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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8449

25 April 2003
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/defence
Michael Barnier thinks NATO "must not be, cannot be only response" from EU in defence matters and calls for setting up European armaments agency

Brussels, 24/04/2003 (Agence Europe) - With France, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg meeting for a "mini-summit" on defence next Tuesday, Michel Barnier gave an interview to the French daily, La Croix, in which he called for greater European solidarity in defence matters and insisted on the need for industrial rapprochement and the setting up of a European weapons agency. For the European Commissioner in charge of institutional reform, NATO "cannot and must not" be the only solution to...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: France proposes moving, for Space Europe, from intergovernmental to Community system - Who controls Europol?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Giscard d'Estaing presents articles on institutions, insisting on respect of Community method
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Declaration of Giorgio Napolitano on proposals of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing on institutional architecture
(EU) PE/PPE: Conference of presidents of CDU and CSU parliamentary groups will adopt European Constitution on 29 April
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/INSTITUTIONS: Institutional Committee unanimous in rejecting main ideas of President Giscard d'Estaing - Mr Mendez de Vigo underlines improvements brought by Presidium, but recognises need to go further - Mr Napolitano (who expressed MEP concerns in letter to Mr Giscard d'Estaing) warns: VGE stance is shared by several governments - What role for European Parliament in this decisive phase?
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Mendez de Vigo announces that Parliament will make proposal - Hänsch highlights work done by Presidium
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/EPP: Brok poses problem of calendar
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Practically all Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's proposals on institutional architecture are unacceptable says Juncker
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Michael Barnier thinks NATO "must not be, cannot be only response" from EU in defence matters and calls for setting up European armaments agency
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: EU welcomes agreement over new government
(EU) EP/DEFENCE: Mr Gil-Robles encourages use of EDC Treaty - For Mr Nassauer Summit of Four is perfectly useless
(EU) EU/NIGERIA: European mission observing 19 April elections notes irregularities and massive fraud
(EU) FINLAND:
(EU) EP/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: NGOs condemn violations of fundamental rights in EU - hearing for preparing EP report
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission calls for moratorium on new rules for audit company registration in the United States
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission reaches agreement with DONG and DUC consortium to open Danish gas market up to competition
(EU) EU/EUROPOL: New member states should be full members of Europol by 2004, according to Director
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Six Accession Countries join IDA Programme
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission imposes provisionary 33% countervailing duty on 'DRAMS' imports produced by Korean Hynix semiconductor
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Extension of restrictions on American poultry exports due to new source of 'Newcastle' disease
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Commission refuses to propose "positive list" of raw materials authorised for use in animal feed
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Action Plan 2002-2004 for cooperation concerning accidental or intentional marine pollution is approved
(EU) EU/NEW ZEALAND:
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Menrad report on promoting financial participation of employees in corporate profits (PEPPER II) urges for greater worker protection against corporate risk and bankruptcy
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/WTO:
(EU) EP/CULTURE: During public hearing on European cultural sector, participants come out for reduced VAT for cultural artefacts and fixed price on books
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Lisbon Drugs monitoring centre requests common European approach to combating drugs
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
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