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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8491

26 June 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/canada

25/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the European Commission and the Canadian representative to the EU will be organising a seminar on the EU and Canada and cooperation policy regarding regulation. Objective: to examine how cross-border cooperation could contribute to improving governance, decisions for citizens, enterprise environment and research and the creation of a more favourable climate to trade and investment.

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Moving to qualified majority voting in taxation would require political, economic and semantic points to be ironed out
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: At Washington Summit, EU and USA adopt joint statement on combating the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction - Explicit warning to North Korea and Iran and to countries that do not heed international norms for non proliferation or which "cheat"
(EU) EU/ITALIAN PRESIDENCY: Ambassador Vattani gives warning about IGC: do not open Pandora's box -ensure security and prosperity in enlarged Europe - for strong trans-Atlantic relationship
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/IGC: EPC suggests how to make next IGC as transparent as possible
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/CAP: Graefe zu Baringdorf calls for codecision
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE-EAST:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: “All cards on table” for CAP negotiations
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/UNITED-STATES:
(EU) EU/SHIPBUILDING: Commission extends temporary defensive mechanism to Liquefied Natural Gas carriers
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: In Washington EU joins forces with international partners on research to 'clean up' fossil fuels
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/GERMAN TRADE UNIONS:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Margot Wallström pushes for pan-European cooperation for EU's sustainable use of marine resources
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: WWF urges Union to reduce energy consumption by 1% a year if it really wants to save the climate
(EU) EU/WOMEN/DISCRIMINATION: Women's lobby supports draft directive on discrimination, including in media and insurance
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CYPRUS:
(EU) EP/BUDGETARY CONTROL: Socialist MEPs criticise decision to hear David O'Sullivan behind closed doors
(EU) EU/HONG KONG: Kinnock meets Hong Kong's Secretary for the Civil Service
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Verheugen recommends acceding countries should not be hasty in joining euro zone - Economic advantages of enlargement will be considerable, if reforms are followed through, some business leaders say - Louis Michel stresses concrete advantages of consolidating legal security
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Training programme for postal operators
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission wants Member States to adopt new international liability scheme for transport of passengers and luggage at sea before the end of 2005
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Agriculture Council expected to adopt Council common position on second rail package
(EU) EU/EPIDEMICS:
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Commission won't support Germany if country's budget policy doesn't respect stability pact
(EU) EU/MOLDAVIA: Commission could grant additional EUR 15 million to Moldavia to support balance of payments
(EU) EU/CANADA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE/ETHNIC MINORITIES:
(EU) EP/SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST: New strategy is needed for common standpoint on SIG, Philippe Herzog states
(EU) EP/GMO/UNITED STATES: EP Greens react strongly to remarks by Bush
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EP wants to step up salmonella and other disease monitoring in the interests of public health
(EU) EU/EP/DEVELOPMENT: Wijkman report calls for financial resources to guarantee effective energy cooperation with developing countries - special fund for renewable energy
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission unveils regulation to phase out Persistent Organic Pollutants
(EU) EU/DRUGS:
SUPPLEMENT
“EUROPE”/Documents No. 2320: Javier Solana's first paper on broad lines for European Security Strategy
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