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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8476

5 June 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid
Commission demands experts' opinion for helping it in its investigation into France Telecom

Brussels, 04/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has confirmed that it had launched an appeal for help in the enquiry that it is currently carrying out into France Telecom. Amelia Torres, spokesperson, explained that, "This is not the first time that the Commission is acting in this way". Ms Torres also referred to previous investigations into the German WestLB bank, investment aid in the car sector, where it also acted in the same way. The spokesperson also indicated that the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: from industrial policy to corporate governance and services of general interest, Europe's on the move - it understands what's at stake
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Following consultation with national parliaments, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Dehaene and Amato point to Convention members wishes to obtain draft without options - broad support for extended qualified majority
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Permanent civil society forum appeals for genuine European government
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(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF THESSALONIKI: Summit has to define mandate for ICG treaty reform, indicates Giannitsis - Prodi: abolish unanimity, establish double majority of 50% for states, 50% for populations and agree to European Council becoming "a chairman, simply a chairman and nothing but a chairman"
(EU) EP/ALGERIA: Bouteflika highlights importance of “pioneering Barcelona Process” - Minute's silence in memory of victims of recent Algerian earthquake
(EU) EP/HEADQUARTERS: Richard Corbett suggests holding summits in Strasbourg and for EP to meet in Brussels
(EU) EP/HEADQUARTERS:
(EU) EP/CONVENTION:
(EU) EP/DEFENCE: Chris Patten suggests ways to strengthen transatlantic relations
(EU) EU/NATO: Foreign Ministers meeting in Madrid insist on partnership and transparency - EU will not yet take over from NATO in Bosnia
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/TELECOM: "Opens skies", "slots", maritime and road safety on agenda for Council on Thurday and Friday
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council to give Commission mandate on Thursday to negotiate "open Sky" agreement with United States
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Reports are adopted on broad economic policy guidelines and stock is taken of EU promise made in Monterrey
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council adopts decision on computerisation of documents to accompany movement of products subject to excise duties
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Financing for networking of Latin American research
(EU) EU/JUSTICE COUNCIL: Few agreements predicted for Friday, other than judicial cooperation and extradition with the United States
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Difficult debate on Thursday on sharing costs for immigration and border controls
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission demands experts' opinion for helping it in its investigation into France Telecom
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission presents its European action programme for road safety 2003-2010
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Computer piracy slightly declining-publishers seek harmonisation of rule for fighting against this phenomenon before new states arrive
(EU) EP/ENERGY: European Parliament adopts legislative package for liberalisation of internal energy market at second reading
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT/MARITIME SECURITY: Parliament wants single-hulled oil-tankers phased out more quickly
(EU) EP/TIME-TABLE: EP adds eleventh Strasbourg session for 2004
(EU) EP/STATUS OF MEPS: Parliament formally adopts status, still to be approved by Council - Commission believes provisions for immunity go beyond Parliament's competencies
(EU) EP/SOCIAL/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: MEPs ask Commissioner Fischler to modify CAP reform proposals - Mr Fischler subscribes to MEPs' objectives, but expresses doubts as to solutions proposed
(EU) EU/EP/JHA: Parliament warns Council on concluding EU-US agreements on extradition and legal co-operation with no legal or constitutional guarantees
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2318: Jacques Delors gives six essential points for
allowing Europe to take off while remaining loyal to its roots
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