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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8492

27 June 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Council's common position on second rail package adopted

Brussels, 26/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - As we announced in yesterday's edition (p.14), the Agriculture Council on Wednesday adopted without debate the common position reached by the Transport Council of 27 and 28 March on the second rail package. The vote was conducted by qualified majority: France, Belgium and Luxembourg voted against. These three countries had already opposed the political agreement at the Transport Council (EUROPE of 29 March, p.11).

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: At Washington Summit, Europeans and Americans stress what unites them but do not deny opinions still differ (on Middle East, International Criminal Court, GMOs)
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: UCP assures President Papadopoulos of its support for any initiative based on EU values for resolving Cypriot issue
(EU) EU/TORTURE: Commission supports application of Istanbul Protocol
(EU) EU/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/FYROM:
(EU) EU/BURMA:
(EU) PES/MALTA:
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: EPP will call on IGC not to dismantle Constitution presented by Convention and to complete its work end 2003
(EU) EP/PES: Delegation of Socialist group meets future Italian presidency and opposition
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS: Amnesty International wants Italian Presidency to establish new human rights agenda
(EU) EU/OSCE: Launch of European Forum to observe national elections
(EU) EP/DEFENCE:
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary Assembly criticises United States for attempting to undermine International Criminal court
(EU) EU/CAMBODIA: European Union Election Observation Mission for Parliamentary Elections on 27 July
(EU) EU/BELARUS: EU calls on Belarus to put immediate halt to harassment of media and independent journalists
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Agreement on CAP reform respects ideas behind Commission proposals
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Disagreement over GMOs at Washington Summit
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: “We want to be seen as equals” Papandreou and Cox tell Grossmann and Bereuter
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/EUROCHAMBRES:
(EU) EU/USA/TRANSPORT: Move towards negotiations for "open sky agreement"
(EU) EU/USA: EU and USA committed to promoting "hydrogen economy"
(EU) EU/USA: Relaunch of dialogue between business communities
(EU) HUMANITARIAN AID: New IES directives for UN guiding cooperation between humanitarian organisation, weapons and civilian protection in emergency UN led operations
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Members of International Competition Network meet in Mexico where they adopt series of recommended practices
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Aid to European Optic Media Technology is approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) OECD/ITALY:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Cost of cross-border payments in Euros to be aligned with national transfers as of 1 July
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council's common position on second rail package adopted
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/TRANSPORT: European Advisory Committee's first meeting on road transport - NGOs fear industry and its interests will dominate Committee
(EU) EU/TOWNS: 5th General Assembly of Atlantic Arc cities
(EU) EP/JULY SESSION: Thessalonica Summit, Assessment of Greek Presidency, Italian Presidency's programme - Chechnya - WTO: Cancun preparations -financial markets - public tendering, food safety, GMOs, Single Sky and ecopoints - ECB 2002 Report
(EU) EP/SINKING OF THE PRESTIGE: Two MEPs join calls for investigation committee to be set up to look at the sinking of the Prestige
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