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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8476

5 June 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/time-table
EP adds eleventh Strasbourg session for 2004

Strasbourg, 04/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - Following a recommendation from its Chairmen's Conference, the European Parliament decided in Strasbourg on Monday to add an eleventh plenary session of four days to its 2004 time-table. This session will be from 3 to 6 May in Strasbourg. Parliament rejected (176 in favour, 323 against and 12 abstentions) an amendment by Dutch Socialist Michiel van Hulten to reduce this session to three days (from 3 to 5 May).

Contents

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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