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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8497

4 July 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/vat/sme
UEAPME unhappy with Commission's report on reduced vat levels (high labour intensive services)

Brussels, 03/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - In a note sent to the European Commission services, the UEAPME, the European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises has expressed its dissatisfaction with the Commission's report on the experiment of reduced VAT levels in high labour intensive services. In a press statement, Secretary General, Hans Werner Müller declared, "We are quite surprised that the Commission has largely ignored information coming from Member States on the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: What can be expected from the Convention's extra work - Amendments accepted by Praesidium and pending issues
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ITALIAN PRESIDENCY: Chancellor Schröder awaits apology from Silvio Berlusconi for his remarks about Martin Schulz - Commission refrains from comment but concedes matter is serious
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/CONSTITUTION: Romano Prodi anticipates heated debate before IGC - In its opinion on convening IGC, Commission to insist on quasi-abandonment of unanimity
(EU) EU/FRANCE: Michel Rocard, Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Pierre Moscovici found political think tank "A gauche, en Europe"
(EU) EP/EPP: EPP leaders celebrate their Group's fiftieth anniversary
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Representatives of Dehap Party visit the European Parliament
(EU) EU/TURKEY/CONSTITUTION: Turkish participants in Hearing from Europe initiative stress magnitude of public debate over Europe in their country
(EU) EU/ICTFY: Council extends list of persons banned from entering EU
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Second meeting of the EU's Kosovo SAp Tracking Mechanism
(EU) EU/STUDENTS: meeting of European student Convention in Rome
(EU) EU/DRC: Union welcomes formation of transitional government
(EU) EU/BALKANS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Friday and Saturday's informal transport Council to focus on developing trans-European transport networks
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Informal meeting between Parliament and Council on Monday ahead of conciliation on port services
(EU) EU/IRAQ: A further 37 million EUR in humanitarian aid
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament opposes Council on legislative package on Single European Sky
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: European Parliament rejects Council common position on ecopoints system - towards conciliation
(EU) EP/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: EP reinforces "environmental" and pro-disabled provisions of "public procurement" directives, but rejects amendments on employment law at second reading
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2004: Council and Parliament differ on transparency on CFSP and on budget's form - MEPs want budget for 25 Members in December
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(EU) EP/ECB: EP satisfied overall with ECB policy in 2002 - Mr Duisenberg sends Paris, Berlin and Rome their structural reforms
(EU) EU/EP/CLIMATE CHANGE:
(EU) EP/HEADQUARTERS: New improvised debate on Strasbourg's airline desert
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Vote for strengthening road passenger safety
(EU) EP/COMMISSION:
(EU) EP/UKRAINE:
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Request for mandate for fisheries agreement
(EU) EUMAGHREB/MOROCCO: Mr Vitorino sees Moroccan Minister of the Interior in appeal for "shared responsibility and solidarity" in fight against illegal immigration
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Third plenary meeting of Wise Men in dialogue on peoples and cultures
(EU) EU/VAT/SME: UEAPME unhappy with Commission's report on reduced vat levels (high labour intensive services)
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: May industrial producer prices down in euro-zone and EU15
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Decision on UU/Lagardère out in December
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EPIDEMIC:
(EU) EU/FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE: Commission adopts measures to mitigate risk of disease spreading from Libya via animal transport vehicles
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Complementary retirement insurance for capitalisation in all Member States must be subject to income tax
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Commission criticises Spain, especially Navarra, of playing with words when authorising the term "bio" when selling dairy products that were not produced organically
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