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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8401

15 February 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/asylum
UNHCR calls for closer cooperation from EU and improved funding - comments on work at Council

Brussels, 14/02/2003 (Agence Europe) - The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has just a memorandum to the Greek Presidency proposing closer collaboration. The UNHCR is offering to provide its expertise of the Council on refugee rights, as well as for contact between the EU and third countries (as the UNHCR did with France and the United Kingdom in the repatriation of Afghan refugees). The UNHCR concludes its memorandum with a warning about the "decline in levels of funding...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The EU's four symbols - Time not right for a common initiative by six founder members
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Tony Blair calls on Fifteen to support military action if Iraq does not immediately apply resolution 1441 - Kofi Annan to attend Tuesday summit - hundreds of thousands of Europeans to demonstrate against war on Saturday
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Amendments by Mr Lamassoure, who wants to include the "right to secede" and name of Union capitals in constitution
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/INTERGROUP CONSTITUTION: Sharp criticism of draft presidium articles
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/UEF:
(EU) EP/EU PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EP/NATO/IRAQ:
(EU) EP/CONFLICTS: EP supports moratorium on fragmentation mines and depleted uranium in weapons
(EU) EP/PALESTINE:
(EU) EP/ELDR GROUP:
(EU) EU/TOGO:
(EU) EU/EU/COLUMBIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council to hold tough debate on adjusting Stability Pact within framework of preparations for Spring Summit, and adopt agreement on energy taxation
(EU) EU/POLAND: Polish government published Accession Treaty on internet in English
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Mario Monti believes that corporate tax in Belgium, Netherlands and Ireland does not conform with European rules
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Opening of investigation into cartel in plastics sector
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Europe/Africa Summit is postponed until further notice
(EU) EU/WTO/MEDICINES: Tokyo mini-ministerial meeting will seek to reach political breakthrough
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WTO: Ministerial meeting opens in Tokyo to seek to bring farm talks out of deadlock
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission to recover EUR 92.94 million from Member States guilty of misspending CAP expenditure
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Tax measure to allow Italian milk producers to only pay 25% of fines for exceeding quotas
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission lays basis of new environmental partnership between enlarged Europe, Western Balkans and New Independent States
(EU) EP/STEEL: Parliament calls on Arcelor to assume its social responsibility after announcement of thousands of lay-offs throughout Europe - Commissioner Byrne is booed by public gallery
(EU) EP/HEALTH: EP calls for strict framework regulations on breast implants
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Workshop on multi-disciplinary centres for breast cancer
(EU) EP/MOUNTAINS:
(EU) EP/HEALTH: EP encourages Member States to strengthen their policies for preventing drug-related health risks
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Yes to "Forest Focus" programme, insistence on fire prevention
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Proposals relating to fight against illegal fishing are approved
(EU) EU/SERVICES: 95% of national financial rules notified to the Commission modified on Commission's request
(EU) EU/SERVICES: Italy has to comply with Court rulings on temporary employment agencies and hauliers
(EU) EU/SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST:
(EU) EU/ASYLUM: UNHCR calls for closer cooperation from EU and improved funding - comments on work at Council
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Eurostat shows that in EU, the share of social protection expenditure in GDP continues to fall
(EU) EU/EDUCATION:
(EU) OECD/EDUCATION:
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