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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8472

29 May 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/defence
After seven years of delays, contract for A400M finally signed

Brussels, 28/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - OCCAR (the organisation for joint armaments cooperation that regroups France, Germany, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Belgium and Luxembourg) signed, on Tuesday in Bonn, a contract to buy 180 European military transport planes A400M with the aeronautic and defence company EADS, Airbus's parent company. The signing of this contract, postponed several times, was made possible following approval from the German Parliament for an order of 60 aircraft,...

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: Our offices will be closed on Ascension day, Thursday 29 May. The EUROPE bulletin No. 8473 will be dated Saturday 31 may 2003
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Draft Constitution disappoints Romano Prodi
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Draft Constitution seen as victory by Labour supporters in UK, and as surrender by Conservatives
(EU) PES/GLOBALISATION: European Socialists present action plan to "bridge global divisions"
(EU) EU/NATO: Ministerial meetings in Madrid, including that between NATO and EU
(EU) EP/WEU: WEU spring session assembly and joint meeting with EP foreign affairs committee on 2-4 June in Strasbourg
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Mr Duff requests genuine constitutional court and mechanism guaranteeing that a single Member State cannot block constitutional reform
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Mr Bonde thinks Constitution undemocratic
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Christian churches welcome draft constitution
(EU) EU/CONVENTION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Emergence of a solution to Italian milk quotas leaves hope of agreement in Ecofin Council on 3 June
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Russia agrees to mention Chechnya in possible joint declaration but maintains position over visa free regime with EU
(EU) EU/CANADA: Union and Canada work to intensify co-operation
(EU) EU/ASYLUM: On Tuesday Commission will answer British proposals for asylum reform: yes to reforms, but no to displacement of all request processing outside EU
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Council go-ahead to examine possibility of widening section on immigration during revision of cooperation programmes with third countries
(EU) EU/COHESION: Commission wants Member States to share responsibility for managing structural funds
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: International conference on protection of marine ecosystem of Mediterranean and Black Sea
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: At Kiev Ministerial conference, Community signs two out of three international protocols
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: On Tuesday Ecofin Council expected to call on France to reduce its structural deficit by 0.5% in 2004 as suggested by Commission
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2003: Update of Member States' contributions to budget in 2003
(EU) EU/FRAUD: OLAF investigates Balkan sugar
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Commission to propose EUR 12 million to northern Cyprus and relaunch of its exports to EU
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission prepares to refuse sending Lagaardère-Vivendi dossier to French authorities
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises acquisition of Royal Mail's IT division by Computer Sciences Corporation
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears ThyssenKrupp's acquisition of French automotive supplier Sofedit
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission gives go-ahead to new compensation measure for UK Post Office Ltd
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves granting of state aid to Merck BioFab biopharmaceutical lab in East Germany
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves major part of planned Austrian aid for BMW factory in Steyr
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Opening of investigation into aid Germany is considering granting to Edscha group for new factory in Ichtershausen
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: After seven years of delays, contract for A400M finally signed
(EU) EU/EIB: GBP 400 million loan for completion of rail link between London and Channel Tunnel
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Record growth in money supply in Euro zone
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTIES:
(EU) EU/UNIONS: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in Prague talks of "democratic, modern and social Constitution", acknowledging role of social partners and importance of autonomous social dialogue
(EU) EU/SPORT: European Year of Education through Sport: Commission issues call for projects
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Several hundred European organisations call for different CAP reform to that of Mr Fischler
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