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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8474

3 June 2003
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/convention/commission
Mr Prodi confirms his disappointment at institutional draft on table - a plea for qualified majority

Brussels, 02/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - "I was a little surprised to hear declarations that the European Commission would attempt to slow down progress in the European Convention. The opposite is true", averred the President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi, speaking from St Petersburg, where he was taking part in the EU/Russia Summit- without naming the originator of these comments, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (see also pages 3 and 4 of this Bulletin, and EUROPE of 29 May, p.4). "I...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing dismisses idea of keeping the Nice institutional regime - Convention will not discuss enforcement of Constitution - Other stances
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Nine governments want inter-institutional agreement agreed in Nice to be kept
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Convention Members call for more qualified majority voting - Isolated, the UK continues to call for Charter of Fundamental Rights to form protocol annexed to future Constitutional Treaty
(EU) EU/REGIONS/CONSTITUTION/CONFERENCE:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Praesidium presents text on institutions to prepare Wednesday's consultation with various Convention components, so that focus is on key issues (such as qualified majority) - "Congress" disappears - Clarification regarding president of European Council, European Commission and Parliament
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/Commission: Mr Prodi confirms his disappointment at institutional draft on table - a plea for qualified majority
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ITALY:
(EU) EP/CONVENTION:
(EU) EP/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/IRELAND:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Council finalises assessment of legislative package on medicines for human use by protecting clinical data for ten years - Centralised procedure to be restricted to new medicines for cancer, AIDS, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Council reaches agreement on directive on safety and quality norms for human cells and tissue
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission approves several emergency aid decisions
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Discussions on French and German state deficits, Euro exchange rate and interest rate
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Commission calls for additional EUR 140 million over three years for visas and border control - New Communications on asylum and immigration
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: St Petersburg Summit reiterates objective of reinforcing "partnership" and creating common area for economic issues, liberty, justice and external security in long-term
(EU) EU/G8:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Eight texts on financial services to be adopted by April 2004, says 8th report on "financial service" action plan
(EU) EU/CO-OPERATIVES AND MUTUALS:
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS: Results of trade union congress in Prague - resolution is adopted to attention of Convention
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Inflation rate estimated at 1.9% in May
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/ENERGY: prospect of European Parliament positive vote on liberalisation of internal energy market dossier
(EU)EP/ENVIRONMENT: For binding European legislation on coexistence of conventional crops and GMOs
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES/PRIVACY: Belgian privacy regulator steps in over the sharing of information about MEP Marco Cappato
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Philippe Busquin visits Morocco - Signing of EU/Morocco scientific and technical cooperation agreement imminent
(EU) EU/TRADE PROTECTION: Anti-dumping measures decided concerning imports of polyethylene terephthalate and salmon
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
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