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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8386

25 January 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/taxation
Car tax infringement procedures against Greece and Denmark

Brussels, 24/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided to take Greece to the Court of Justice and send Denmark a formal request because the Commission considers that the registration tax incompatible with Directive 83/183/EEC, which provides for the exemption of personal property imported permanently from another Member State by private individuals.

Greece: Based on a series of complaints to the Commission and a number of petitions lodged with the European Parliament...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Second series of "European prizes" for articles by French writers on Europe (Pascal Bruckner, Maurice Druon, Patrick Besson)
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CYPRUS/ENLARGEMENT: In event of political agreement, Commission will launch "aid package" and organise conference of international donors to support Turkish Cypriots
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Iraq, Zimbabwe and Balkans at heart of discussions at external relations council on Monday and Tuesday
(EU) EU/COSAC: Extraordinary meeting, in Brussels on Monday, to amend COSAC rules of procedure
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/IRAQ: Schieder reacts to Rumsfeld's words
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/NATO/DENMARK:
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Several MEPs underpin positive aspects of Franco-German document and progress in Convention
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT: Against European Council President with powers of execution parallel to the Commission's
(EU) EU/ESDP: Report by European Union Institute for Security Studies insists on need to improve strategic mobility
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Reports from EU Institute of Security Studies on US and European points of view
(EU) EU/SECURITY/ENLARGEMENT:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INFORMAL SOCIAL COUNCIL: Diamantopoulou proposes limited series of new objectives for European employment strategy, without outlining them - immigration, role of social partners
(EU) EU/EURO/FRAUD:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Warning to Member States trying to stick to open-skies agreements with United States by amending them - Special "Open-Sky" meeting in Athens on Friday
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Farm negotiations to continue in February
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: 18 regions could lose their Objective 1 eligibility due to enlargement - State of progress of debate in Member States
(EU) EU/TAX: French campaign for lowering VAT in restaurants
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Car tax infringement procedures against Greece and Denmark
(EU) EU/EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES/DISABLED:
(EU) EU/SHIPBUILDING: Creation of European Advisory Group for developing strategy for the sector's future
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears ENI's acquisition of Fortum Petroleum
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Eaton Corp is authorised to take over electrical division of British Delta
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Timken to acquire Ingersoll-Rand activities (industrial equipment)
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: After Chris Patten's explanations, Laschet and Ferber no longer call for committee of inquiry into EU aid to Palestinians but insist on setting up an EP working group
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Priorities of Greek Presidency: common transatlantic airspace, Galileo, trans-European transport networks
(EU) EP/CULTURE/YOUTH:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL/GREEK PRESIDENCY: For social protection, Dimitris Reppas proposes "single co-ordination procedure for actions that would codify acquis and act as complement to European employment strategy"
(EU) EP/HEALTH: In favour of ban on advertising for breast implants
(EU) EP/TREATIES OF ROME:
(EU) EU/MEDICINE: Greek presidency wants political agreement on revising pharmaceutical legislation before end of presidential term
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: Transparency committee adopts reference terms - work group to try and work out methodology for orphan medicines
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/POLICE: German proposal for ensuring air transit of people expelled
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: National law may ban changes to composition of a group of contractors after tenders for a public works contract
TIMETABLE
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 24/01/2003: