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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8451

29 April 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/immigration/asylum
European summer school

Brussels, 28/04/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Academic Network for Legal Studies on Immigration and Asylum in Europe is organising a summer school on "European Union Law and Policy on Immigration and Asylum" from 1 to 11 July at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. The programme is aimed at registered students and specialised practitioners in the two fields. The Academic Network was set up with the financial support of the European Commission's Odysseus programme.

Classes will tackle the most...

Contents

JACQUES DELORS - AGENCE EUROPE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
: Indispensable conditions for making the Convention a success - Results are now positive - "Giscard project" for Institutions lacks balance - One Commissioner for each nation over the transitional period - Defusing mistrust between large and small countries
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: During summit on defence, France, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg are to call on other Member States to collaborate on project
(EU) EP/DEFENCE:
(EU) EU/EP/DEFENCE: Warnings and encouragement ahead of Brussels four-way summit
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/CAMBODIA:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Benelux send letter to Valéry Giscard d'Estaing rejecting his proposals on institutional architecture and announce alternative proposals - Convention enters new phase
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/INSTITUTIONS: Convention's Liberal element feels Presidium text far from perfect
(EU) EU/COMITOLOGY: Richard Corbett hopes comitology issue can be solved "with only a few amendments"
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM: Tony Blair no interested in becoming President of European Council - In favour of "one polar power"
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Creation of High Level Group on CAP reform - Presidency sends powerful signal with view to reaching agreement by end June
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2004: Commission to adopt preliminary draft budget on Wednesday with priority given to enlargement and external actions
(EU) EU/MEDICINE/WTO: Prodi hopes for progress in access to medicines in next G8 meeting - Mr Busquin highlights importance of research
(EU) EU/WTO: Brazil asks for arbitration on European sugar regime
(EU) ACP/EU: ECOWAS takes informal commitment to negotiate economic partnership agreement with EU, but ACP group doubts regional negotiations can begin in September
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: US wants to discuss taxation at WTO - Two reform proposals for US tax code - Grant Aldonas: tighter business and trade relations
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Italian minister approaches Commission to promote harmonised controls in EU airports against SARS
(EU) EU/EMERGENCY: Promoting 112 and effective emergency services
(EU) EU/BORDERS: EU encouraged to have separate queues at land borders for EU citizens
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Acquisition by Gaz de France of Preussag Energie activities in Germany is cleared
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition of Fidis Retail Italia by four Italian banks
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Proposed joint venture between six German banks would not pose State aid problems
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Cox meets Presidents of the fifteen enlargement country parliaments
(EU) EU/LITHUANIA: Mr Verheugen pleased by Vilnius's assent on need to reinforce Community method
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: UEAPME launches SME information and reinforcement programme in future Member States
(EU) EU/EBRD:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Proceedings launched against France, Italy and Netherlands
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission gives conditional go-ahead for three buildings projects in Natura 2000 sites - Thumbs down for new industrial zone in Germany
(EU) EU/WOMEN/HEALTH: Ria Oomen-Ruijten supports launch of audit of national cancer screening practices in enlarged EU
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Menrad report highlights importance to consolidation of European social model of workers sharing in company profits
(EU) EP/CHILDHOOD: Committee on Development to propose temporary committee on "new slave" children
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION/ASYLUM: European summer school
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: OECD predicts progressive global recovery and recommends the ECB cuts interest rates
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Investing in sustainable development of MEDITERRANEAN
(EU) EP/ECB:
(EU) EU/EUROPE AN TRADE UNIONS:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 549
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