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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8477

6 June 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/employment council/social
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Brussels, 05/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - On 3 June, the Social Affairs and Employment Ministers of the enlarged Union approved a general guideline, whilst waiting for the EP's opinion, on the specific provisions to the various categories of service in the regulation on the co-ordination of social security systems in the EU (see EUROPE of 4 June, p.9-10). The Presidency closed three chapters of Title III of the regulation: 1) invalidity: this chapter determines how a Member States takes into...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: What is at stake with corporate governance
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Sixteen countries wishing to retain Nice institutional decisions stick to their demands - otherwise, text with options
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Praesidium modifies proposals on President of European Council - new institutional text this Friday or not until next week?
(EU) EU/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/RELIGION:
(EU) EU/CFSP: EU launches "Artemis", its second peace-keeping operation, in order to make the town of Bunia, in DRC, safe
(EU) EU/IRAQ:
(EU) EP/CONVENTION:
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Parliament puts trust in Turkey to fulfil Copenhagen criteria on condition that reforms are pursued with "consistency and determination"
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council adopts "package" authorising Commission to negotiate air agreements with United States and other third countries
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Council opens road to creation of European Network and Information Security Agency
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Political agreement: long term residents could reside in other Member States but their access to work could be limited
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Germany still blocking agreement on status for refugees and doubts it will approve it under Greek presidency
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/ASYLUM: Request for list of safe countries
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/TERRORISM: Batasuna added to European list of terrorist organisations
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/ASYLUM:
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB decides to reduce interest rates to historic low
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/EP/GMOS: Parliament in second reading calls for strict EU rules on exports of GMOs in future - EP/Council conciliation procedure will not take place - Paul Lannoye welcomes this “Cartagena Plus”
(EU) EU/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: first Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition ministerial conference: building for 2004 Bonn Conference
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: United Kingdom opposes price transparency rules in "investment services" directive
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL/SOCIAL: Latest results
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Meeting of senior officials from Barcelona process for preparing 3rd meeting of trade ministers in July in Palermo
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/FISHING: UK aid schemes involving purchase of fish quotas not compatible with common market rules
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission to present study on agricultural insurance in 2004 - an issue that divides Member States
(EU) EU/EIB: board of governors agrees to bank's five operational priorities
(EU) EU/ACP/EIB: 2.2 billion EUR available to support private sector in ACP countries under EIB investment facility
(EU) EU/EIB/MEDITERRANEAN: Conference on private sector development in Mediterranean partner countries
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