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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8471

28 May 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
After agreement on Monday in ESA, Galileo project finally sees light of day

Brussels, 27/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European satellite radio-navigation programme Galileo should be given new impetus: the Member States of the European Space Agency (ESA) finally reached a final agreement over its financing. On Monday, each accepted that their stake be reduced or increased by a few tenths of a percentage point in order for a compromise be acceptable to all. Spain, which was the last country to oppose the agreement, managed to increase its stake from 9.4% to 10.14%....

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Presidium Failure over institutional reform risks pushing Convention towards dangerous scenario of 'options'
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Presidium diffuses parts I, II and IV of draft constitution - extension of codecision and majority voting
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Commission regrets limited scope of extension of majority voting for foreign policy and taxation
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Elmar Brok feels Presidium is turning into "mini-IGC" and is "incapable of reflecting the majority"
(EU) EU/ARGENTINA: Javier Solana congratulates Nestor Kirchner, Argentina's new President
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Russia and EU are still negotiating agenda for summit on 31 May as well as content of joint declaration
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Chechnya should be on agenda of Russia and EU summit, insists International Federation for Human rights
(EU) OSCE/MOLDOVA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Political conditions are present to reach agreement in June over CAP reform, even if EU 15 remain divided and confused over compromise options
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: After agreement on Monday in ESA, Galileo project finally sees light of day
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Agreement in principle by Mediterranean countries for new neighbourhood policy with enlarged EU
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Libyan Minister of Foreign affairs mentions relationship between his country and EU
(EU) EU/ALGERIA/HUMANITARIAN AID: commission allocates emergency aid of EUR 1 million to victims of earthquake in Algeria
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission launches consultation on elements for new strategy on waste prevention and recycling
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Scheele and Trakatelis reports call for stricter rules than the Council wants for traceability and labelling of GM-based foods
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/GMO:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for EADS' full control of Astrium
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission takes two decisions on state aid procedures to some public shipyards in Spain
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission expresses doubts about aid granted to Greek airlines following 11 September
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: recommendations sent to France for its pubic deficits risk fierce discussion in Council
(EU) EU/ECB: European Central Bank could lower rates on 5 June
(EU) EU/EURO: Poland risks postponing adoption of Euro until 2008-2010
(EU) EU/CANADA: EU/Canada Summit in Athens this Wednesday
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRANSPORT: American guarantees on protection of personal data are not enough, says Commission
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission modifies its statement on nuclear waste management and dismantling funds
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Aid for closure of British coal mine authorised
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission confirms effectiveness of preventative dialogue with Member States
(EU) EU/EMU: Silvio Berlusconi wants defence and investment spending to be excluded from budgetary deficit calculations
(EU) EU/EIB/BELGIUM:
(EU) EU/UNIONS: Prague, ETUC amends its status - for a more efficient European trade unionism
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Ministerial support for eHealth initiative
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Council of 5 June aims for general guideline on European agency responsible for network and information security
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
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