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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/internal market

Commission confirms effectiveness of preventative dialogue with Member States

Brussels, 27/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - In a report published last Friday, the European Commission drew a positive assessment of the procedure of prior notification, by the Member States, of draft national regulations in the fields of online products and services. This system, which is presently based on Directive 98/34/EC, has been applied for close to twenty years to national regulations on products. It was extended to information society services by Directive 98/48/EC. The report casts...

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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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