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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8459

10 May 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

09/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - During his visit to Madrid last Thursday, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, spoke of his conviction that the investigation currently being carried out by the European Commission into possible abuses of the IT company's dominant market position would lead to a solution which is "workable for everybody". The Commission "is not out to punish anybody, it is out to ensure that the citizens and the competitors doing business in Europe have an appropriate chance to...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Convention members make some 1,500 amendments to institutions and foreign and security policy - President Giscard d'Estaing works on preamble to future constitution - VGE-Prodi debate- when and where?
(EU) EU/SCHUMAN DECLARATION: European Institutions and several Member States celebrate 6 May
(EU) EP/NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: 162 accession country "observers" to take part in their first plenary session next week - details on their status
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Javier Solana to visit region on 11/16 May
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Solana and Powell highlight the challenges facing the EU and the US in the future
(EU) EU/INDIA/PAKISTAN: EU hails better relations between New Delhi and Islamabad
(EU) EU/MALAYSIA:
(EU) EP/CYPRUS:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COLLEGE/POLAND:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Trialogue on legislative package on liberalisation of electricity and gas markets continues
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council returns to taxation of savings linked by Italy to milk quotas - pension funds directive approved, opinion on Austrian stability programme
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/FSC: EU and Washington attempt to avoid tit-for-tat
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Council to take stock of European industrial policy, ITER thermonuclear reactor and EU arms policy
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU experts jointly to look at negotiation dossiers with Switzerland on Schengen, fraud and taxation
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Commission hopes for progress in June Council on European on-line visa database
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Presidency hoping for agreement in June to sign extradition and judicial cooperation agreements with United States
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission studies possibility of referring VUP/Lagardère dossier back to France
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Presidency has not at this stage managed to have its compromise accepted on reform of statute for EU public service
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Adoption of 2002 report on internal audit service is postponed
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Inter-institutional Monitoring Group on the Lamfalussy Process expresses concern at adoption of legislation before European elections
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Dutch national Kees van Dijkhuizen appointed Chairman of the Financial Services Committee
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 200 loan for Spain
(EU) EP/EPIDEMICS: Parliament likely to focus new foot and mouth measures on emergency vaccinations
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Manders report calls on plenary to vote for realistic environmental liability - Tuesday's debate likely to be tense
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Greenhouse gas emissions rose in EU in 2000 and 2001 - Margot Wallström calls on Member States to take more stringent measures
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission allocates almost 6 million Euros to victims of conflict in Côte d'Ivoire
(EU) EU/PUBLIC HEALTH: Commission demands effective cancer screening programmes
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: David Byrne opens Euroguichet in Athens to help consumers get the most out of the internal market
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: International conference on early identification of skill needs in EUROPE
(EU) EU/ITALY: Commission initiates infringement procedure against Italy for discriminatory treatment of foreign language assistants at six universities
(EU) EU/EMPLOYERS/RESEARCH: UNICE supports Commission action plan to boost research in EUROPE
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