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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8479

11 June 2003
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/convention
Democracy Forum announces "minority report"

Brussels, 10/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - After the presentation of the revised draft on institutions by the Praesidium of the European Convention (see EUROPE of 7 June, pages 4 and 6), Jens-Peter Bonde, David Heathcoat-Amory and Jan Zahradil from the Democracy Forum, announced that they will present a Convention "minority report". In their view, the Praesidium's draft "will move many more decisions from the Member States to Brussels and weaken our parliamentary democracies" as "the European...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Somersaults of pride at European convention bode well for final stage of work - spirit of compromise, serentity of president
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/POLAND: Mass support for joining EU in Poland
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Plenary on Wednesday afternoon to take new look at the institutions - Elmar Brok criticises substance and working method
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Democracy Forum announces "minority report"
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/GERMANY: German Länder express satisfaction - CDU/CSU insist on reference to Christianism
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/NETHERLANDS:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/EP:
(EU) EP/PLENARIES: Full 2004 schedule
(EU) EP/ZIMBABWE: Call for tougher sanctions to be applied
(EU) EP/BURMA: Call for tougher and immediate sanctions
(EU) EP/INDONESIA:
(EU) EP/MEPS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Thursday's Council will seek to settle Irish Box issue
(EU) EU/ITALIAN PRESIDENCY/GROWTH: Italy to present, in Thessaloniki, broad lines for European Growth Action geared to trans-European networks
(EU) EU/EURO/UNITED KINGDOM: UK not yet ready to join euro
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/AGRICULTURE: Commission authorises Fischler to amend proposals with view to Council agreement on CAP reform
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Commission proposal on cooperation with third countries
(EU) ACP/EU: Commission and Tanzania agree on EUR 44 million programme for water and sanitation provision
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) UE/CROATIA: European Commission adopts annual programme for Croatia - € 62 million in 2003
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Signing of new scientific agreement with Israel
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Taking into account the new scientific opinions, Mr Fischler requests swift adoption of cod re-stocking measures
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council conclusions on integration of Egnos and Galileo satellite programmes
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Opinions continue to differ over tunnel safety
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council makes progress on anti-terrorist measures for maritime transport
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council supports guidelines for road safety programme 2003-2010
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for modernising fleet of Spain's regional airline company Air Nostrum
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission refuses to set time limit for inquiry into Microsoft
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: 2002 Bathing Water Report confirms constant improvement despite storms and floods - Vigilance must be kept up
(EU) EU/WTO/GMOS: First consultation requests announced by the US reach Geneva
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Spain challenges domination of English and French languages in the EU
(EU) EP/EXPENSES: Possible new reimbursements for MEPs
(EU) EP/BALKANS:
(EU) EP/MEDITERRANEAN: Adoption of annual MEDA programme report 2002
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Parliament calls for new legal aid instrument for macro-financial aid to third countries
(EU) EP/STATUS OF MEPS:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
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(EU) EU/HEALTH: For an effective fight against breast cancer
(EU) EP/OPEN COORDINATION METHOD: EP demands inter-institutional agreement
(EU) EP/ELDR:
(EU) EP/PORNOGRAPHY:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Echo allocates EUR 1 million to Mongolia
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 555
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 10/06/2003: