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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8396

8 February 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 36
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / € value in different currencies on 07/02/2003

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAQ/CONVENTION: According to several Convention members, Iraqi crisis should incite Convention to greater daring over foreign policy - Abitbol: Convention should stand on hold during war - VGE asks Prodi to use Eurobarometer to sound out Europeans
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Plenary warmly welcomes conclusions of work group on social Europe despite worries over some objectives
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/FORUM FOR DEMOCRACY: Heathcote-Amory and Bonde attack draft articles they consider lead towards "super state"
(EU) EU/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Debate on regional dimension hints at modification to composition of Committee of the Regions, which will not for that secure status of institution
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Lack of European stance on Iraqi issue raises "double feeling of discouragement and urgency", says Giscard d'Estaing, noting the "common position" of the European people
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Louis Michel suggests EU Council with candidate countries and countries of the region - MEPs respond
(EU) EU/EP/ENLARGEMENT: According to Papandreou a plenary is needed on 1 May 2004 for designating Commissioners of new Member States
(EU) EU/IVORY COAST: Solana assures EU will contribute to reconciliation
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BUDGET/ENLARGEMENT: Commission adopts proposal on adjusting financial perspectives on Tuesday
(EU) EU/ALGERIA/TRANSPORT/SNOW: EU and Algeria will strengthen their cooperation on energy supply security and maritime security
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission sets up unit against piracy and recommends that Member States regulate access to broadband Internet
(EU) EU/CROATIA/SLOVENIA:
(EU) EU/TRADE/COSTA RICA:
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Preparation of ministerial meeting in Crete - Israel and Turkey accession candidates for Agadir agreement
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WTO: Seven Member States in favour of mandate requested by Commission to amend duties on rice imports
(EU) EU/ORGANIC FARMING:
(EU) EU/PACT/ITALY:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/TROIKA: Towards structured dialogue between Education Council and European social partners
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL: Conclusions on education and training benchmarks to be adopted during Council early May - progress in creation of Europe of Knowledge
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/WTO: Details about European Commission offer
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Commission grants EUR 6 million to protect bio-diversity and tropical forests in Central Africa
(EU) EP/FEBRUARY SESSION: Tuesday's adaptation of financial perspective for enlargement will be subject of Ms Schreyer' communication - other changes in agenda and important meetings in next few days
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission to propose VAT on postal services
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Loyola de Palacio and Philippe Busquin want to develop research on processing nuclear waste - Myrra project
(EU) EP/JHA: Liberals consider national security concerns must not compromise EU democratic principles
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Portuguese Judge Rui Manuel Gens de Moura Ramos leaves Court of first instance to return to his country's constitutional court
(EU) EU/EESC/LATIN AMERICA: Roger Briesch attends inauguration of Social and Economic Development Council in Brazil - Meeting with Mercosur
(EU) EU/SOCIAL COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/POVERTY:
TIMETABLE
(EU) Main European activities from 8 to 18 February 2003:
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