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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8422

18 March 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 4 / 38
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/european council/epp
Summit with Valéry Giscard d'Estaing on 20 March

Brussels, 17/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Popular Party, chaired by Wilfried Martens, is holding its traditional pre-European Council summit on the afternoon of 20 March at the Château de Bouchot in Meise. Seven EU Heads of Government will attend- José Maria Aznar, Silvio Berlusconi, José Manuel Durao Barroso, Jean-Claude Juncker, Jan-Peter Balkenende, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, and Wolfgang Schüssel.

The meeting will centre on the Lisbon process and Iraq, as well as the work of...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Europe prepares to reactivate ambitions as soon as current crisis is over, but Political and Defence Union will not be born among 25
TEXTS OF THE WEEK
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAQI CRISIS: European Commission calls for unity between Member States - Greek Presidency's one last effort
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/EPP: Summit with Valéry Giscard d'Estaing on 20 March
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Discussion at Brussels summit
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Javier Solana welcomes George Bush's announcement on "road map"
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Mr Schieder wants Serbia and Montenegro to accede at beginning of April
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing admits Iraqi crisis will impact upon Convention, which should continue its work and respond to citizens' expectations- warning to Member States
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Final report for special summit not in Thessalonica - Meeting scheduled for this week's summit may not take place
(EU) EP/FINLAND/LIBERALS:
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Pessimism over outcome of Iraqi crisis - project groups set in place to fill EU military capabilities deficit - EU may take over from NATO in FYROM on 31 March
(EU) EP/BURMA: EP for strengthening EU's common position
(EU) EP/CAMBODIA: Parliament requests free and fair elections
(EU) EP/NIGERIA: EP requests abolition of death penaly
(EU) EU/IRAQ/GERMANY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Following Eurostat's verification of 2002 data, Commission confirms launch of excess deficit proceedings against France - 3.6% deficit in Germany, 2.7% in Portugal and 2.3% in Italy
(EU) EU/SOCIAL SUMMIT: Social Summit to focus on the Employment Task Force, updating the European social model and the Lisbon process - Same issues to be discussed by Spring European Council
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: No progress in CAP negotiations
(EU) EU/EMPLOYERS/ECONOMY: UNICE calls on Spring Summit to take immediate action to restore EU's competitiveness
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS:
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS COUNCIL: Iraq, EU mission in FYROM, Middle East, Russia, North Korea, WTO, and effectiveness of foreign policy on Council agenda on Tuesday and Wednesday
(EU) EU/UKRAINE/WTO: Conclusion of negotiations over market access at WTO
(EU) EU/WTO: Lamy and Fischler to brief College on Wednesday on Geneva negotiations
(EU) EP/TAIWAN: Chen Shui-Bian again refused visa for visit to EP in Brussels, this time by Belgium
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission proposes harmonisation of all maximum residue levels of pesticides in foods by 2005
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for "green" energy in United Kingdom
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go ahead for joint acquisition of bingo and casino operator by Candover and Cinven
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission looks at public investment in Italian company "Wind"
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/ECB: France wants new ECB rate cut
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT/EMPLOYMENT: No future economy without strong participation by social partners, Anna Diamantopoulou says
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/EDUCATION: Impact of social, political and economic changes world-wide on and education and training
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/EQUALITY:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/CCBE: CCBE wants substantial reform of "European legal architecture" and for independent lawyers to be present when judges nominated
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Austrian consumer association demands European Commission's files in "Club Lombard" (inter-bank agreement) case
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 543
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