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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8375

10 January 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (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

Brussels, 09/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday in Brussels, the Greens/EFA group organised a conference on the following theme, "Alpine Convention and Sustainable Transport Policy in the Sensitive Regions", in order to provide MEPs and experts the opportunity to present the variety of different concrete measures to take a Community level for protecting the Alps and the zones that are often described as "sensitive". In order to draw the public's attention to the problem, a "New Beautiful...

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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: