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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8399

13 February 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/commission
Appointments to senior management posts

Brussels, 12/02/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the Commission took a number of decisions concerning senior personnel:

Jonathan Faull from the United Kingdom is appointed Director-General for Justice and Home Affairs, replacing Adrian Fortescue, who becomes Adviser "Hors Classe". Jonathan Faull takes up his new post on 15 March;

Reijo Kemppinen from Finland becomes Commission spokesman;

Guy Crauser from Luxembourg currently Director General for Regional Policy, becomes Adviser "Hors...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: the debate on initial articles in constitution put forward by the presidium confirms the different approaches of the united kingdom and several of the most ambitious Member States
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAQ: "Mini-summit" on Iraq next Tuesday with the thirteen candidate countries, following Summit of Fifteen on Monday - Consultations continue at NATO
(EU) EP/IRAQ: Following their trip to Iraq, the 31 MEPs headed by Wurtz and Lannoye are to go to New York and Washington
(EU) EP/IRAQ: Giannitsis says solidarity has to go beyond Structural Funds and calls for common position on Iraq
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: First draft articles of future Convention will be significantly amended by Convention Members from the European Parliament
(EU) EP/FRANCE: MEPs mobilise against electoral reform in France
(EU) EP/LAOS:
(EU) EU/KOREA: Javier Solana says EU delegation may soon visit North Korea
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Kofi Annan may announce changes to plan - Greece and Turkey to meet next week to discuss security in Cyprus
(EU) EP/VIETNAM:
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS/BURMA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BUDGET/ENLARGEMENT: "Enlargement to be financed under excellent conditions", says Schreyer, referring to 2004-206 financial framework
(EU) EUINFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission welcomes "resounding success" of eEurope 2002
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission puts in place final piece of new framework for electronic communications
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission says Europe must accelerate changeover to broadband services
(EU) EU/PUBLICATIONS:
(EU) EU/UNION RIGHT:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Greek Presidency hopes 28 February JHA Council will authorise signing of judicial cooperation and extradition agreements
(EU) EU/WTO: EU hopes Tokyo mini-summit will give political impetus to talks
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Cool Commission reception for Harbinson's draft compromise
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS: Letter from Lamy to Gabaglio on public services
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Talks continue over Telepiu
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Ecopoints split at European Parliament between Austrian MEPs and others
(EU) EP/SPRING SUMMIT: Giannitsis places emphasis on competitiveness, social cohesion and environmental dimension (especially combating sea pollution) - Prodi warns against unpredictable consequences of war in Iraq
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Appointments to senior management posts
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: 13.5% staff increase in Luxembourg
(EU) EP/ECB: Ms Randzio-Plath dissatisfied by reform
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Most Member States criticise eco-conditionality of aid in CAP reform
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Farming business representatives contribute to debate on new CAP
(EU) EU/POLICE/ENLARGEMENT: Head of Europol takes part in 6th European Police Congress
(EU) EU/ELARGEMENT/ENTERPRISES: Eurochambres launches CAPE III
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: International conference on trade in greenhouse gas emission licences
(EU) ACP/EU: Seminar on development of capabilities in countries of Eastern and Southern Africa
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