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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8410

28 February 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/enlargement/balkans
Olivier Dupuis hopes there will be further requests for accession, after that from Croatia

Brussels, 27/02/2003 (Agence Europe) - Olivier Dupuis, elected on the Lista Bonino, states in a press release that, after Croatia's official request for EU membership, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia this week announced it would make a request for membership before the end of the year.

His comment was: "Finally! Something has started to move in the Balkans. Thanks to Croatia, the spell is broken. The spell under which the European Union has managed over the past five years to...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Convention at turning point - extension of work, opening up of "two Europes", exchange solution in case of failure
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Admitting that trust has been "shaken" in Europe, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing calls on Convention Members to not let the current crisis get the better of them but to continue with their work, at a faster pace if necessary - Joschka Fischer calls for respect of timetable
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/CITIZENSHIP: ECAS calls for third country nationals legally residing in a Member State to be mentioned in European Constitution - In support of wider definition of European citizenship and retaining notion of dual citizenship
(EU) EU/FRANCE/SPAIN/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Hungarian proposal to create new Community institution representing national and ethnic minorities
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/GREECE: Conference with Greek Convention Members and experts from several Member States
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/IRAQ/CYPRUS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Agreement on family regrouping
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Disagreements continue on defining rights for refugees and those benefiting from subsidiary protection - German blockage
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/BALKANS: Member States want multidisciplinary strategy to fight organised crime in the Balkans - Presidency will make proposal to involve Europol
(EU) EU/JHA: Otto Schilly speaks of growing risk of terrorism and flow of refugees in the case of war in Iraq
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU steps up cooperation between Police Liaison Officers in third countries
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Visa ban for leaders of the self-proclaimed Republic of Transnistria
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/FSC: Robert Zoellick's reaction
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/DRUGS:
(EU) EU/MERGERS: Council to discuss mergers directive on Monday and disagreement over measures to counter hostile bids
(EU) EU/PATENTS: Germany tries to win time before creation of centralised court to deal with Community patents in future
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: adoption of new regulation exempting certain agreements in insurance
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: United Kingdom most expensive Member State for cars according to Commission's most recent report
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition of Pharmacia by Pfizer subject to conditions
(EU) EU/TRADE/ACP: Pascal Lamy Africa Caribbean Pacific Trade Ministerial visit
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/NUCLEAR: Commission is soon to present detailed document on ITER programme negotiations
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY: UNICE and insurers express concern
(EU) EP/GMO:
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: New tariff offers are presented on Friday
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Action plan for improving scientific opinions
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Truffle producers call for emergency measures to slow down cut price imports from Asia
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: EU congratulates Morocco on implementation of agreement and willingness to hold "no holds barred" talks, but expresses regrets on farming - Importance of strengthening entire Barcelona Process
(EU) EU/WORLD BANK/PARLIAMENTS: Parliamentary Network Conference on 9 and 10 March in Greece
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT/BALKANS: Olivier Dupuis hopes there will be further requests for accession, after that from Croatia
(EU) EU/EESC/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Second Northern Dimension Forum, Brussels, 19 March
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(EU) EU/COLLEGE OF EUROPE/POLAND:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ENVIRONMENT:
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