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Commission allocates EUR 30 million to support sustainable fisheries management on Lake Victoria

Brussels, 28/02/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has approved a programme worth EUR 29.9 million designed to assist Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda implement fisheries' management measures on Lake Victoria, and to help the 3 governments monitor catches and enforce measures to counteract illegal fishing.

In a press release, EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Poul Nielson said, "I particularly welcome this Programme as it shows how we can combine development,...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Praesidium presents draft articles 24 to 33 and draft protocols on subsidiary and on national parliaments - abolition of "pillars", "codecision" to be called "legislative procedure"
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Differences expressed in plenary on federalism and religion
(EU) EU/PRESIDENCY/DENMARK:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Giscard d'Estaing is to propose including reference to religious values in preamble to Constitution - CFSP prospects
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Forum for Democracy hopes to slow down work
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Troïka has positive results on Middle East - Iraq: opinions still differ - Cyprus and North Korea
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM/SPAIN:
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(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Council will adopt its report for spring summit and seeks political direction for Community patent
(EU) EU/GULF: 13th Joint cooperation Council of Doha session - free trade negotiations
(EU) FRAUD/BALKANS: Move to suspend Balkan sugar export discounts
(EU) EU/KALININGRAD: Lithuania to receive EUR 12 million for setting agreement in place on facilitated transit between Kaliningrad and Russia
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: Unveiling of offers postponed to Monday
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: French opposition prevents conclusion of cooperation and extradition negotiations with United States
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Italy blocks framework decision against racism and xenophobia - Commission anger against Council
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Member States must present their positions on shared costs for immigration policies and border controls before 10 March
(EU) EU/ JHA COUNCIL: France and Germany request introduction of bio-metric data in visas and residency permits for third country nationals - Commission proposal on passports coming soon
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: Minimum agreement on family regrouping is first European level agreement on illegal immigration
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/SWITZERLAND:
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EP/PATENT:
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission admits it will be difficult to make great changes to scientific advice
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Commission to unveil on Wednesday its strategy for preparing post-2006 Financial Perspectives
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission launches two investigations of possible price fixing in river and sea transport
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Possible authorisation of alliance between SN Brussels Airlines and British Airways
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: No disagreements at EBF over IAS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: No relaxation of Maastricht criteria for new members, Solbes insists - Focus to be on structural reform rather than rapid entry into euro zone - Prodi launches public campaign in Hungary
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: While in Lisbon, Verheugen speaks of problem of relocation
(EU) EU/MEDICINE: Amended draft directive on human medicine still not finalised
(EU) EU/MEDICINE: Delays in unveiling proposal on medicines for children
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: EUR 16.8 million for cooperation with Sri Lanka in next three years
(EU) ACP/EC: Cotonou Agreement to come into force on 1 April 2003
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Commission allocates EUR 30 million to support sustainable fisheries management on Lake Victoria
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/ASIA: Greenpeace calls on Greek Presidency to take worker safety initiatives
(EU) EU/EESC/FOREIGN RELATIONS:
(EU) EESC/LISBON STRATEGY: Committee requests March summit to put sustainable development on Union's priority list
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/EQUALITY: Conference on gender equality and future of Europe, with Viviane Reding, Anna diamantopoulou and Jean-Luc dehaene
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/MOVEMENT FOR UNITED STATES OF EUROPE:
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