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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8405

21 February 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social/germany
Meeting with Anna Diamantopoulou and Michael Sommer

Brussels, 20/02/2003 (Agence Europe) - Last Tuesday in Strasbourg, Commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou met the President of the Confederation of German Unions (DGB), Michael Sommer, who was seeking to discuss the delicate issue of temporary workers and flexibility of the labour markets. This meeting can been seen in the context of the Hartz Committee report, which proposes radical reform of the German labour market and which both the Commissioner and the German Minister of Economic Affairs and...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Pros and cons of European Parliament electing president of Commission - move towards more but not exclusive involvement
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Moussa and Hammoud in Brussels on Monday
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES: Pöttering welcomes statute proposed by Commission - strong opposition from Bonde
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS: Richard Corbett stresses electoral turnout has fallen for national elections also
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA:
(EU) EP/NATO: Papantoniou admits two years more than expected may be needed to achieve 60 000 strong rapid reaction force
(EU) EP/ARAB COUNTRIES: meeting between EPP and Arab countries
(EU) EU/IVORY COAST: EU commitment to implementing Linas-Marcoussis agreement
(EU) EP/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: public hearing on 24 april
(EU) EP/IRAQ:
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Challenges facing EU police mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina
(EU) EU/BURMA: EU calls on regime to open real dialogue with opposition
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INFORMAL ENERGY: Security of EU oil and gas supplies at centre of Saturday's meeting - meeting with OPEC
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/ENERGY: E.ON/Ruhrgas incites many worries in UK
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL/GMO: Ministers remain cautious on lifting of GMO moratorium
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Council accepts by qualified majority extension of authorisation of antibiotic avilamycin
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL/WTO: Ministers behind Fischler in rejecting Harbinson's proposals
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
(EU) EU/POLICE/SCHENGEN:
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Berne insists on "global" conclusion on new agreements under negotiation, but hopes to conclude before end of Greek Presidency
(EU) EU/VETERINARY POLICY: Council and Parliament agree in conciliation on non-commercial movement of pets
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: EP/Council's conciliation succeeds in banning sales to the general public of 25 c/m/r substances
(EU) EU/CITIES: Ten capitals for strengthening urban element of structural funds
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS/INDUSTRY: Commission incorporates car manufacturers' pledges to improve pedestrian safety into draft directive
(EU) EU/POLICE/FRONTIERS:
(EU) EU/ETHICS/RESEARCH: Noelle Lenoir and Philippe Busquin welcome Convention's first guidelines for research and space - European Ethics Group wants to open its ranks to candidate countries
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: 20/02/2003 (Agence Europe) - European Ethics Group says clinical trials can be carried out in developing countries if they meet the same standards as in Europe, but extra vigilance is required
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/GERMANY: Meeting with Anna Diamantopoulou and Michael Sommer
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: Generic medicines want more measures to support their products
(EU) EU/WOMEN:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/HEALTH: Commission proposed European health insurance card for replacing E111 formula as from 1 June 2004
(EU) HEALTH/SAFETY: Commission report on provisions adopted at national level for breast implant safety
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission re-opens procedure against Spanish coal mining company González y Diéz
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission to investigate aid to the coal industry
(EU) EU/RECOGNITION OF DIPLOMAS: Procedures against Greece, Portugal and France
(EU) EP/EUROPOL:
(EU) EP/COMPETITION: 2002, "key year for modernisation, says Monti
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EUR 102.3 bil external trade surplus in Eurozone and EUR 6.1 bil in EU15
(EU) EU/TAXATION: European Environment Bureau says energy tax directive must be urgently adopted before enlargement
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