/US agreement to be signed on Friday - numerous political agreements
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: No agreement on framework decision for penalties for damage to the environment - Commission mandate for negotiating an international fund for compensating oil slick victims
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Negotiations again in the evening on fisheries policy reform - first significant TAC deals
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Mr Fischler presents new fishing effort system with Spanish fishing access limitation in Irish Box to be revised
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: On Friday, Commission proposes accelerating scrapping of single hull vessels
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: E.ON is authorised to acquire TXU assets
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: EnBW and ENI may take over GVS (gas)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/CANADA:
(EU) EP/BUDGE 2003: Commissioner Schreyer says Parliament has approved budget that combines rigour with political priorities - President of the Council, Mr Pedersen says budget guarantees enlargement funding
(EU) EP/EDUCATION:
(EU) EP/SINKING OF THE PRESTIGE: MEPs divided on implementation of commission of inquiry - lively exchange between Spanish government supporters and opposition
(EU) EP/IMMIGRATION: Parliament approves first readmission agreement signed by EU (with Hong Kong) - Results of Danish Presidency positive on the whole - Expectations of Commissioner Vitorino with regards Greek Presidency - Need to abolish unanimity to reach fully common asylum system
(EU) EP/SCHENGEN: Support for allocation of new functions to Schengen information system but with certain guarantees
(EU) EP/WAR CRIMES: EP amends Danish initiative on prison sentences for war crimes and crimes against humanity
(EU) EP/ORGANISED CRIME:
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: Commission grants 8 million euro to Palestinian Authority to support ongoing reform process
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Additional 10 million euro for Afghanistan
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: To date, Union has mobilised 328.2 million euro to respond to unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Southern Africa
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: According to Switzerland, former aid to Swissair does not come under joint committee on transport, but both parties agree to keep each other informed
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission continues infringement procedures against 5 Member States for failing to transpose EU rules on seafarers' hours of work into national law
(EU) EU/ROAD SAFETY: Commission continues infringement procedure against several Member States for failure to apply road safety rules
(EU) EU/TAX: United Kingdom before Court for refusing to implement information exchange system on VAT and excise duties in Gibraltar
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Publication of outcome of consultations on clearing and settlement, which will be followed by a "policy paper"
(EU) EU/EIB: 500 million loan for Greece to build infrastructures in anticipation of Olympic Games 2004
SUPPLEMENT
“EUROPE”/Documents No. 2308: Typology of acts and hierarchy of legislation in the European union
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