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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8380

17 January 2003
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/fundamental rights
Left and Liberals block EPP attempt to water down Parliament's resolution on fundamental rights in Union

Strasbourg, 16/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday in Strasbourg, with the backing of the Liberals, the Left groups defeated the attempt by Christian Democrats and Conservatives to water down the report by Dutch Socialist Joke Swiebel on fundamental rights in the European Union (see EUROPE 14 January p 7). By a very small majority (274 votes for, 269 against and 14 abstentions), the European Parliament adopted, with very few amendments, a report that applies to every Member State.

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Two modifications are essential for the Franco-German institutional project to be considered as positive
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/FRANCE/GERMANY: Reaction largely positive from London, Rome and Madrid to Franco-German proposals on institutional architecture, which, moreover, leave some others perplexed, whereas certain advances are acknowledged - Joschka Fischer emphasises difficulty of the exercise
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Convention Members receive essentially descriptive document with view to next debate on how the institutions should operate
(EU) EP/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Left and Liberals block EPP attempt to water down Parliament's resolution on fundamental rights in Union
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/EP/CYPRUS:
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Situation very tense and dangerous, head of inspector mission tells EU officials, urging Iraq to co-operate more actively - Mission of EU ad hoc delegation
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: From 17 April, ten candidate countries will take part in work of Council of Ministers with observer status
(EU) EU/TAXATION: No progress on savings tax issue on eve of next Tuesday's Ecofin Council
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission proposes harmonised rules to make European road tunnels safer
(EU) EU/INDIA: Troika/India ministerial meeting in Athens on Friday
(EU) EU/USA/WTO: Mr Lamy welcomes condemnation of the Bryd amendment by WTO
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN: Commission defines priorities for co-operation with Pakistan and earmarks EUR 71 million for next three years
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears De Beers' Supplier of Choice system, but objects to agreement with Alrosa
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Microsoft opens windows code-source
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Commission to widen public debate on industrial policy in an Enlarged Europe
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: European Commission wins case against Italy and Spain during work on new Cocoa Directive
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Like Italians, all EU nationals aged over 60 should benefit from reduced prices in all Italian and archaeological parks
(EU) EP/PRESTIGE: refusal to set up enquiry commission on sinking of Prestige
(EU) EU/LEBANON: Parliament approves association agreement with Lebanon
(EU) EP/IMMIGRATION: European Parliament blames Council's attitude for asylum and immigration policy
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP in favour of broadening Community competencies in airline sector
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Vote for greater social provision in road transport sector
(EU) EP/HEALTH: In support of internal market for health care products and services
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament calls on Convention to include a legal basis for European border guard corps in future Constitution
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Some MEPs call for link between Paris and Budapest to be a priority project
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONS: European Parliament in cartoon
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: David O'Sullivan outlines Commission's programme for 2003
(EU) EP/COMMISSION:
SUPPLEMENT
“EUROPE”/Document No. 2311: Convention: France and Germany propose a "stable" Presidency of the European Council and the election of the European Commission President by the European Parliament
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