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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8443

15 April 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 46 / 46
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT / € value in different currencies on 14/04/2003

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Proposal for EU foreign and defence policy makes two new significant advances
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: No European institutions at the Summit of Four
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Fifteen wait to see how Iraq situation pans out before speaking out on EU's post-war role
(EU) EU/NEW NEIGHBOURS: Delegations insist on differentiated approach for each country - Spain would like European Conference to be open to southern countries
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Council restates EU's commitment to reconstruction while remaining "concerned" by continuing insecurity
(EU) EP/PES/KURDS:
(EU) EU/WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION: EU prepares European policy to combat proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
(EU) EU/BELARUS: Despite lifting visa ban, Council remains concerned at continued deterioration of human rights
(EU) EU/BURMA: Council extends and may toughen sanctions against Burmese junta
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Moscow wants active role in ESDP if Russian interests are respected, asserts Mr Likhachev - Russia supports enlargement, but concerns remain over commercial impact
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Praesidium prepares plenary session on 24-25 April - texts on external action and economic and monetary coordination
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: The Commission and Parliament welcome the "yes" vote in Hungary in the referendum on 12 April
(EU) EU/MALTA: victory of the nationalist party in the elections paves the way for EU Accession
(EU) EU/EPP/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: According to Mr Duff, future constitution should enter into force after ratification by five sixths of member states
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: John Bruton calls for election of Commission President by universal suffrage
(EU) EP/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN MOUVEMENT/ENLARGMENT:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Decision on accession by ten new Member States is formally adopted
(EU) EU/KALININGRAD: Adoption of proposals of regulation on transit
(EU) EU/SPYING:
(EU) EU/DEFENCE:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: no meeting on Wednesday, 23 April, FSC and water found for ACP countries
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Frits Bolkenstein's letter to the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) to persuade it not to gives its approval to an obligation for EU audit firms to register in the US
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: chemical companies suspected of anti-competitive practices
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to General Electric's acquisition of Jenbacher
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TOBACCO: Commission re-launches anti-smoking campaign with a tour truck inviting young people to say no to cigarettes
(EU) EU/YOUTH/CITIZENSHIP: Commission proposals to improve youth involvement in civil and democratic life
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/HEALTH: White Paper published on interoperability of health-care cards within EU
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/IRAQ: G7 backs UN for rebuilding of Iraq
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: G7 is reassuring about growth prospects
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Cod fishing ban planned for Baltic sea
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Copa's new President, the Dane Peter Gaemelke, is opposed to CAP reform before entry of new Member States
(EU) EP/EUROPOL: EP rejects four initiatives related to Europol and calls for Europol to be brought into Community sphere of influence
(EU) EP/KALININGRAD: EP support for adoption of documents facilitating transit between Russia and Kaliningrad
(EU) EP/INFORMATION: Parliament concerned by lack of citizen interest in EU and underlines importance of information to remedy this
(EU) EP/ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EP/COFFEE: Parliament pushes EU to act to lessen effects of crisis on coffee producers
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT/LIBERAL GROUP:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 547
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