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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8455

6 May 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha council
Transitional Council Thursday 8 May, before Council of 5 and 6 June and Thessaloniki Summit

Brussels, 05/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs of the Fifteen will meet in Brussels on Thursday 8 May for the Justice and Home Affairs Council. This Council will, above all, provide the opportunity to prepare for the formal meeting on 5 and 6 June and the European Council of Thessaloniki, at which immigration will be at the top of the agenda (EUROPE of 29 March and 1 April). The Ministers could reach political agreement on a few points, including the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Mini "defence summit" achieved results that wouldn't have been possible with 15 or 25 countries - How many Member States are prepared to participate in the "European Security and Defence Union" suggested by the four summit states?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Informal "Gymnich" Council calls on Javier Solana to prepare definition of European foreign policy "doctrine" for June, including new definition of transatlantic relations
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Explanations by the "Four" on European defence are welcomed in Kastellorizo, but mitigated response on solidarity clause and creation of European military staff
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Gymnich Council seeks to clarify role of EU in post-war Iraq, at a time when US coalition is preparing administration of Iraq without UN mandate
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Foreign Ministers envisage creation of "follow-up mechanism" for implementing roadmap for peace
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Greece and Turkey are jointly to submit ratification instrument for agreement on anti-personnel mines
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: "Gymnich" Council prefigures method for working with 25
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ESDP: Spanish contribution to Convention's work on defence supports idea of structured cooperation between some Member States
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Praesidium examines method for final phase
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Informal Council will not let environment and sustainable development be poor relations in new Treaty - Harsh criticism of Giscard d'Estaing's plan - Commission given go-ahead to submit proposals to Convention
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Council calls for enlarged EU to more fully cooperate with Balkan states and for greater efforts to be made in Balkans for the environment
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL: Viviane Reding highlights importance of promoting European universities on the world stage - Political agreement over Erasmus Mundus and eLearning - Adoption of European reference criteria
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission still has doubts about Microsoft
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Advisory Committee studies decision on Deutsche Telekom
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Transitional Council Thursday 8 May, before Council of 5 and 6 June and Thessaloniki Summit
(EU) EP/COUNTERFEITING:
(EU) EU/FISHING: Commission presents ambitious measures to ensure cod stocks replenished
(EU) EU/EGYPT/JORDAN/IRAQ: Commission announces 210 million in aid
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Washington asks EU to reduce bluefin tuna catch
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: EU on America's priority surveillance list on protection of intellectual property rights
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/WTO: Measures limiting access to us steel market illegal
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: 57 million Euros for regional co-operation
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission approves majority of compensation to Austrian airlines for consequences of 11 September
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council common position on Marco Polo programme
(EU) EU/SPACE: Seminar in Rome on European space policy
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission publishes best practice guidelines for divestiture commitments in merger cases
(EU) EU/STATE AID: EU scoreboard shows state aid fell between 1997 and 2001
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 550
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