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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8501

10 July 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/internal market
Commission refers Denmark to Court over discrimination on pension funds - formal requests issued to UK and Ireland

Brussels, 09/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided to take Denmark before the Court of Justice as it considers the Danish tax system is discriminatory against the pension funds of the other Member States. According to Danish law, employees and employers can deduct from their taxes payments made to complementary retirement funds, but only if such funds are established in Denmark. The Commission considers this provision is discriminatory and runs counter to the rules on...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Chairman Giscard d'Estaing submits Praesidium's last amendments to Convention Members - National parliaments and European Parliament demand extension of qualified majority voting - Government representatives call for moderation - Symbols to be included in final draft
(EU) EP/ITALIAN PRESIDENCY: Enrique Baron and Martin Schulz satisfied following Silvio Berlusconi's apologies
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Constitutional Affairs Committee holds first discussion on draft Treaty
(EU) EU/ITALIAN PRESIDENCY/GERMANY: Buttiglione distances himself from remarks by his colleague Stefani
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission proposes ethical framework for embryonic stem cell research
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission sends assent against "anti-EDF" laws in Spain and Italy
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission refers Denmark to Court over discrimination on pension funds - formal requests issued to UK and Ireland
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Matter of car registration in Denmark is taken before the Court - reasoned opinion issued to Greece
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/CONVENTION: Greenpeace protests against including Euratom Treaty in EU Constitution - This would be contrary to sustainable development, NGOs say
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission begins disciplinary proceedings against three Eurostat officials and suspends contracts with Planistat
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission presents IDABC, a new programme concerning pan-European on-line administrative services for administrations, business and citizens
(EU) EU/WIDER EUROPE: Günter Verheugen made responsible for Wider Europe policy - Changes at DG Enlargement and DG External Relations
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Next stage in infringement proceedings against Austria over plan to ban lorries in the Tyrol
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission authorises extension of the aid schemes put in place by nine Member States since 11 September attacks
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Green light to aid for restructuring Société Nationale Maritime Corse-Méditerranée on strict conditions
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Green light for aid to Piedmont region during summer 2003 period
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Agreement for complete removal of all cross border electricity charges
(EU) EU/STATE AID: In-depth probe into aid for Infineon Technologies production site in Portugal
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission widens formal inquiry proceedings in MobilCom case
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves grants for buyers of environmentally friendly insulation
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Go ahead for aid for photomask R&D
(EU) EP/PRESIDENCY/ECOFIN: Giuliano Tremonti rules our European loan to fund invest transport investment
(EU) EU/PRESIDENCY/STRUCTURAL FUNDS: Gianfranco Micciché discusses maintenance of current Structural Fund policy - Council in Rome on 3 October
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission announces withdrawal of 100 more pesticides before the end of the year
(EU) EU/ASIA: Commission proposes consolidating partnership between EU and countries of South East Asia
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Fines on members of lysine cartel are reduced - Criteria for fixing fines in competition sector are clarified
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission proposes EU membership to Council of Europe convention on on-line services
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Court of Auditors thinks some export refunds over-generous - problems in beef meat, dairy products and grain sectors
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Families of victims who died from BSE contamination demand compensation from European Union
(EU) EU/EU COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Sicily region versus European Commission on funding for Messina-Palermo motorway contineues
(EU) EP/FOOD: Parliament gives green light to stricter food additives legislation - Towards adoption of directive in first reading
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: European Parliament delegation looks at Afghanistan
(EU) EP/SOCIAL AFFAIRS/ITALY:
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