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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8444

16 April 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 53
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ue/fraud
OLAF and Eurojust see eye to eye on their future co-operation

Brussels, 15/04/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European judicial Co-operation Unit (Eurojust) concluded on Tuesday an agreement protocol which determines the modalities of their future co-operation in matters of the fight against fraud, corruption, or any other criminal offence or illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the European Union. The agreement protocol, which makes provision for the practical details of this co-operation and the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Signing of Accession Treaty for new Member States already has operational implications - some "generally accepted ideas" are to be rejected
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Turkey determined to speed up implementation of necessary reforms for EU accession - adoption of revised partnership for Turkey's accession to EU
(EU) EU/EEA: Accession negotiations for future ten EU Member States to European Economic Area were not finalised on Tuesday
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Sixth EU/Russia Cooperation Council
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Assurances from Valéry Giscard d'Estaing to Mr Ciampi about concluding IGC under Italian Presidency
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Kofi Annan to participate at European conference
(EU) EU/SYRIA/IRAQ:
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Council invites Commission to give its opinion on Croatia's candidature to EU - Fifteen to adopt common position to take sanctions against individuals aiding and abetting ICTY indictees - Javier Solana suggests ways to provide Serbia and Montenegro with economic and political assistance
(EU) EU/NORTH KOREA: Council notes signs of opening from Pyongyang
(EU) EU/LIBYA: A working group is to assess illegal immigration in Libya
(EU) EU/CUBA: Council condemns executions of three leaders who hijacked ferry and expresses concern over deterioration in human rights situation in Cuba
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Commission supports peace process in Congo-Brazzaville
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Mr Papantoniou highlights Greece's interest in initiative of the four
(EU) EU/CYPRUS/UN: Security Council resolution critical of Rauf Denktash
(EU) EU/IRAQ/USA:
(EU) EU/USA:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/LIBERIA/IVORY COAST: In joint declaration eu and Washington call for end to forced drafting of refugees and other civilians
(EU) EU/DRC: Condemnation of recent massacres
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO: Council invites 133 Committee to present solutions for WTO negotiations on services
(EU) EU/SGP: Council should approve, 12 May, exemption to tiered system for countries in economic crisis
(EU) EU/ECB: COuncil recomends naming Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell to ECB executive board
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/BUDGET/ENLARGEMENT: Council adopts decisions on adjusting financial framework for 2004-2006
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Formal adoption of new temporary cod restocking measures in North Sea
(EU) EU/SPACE: Jacques Chirac belives Europe should maintain its space access autonomy
(EU) EU/PACIFIC: Commission Patten in Australia and New Zealand
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) UE/FRAUD: OLAF investigates accounts of the Committee of the regions
(EU) UE/FRAUD: OLAF and Eurojust see eye to eye on their future co-operation
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission takes action against four Member States for failure to provide information needed to judge whether complaints are founded
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: WWF urges Union of 25 to take every environmental advantage possible from enlargement while avoiding repetition of past mistakes
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves Interbrew distribution agreements
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: AEIP calls for social partners to be involved in retirement strategies
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Jöns report calls on UNion to prioritise fight against breast cancer
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan to Fort-de-France university hospital
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Attribution of new Erasmus university charters - During plenary session in Strasbourg, Parliament approves creation of "Erasmus Mundus" programme
(EU) EP/SOCIAL/ENTERPRISE: EPP-ED call for strict respect of ethics by political world and by economic players
(EU) EU/EMPLOYERS/ENLARGEMENT: Eurochambres requests full and immediate participation of future members in Lisbon process and work of Convention
(EU) EU/ESC/HUNGARY: Roger Briesch welcomes Hungarian referendum result for joining EU
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Six new reports on racism in EUROPE
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
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