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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8388

29 January 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/enlargement
The ten candidate countries still have much to do, says Verheugen - Backing "but no free-hand" for Bulgaria and Romania - Turkey may expect an "unprejudiced evaluation"

Brussels, 28/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - The drafting of the Accession Treaty is progressing well and an English version of the text (of some 6000 pages!) will be forwarded to the European Parliament towards the end of this month so that MEPs may already begin the debate in view of the votes on each of the ten candidate countries scheduled for its April plenary session, Commissioner Gunter Verheugen declared to the EP's Foreign Affairs Committee last week. In the coming days, the European...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Four reasons why the compromise on savings tax should be considered positive even if in practice it introduces co-existence (which EU wants to avoid) of two fiscal systems
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ASEAN: Human rights in Burma, joint fight against terrorism and organised crime the focus of ministerial meeting in Brussels
(EU) EP/MACEDONIA: Defence chiefs prepare allied harmony
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Very clear and open message but apprehension about efforts that still need to be made
(EU) EP/PARLIAMENTS/CONVENTION: National and European parliamentarians in COSAC slow to adopt their contribution to Convention and change their structures
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Ms Karamanou welcomes EP's position on Mount Athos
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Gul reiterates Turkish Government's will for reform - Plea for peaceful solution to Iraqi crisis and rapid settlement of Cyprus issue
(EU) EU/BURMA: Trade unions protest against visit by Khin Maung Win
(EU) EP/IRAQ:
(EU) EP/COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Debate on reform shows opinions differ and positions are diametrically opposed, Fischler says
(EU) EU/SWEDEN/EURO:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: EU sets up restrictive measures on American poultry exports due to Newcastle disease
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WTO: Council backing for Commission's stance
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/GULF: Determination to continue co-operation despite difficulty in concrete implementation of joint actions - Dialogue on energy and use of euro
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Greek Presidency work plan for relations with Russia
(EU) EU/UZBEKISTAN: Human rights, regional co-operation, at centre of Co-operation Council
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Interim report on cohesion confirms disparity within EU will double with enlargement
(EU) EU/REGIONS/RESEARCH/PATENTS: Greater disparity at regional level
(EU) EU/DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: The ten candidate countries still have much to do, says Verheugen - Backing "but no free-hand" for Bulgaria and Romania - Turkey may expect an "unprejudiced evaluation"
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Toward rapid approval of programme for clinical testing of medicines against AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in developing countries
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: MEPs question Council agreement on extending ecopoint system
(EU) EP/FOOD SAFETY: Move to ban E 425 gelling agent and radical revision of legislation on food additives
(EU) EP/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Access for everybody to information society and network security key priorities of Greek presidency
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
(EU) EP/REGIONAL POLICY: Romano Prodi gives indications on island policy at conference on insularity organised by Mariotto Segni
(EU) EU/FISHERIES/DEVELOPMENT: WWF urges for better fishing deals
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB contributes to rebuilding after flooding last September in France
(EU) EU/DISABLED: Yannis Vardakastanis requests specific directive - several companies, UITP and EDF launch "Corporate partnership programme"
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Restricting use of red colouring additive for salmon on fish farms, egg yolks and poultry
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission pursues legal action against six Member States (emissions into air)
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