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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8448

24 April 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 37
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/epp

23/04/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Spanish and Portuguese Heads of Government, José Maria Aznar and José Manuel Durao Barroso, as well as CDU President Angela Merkel took part at a colloquy on 22 April in Paris organised by the French Prime Minister, Jean-Marie Raffarin. During the gathering which brought together the leading members of the centre-right parties, Slovakian Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda mainly declared that the "European project" should not be defined "against the United...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing tries to reconcile partly contradictory demands linked to reform of European Union institutions
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Presidium discusses VGE proposals - full-time European Council President, flanked by Vice-President and 'bureau' - Commission President elected by EP, with Vice-President/Minister for Foreign Affairs, eleven Commissioners and twelve 'advisors' - A Congress meeting at least once per year - double majority states/population
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/COMMISSION: European Commission very critical of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's proposal on institutions both regarding content and method
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Mendez de Vigo distances himself from VGE's proposals on institutional architecture - they have to go, says Brok, Greens' reaction also critical
(EU) EU/CUBA: Commission to hold debate on situation in Cuba next week
(EU) EU/GYMNICH MEETING:
(EU) EU/POLAND: Referendum on accession to be held 7/8 June - Verheugen calls on people of Poland to participate en masse
(EU) EP/CYPRUS: Cypriot and European Members of Parliament denounce the attitude adopted by Rauf Denktash, leader of Turk Cypriots
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/EPP:
(EU) NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR:
(EU) WEU/TURKEY: Mr Blaauw discusses ESDP, Cyprus, Iraq and Nagorno-Karabakh in Ankara
(EU) EU/IRAQ/COMMISSION:
(EU) EP/EGYPT:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Michaele Schreyer discusses new pre-accession strategy with Turkish authorities
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: First meeting of Kok Task Force to establish a roadmap for coming six months
(EU) EU/ECB: Belgium still maintains Paul de Grauwe's candidature
(EU) EU/IRAQ: European Commission promises to assess whether reconstruction contracts comply with WTO rules
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission proposes guidelines aimed at ensuring finance of trans-European transport networks
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission takes Greece to Court of Justice for failing to recover aid from Olympic Airways
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission expected to present new "very soft" draft directive on banning driving on weekends and holidays
(EU) EU/ROAD SAFETY: Commission and industry cooperating in electronic safety
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission prepares statement of objections against several telecommunications operators (roaming services)
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission partially approves new scheme set in place by Belgium for coordination centres
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission considers exempting 'REIMS' agreement (postal services)
(EU) EU/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Commission proposes creation of EUR 1 billion European water fund for ACP countries
(EU) ACP/EU: Mr Lamy in Africa to prepare negotiation of future economic partnership agreement
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Commission invites Member States to apply same tolerances to national radioactive caesium as those applied to imports of certain "wild" foodstuffs
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTIC: Protection measures against avian influenza are extended in Netherlands and Belgium - death of Dutch veterinarian does not cause concern
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission will present revison of "parent-subsidiary" and "mergers" directives in June and balance sheet and strategy for corporation tax in October
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/GMO: Conference kicks off on co-existence of GM and non-GM crops - a "missed opportunity" for some
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/ASYLUM/IMMIGRATION: Funding for Argo cooperation projects for 2003 - appeal for proposals in a few days
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: 2002, record year for MEDA programme
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