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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8401

15 February 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social
Eurostat shows that in EU, the share of social protection expenditure in GDP continues to fall

Brussels, 14/02/2003 (Agence Europe) - According to a report published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities in Luxembourg on "Social protection in Europe between 1991 and 2000", GDP fell from 27.5% in 1999 to 27.3% in 2000. It has been falling steadily since 1996, when it was 28.4%. The statistics in this report demonstrate that: the lowest shares of GDP attributable to social protection were in Ireland (14.1%) and Spain (20.1%). The figure was highest in Sweden...

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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
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(EU) OECD/EDUCATION:
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