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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8409

27 February 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 49
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Spain may have to repay EUR 21 million flax aid along with large fines

Brussels, 26/02/2003 (Agence Europe) - In addition to the EUR 117 million fines still being negotiated for fraud in the flax sector in the 1998/99 and 1999/2000 marketing years, Spain may have to repay EUR 21 million of improperly granted flax and hemp aid.

On Tuesday evening, the Commission announced that it sent a "conciliation letter" to Spain last week announcing the amounts to be recovered, namely EUR 21 million for serious deficiencies in the administration and control of the aid for...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: EU Spring Summit expected to relaunch "Lisbon strategy" - intense activity among political, economic and social actors
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Tonino Picula believes Croatia has potential to "move from stage of being prospective candidate to becoming actual candidate to join EU"
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Romano Prodi supports UN's final push for solution to be found before 28 February deadline - Meeting between Annan and Simitis
(EU) EP/IRAQ: Visit of MEPs to USA - Baron and Sakellariou criticise London and Madrid
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Mr de Vries seeks work programming that is more specific
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/IRAQ/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ITALY: Meeting with Carlo Azeglio Ciampi - Debate in Parliament
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/DRAFT ARTICLES: Civil Society Forum analyses amendments to be discussed in plenary on Thursday and Friday
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/FSC: Commission submits to Member States a list of US products to which sanctions might be applied
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/NUCLEAR ENERGY:
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: Tony Blair and Jose Manuel Durao Barroso suggest establishing a European Employment Taskforce to tackle employment and productivity in the EU
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission puts off until next week adoption of documents on policy for 2004 and post-2006 financial perspectives
(EU) EU/BUDGET/FISHERIES: Commission suggests using flexibility instrument for additional funding for reducing fishing fleet
(EU) EU/EMU: Towards opening excessive deficit procedure against Paris
(EU) EU/EMU: Current difficulties in no way justify calls for radical review of Stability Pact, Solbes states, recalling Commission's suggestions to the Spring Summit
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Council unlikely to announce conclusion of negotiations with United States - Amnesty International issues warning
(EU) EU/SPORT: Council stresses crucial need for article on sport in upcoming Treaty (respecting subsidiarity) and jointly combating doping (before World Anti-Doping Agency conference in Copenhagen on 5 March)
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Commission draws up mixed intermediary balance sheet for action plan on fight against communicable diseases in developing countries
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Legislative measures are adopted regarding international air transport
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: According to Monti, regulation will fill gaps in competences attributed to Commission for assessing alliances in air sector
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission wants to "learn lessons" from Ahold scandal in its proposals on enterprise governance and financial transparency - Frits Bolkestein brings up Sarbanes-Oxley law in USA
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: French and British lobbying on future international accounting standards on financial instruments, IAS 39
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
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(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Spain may have to repay EUR 21 million flax aid along with large fines
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/VINEYARDS: Greater leeway for restructuring vineyards
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Lamy welcomes President Chirac's suggestion on subsidies for agricultural exports to developing countries
(EU) EU/TRADE: Pascal Lamy addresses symposium on accessing markets outside the EU
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(EU) EU/AFRICA: Catholic Church and political world meet in Lisbon
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