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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/us/justice

EU-US draft agreement on judicial cooperation in criminal matters

Brussels, 12/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - It is mainly a "practical" interest that is shown for the extradition and judicial cooperation draft agreements between the European Union and the United States, with "improvements and simplification" for cooperation, one diplomat said on the fringe of the Justice and Home Affairs Council last week. The draft agreement on judicial cooperation mainly concerns the way assistance may be granted (transmission of requests by fax, video-transmission,...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: About celebrations of Europe Day - We see the limits of the Intergovernmental Method and improvements made by the Community Method every day - Lessons and examples
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LITHUANIA: Lithuanians vote overwhelmingly for accession to EU
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Mr Giscard d'Estaing's suggestions to the Convention Members on working method for convention home straight
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Iran denies American accusations about its military programme
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EP/SRI LANKA:
(EU) EP/PANEUROPA UNION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Mr Fischler predicts agreement on CAP in June, but still hopes not to give ground on broad proposal outlines
(EU) EU/CANADA: Commission to adopt initial contribution to strengthening of Brussels-Ottawa relations decided upon in December
(EU) EU/EMU: ECB's prudence and case of France focal point of Eurogroup's monthly meeting
(EU) EU/TAXATION: What with Italian milk quotas and the problem of directives on double taxation of companies, the "tax package" is again in an impasse
(EU) EU/EIB/SWEDEN:
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Political agreement on co-generation expected at Wednesday's Energy Coucil
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Communication on energy market to be adopted
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/INFORMAL REGIONAL COUNCIL: Ministerial debate in Greece on Friday on reform of cohesion policy, with participation of candidate countries
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY:
(EU) EU/BUDGET: 2002 budget surplus (to be paid back to Member States) due mainly to structural funds and internal and agricultural expenditure, says Michaele Schreyer, who will present these results to Ecofin on Tuesday
(EU) EU/IRAQ: No humanitarian crisis, but pressing need for water and healthcare, says Commissioner Nielson, back from Baghdad
(EU) EU/AVIAN INFLUENZA: Commission announces export ban on eggs and poultry from North Rhine-Westphalia
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/GMO: Uncertainty over Washington's intention to file complaint with WTO on European moratorium on GMOs
(EU) EU/US/JUSTICE: EU-US draft agreement on judicial cooperation in criminal matters
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Pascal Lamy discusses Doha Round with ministers of future Member States
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission preparing monitoring report
(EU) EU/ENERGY/RESEARCH: Energy consumption and CO2 emissions to double by 2030, according to European Commission study
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Philippe Busquin outlines results of a research project that should validate alternatives to animal testing for parenteral drugs
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Karin Jöns hails Commission's initiative to step up cancer screening
(EU) EU/LEGAL SERVICE:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COOPERATIVE SOCIETY: Gebhardt and De Rossa reports reject legal base of Article 308 of Treaty on proposal for regulation on ECS (European Cooperative Society) statute and on directive supplementing the statute with regard involvement of employees
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES: Campaign against illegal transfer of personal data on European passengers travelling to the United States
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: Programme of conferences and other European events in May and June
(EU) EU/POVERTY: European Anti-Poverty Network calls for an inclusive Europe in a peaceful world
(EU) EU/EBRD/LUXEMBOURG:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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