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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8375

10 January 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 32
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu eu/slovakia

09/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - Michael Dyttert, spokesperson for the President of the Slovak Parliament, announced that all the parties represented in the Parliament agreed on holding a referendum on Slovakia's accession to the EU on 16-17 May.

 

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A European Union reduced to a simple free-trade area could save neither certain common policies nor its financial solidarity
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Visit by George Papandreou to region at beginning of February
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Ankara working on "new approach"
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Appeal to Israel to authorise visit of Palestinian delegation to London (and Palestinians to bring an end to violence)
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: British suggestions for taking over NATO missions
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Nassauer initiative for German foundations
(EU) EP/ISLAM/CHRISTIANITY: Liberals plead for dialogue
(EU) EU/CFSP: Fourth report on implementation of EU code of conduct regarding arms exports
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Andrew Duff criticises certain options in the "skeleton" presidium
(EU) EP/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/SCHUMAN/MONNET:
(EU EU/SLOVAKIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE: Pascal Lamy initiative for jumpstarting negotiations for developing countries' access to medicines at WTO
(EU) EU/CLONING:
(EU) EU/EURO/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB keeps rate unchanged - Wim Duisenberg believes uncertainty among consumers and investors remains main concern - New appeal for wage constraint - Duisenberg writes to Solana to launch process for his succession at ECB
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: A delegation of Green MEPs back from Galicia, galvanise to secure, in Strasbourg next week, go-ahead for the setting up of a committee of enquiry on the Prestige disaster
(EU) EP/OMBUDSMAN:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Green proposals for a sustainable transport policy in Alps - some Green MEPs believe Danish presidency's decision to extend ecopoint system was unacceptable
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/EEA: Beginning of EEA accession negotiations for candidate countries
(EU) EU/CANADA: Canada declares that no progress will be possible in Doha process if EU does not give ground on agriculture - Commitment to concluding bilateral agreement with EU
(EU) EP/VENEZUELA:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: ATD Fourth World states eradication of poverty and promotion of social inclusion remain EU's main objectives - In support of active participation by disadvantaged populations
(EU) EESC/CONVENTION: Seminar on expectations of organised civil society of candidate countries concerning future of Europe (Brussels, 30-31 January)
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Requests from European Institute for Social Protection
(EU) EP/CULTURE/LANGUAGES: Nine European Free Alliance MEPs criticise France for not respecting its citizens' linguistic rights
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Conference on "car sharing" from 29 to 31 January
(EU) EP/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: Pharmaceuticals industry complains about Italian system for fixing price of medicines - further meeting of transparency committee on 14 January
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 09/01/2003: