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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8456

7 May 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 46
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/commission/italy
Romano Prodi clarifies SME issue, after being put on the spot by Silvio Berlusconi

Brussels, 06/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - I am persuaded that one of the duties of holding public office is to fully and opening justify one's actions. This is a duty I have never shirked from, neither in Italy nor here in Europe. This is how Romano Prodi answered in a press release the attacks made on him by the Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi in Monday on trial in Milan over the sale of SME to Buitoni in 1985 (rather than to Fininvest, Berlusconi's holding company). The Italian prime...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Attempt to clarify attitudes of Spain, Italy, central and eastern European countries on EUROPE of security and defence
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Benelux suggests half-yearly rotating European Council and Council should be kept (except for General Affairs and Foreign Affairs Councils) and accepts the idea of delegate Commissioners
(EU) EU/DEFENCE:
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: EP Convention Members form working groups and will be drafting amendments in Strasbourg next week - Andrew Duff's amendments
(EU) EP/GREENS: European Greens decide to launch joint campaign for 2004 European elections
(EU) EU/DEFENCE/CONVENTION: Andrew Duff says defence summit was "perfectly timed" - Enrique Baron approves of initiative
(EU) EU/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: first independent experts' group report worried about situation by Gypsis - other criticism
(EU) EP/TURKEY: MEPs still divided on Turkey's accession to EU
(EU) EU/FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: New plan for recovery of cod stocks is first concrete application of reformed Common Fisheries Policy
(EU) EU/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS:
(EU) EU/POSTAL SERVICES: Commission proposes applying reduced level of VAT to postal services to eliminate competitive distortion between public and private post companies
(EU) EU/USA: Green light expected on Wednesday for European sanctions against FSC system
(EU) EU/WTO/TEXTILES: Consultation over end of tariff system in 2005
(EU) EU/WTO: Pretoria opposes European system on geographical indications
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Health ministers call on Commission to closely monitor Sars cases in Europe
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Gro Harlem Brundtland meets Commissioners Byrne, Busquin and Lamy - WHO and Commission to cooperate
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Mr Florenz wants health to be competence shared by EU and Member States
(EU) EU/YOUTH COUNCIL: Viviane Reding to propose new Youth programme at end of year, which ministers hope will be autonomous, stronger, and exclusively for youth
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL: Commission Communication on role of universities in knowledge-based Europe should be less technocratic and more humanist, according to future EU Member States
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Viviane Reding outlines results of Eurobarometer poll on lifelong learning
(EU) EU/CULTURE COUNCIL: Declaration on destruction of cultural goods in Iraq - Patras, European capital 2006
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL COUNCIL: Council makes progress along road to review of Broadcasting Directive
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Poul Nielson visits Baghdad - First EU humanitarian airlift
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Preparations for Crete summit and Civil Forum
(EU) EP/PALESTINE:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission assesses electronic tagging techniques for livestock
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Ms Haigneré wants single European bid for ITER
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/ITALY: Romano Prodi clarifies SME issue, after being put on the spot by Silvio Berlusconi
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Fraudulent use of Commission's name for commercial aims
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/COHESION: Appeal from cities and regions in Europe for ambitious cohesion policy - Germany, however, wants limited budget
(EU) EU/UNIONS: Romano Prodi and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing at Congress of Prague - participation of UNICE's Georges Jacobs - John Monks expected to be confirmed as Secretary General of ETUC
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Improved access to private means of transport for people with disabilities
(EU) OECD:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Agro-foods:
(EU) Brewing:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Real estate:
(EU) Environment:
(EU) Media:
(EU) Mining:
(EU) Banking:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 06/05/2003: