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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8388

29 January 2003
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/balkans
Very clear and open message but apprehension about efforts that still need to be made

Brussels, 28/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the General Affairs Council held a public debate on the western Balkans. President of the Council George Papandreou informed his colleagues beforehand about his visit to the region on 13-15 January and he distributed a work document outlining the Presidency's priorities in the perspective of the Salonika Conference on the Balkans on 21 June (see EUROPE 25 January p 4). Pointing out that the cornerstone of EU strategy in the region was the...

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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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