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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8502

11 July 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 28
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/croatia

10/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - During a two day visit to Croatia on Wednesday and Thursday, the President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi handed the Croatian authorities a questionnaire containing 2,500 questions. The European Commission will take the answers of the Croatian government as a basis for its opinion on the request for the country's accession to the EU, which was presented last February.

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Jean-Louis Bourlangues sets off the fireworks, support for constitutional treaty despite gaps and demand to prevent one or other government from challenging overall balance
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Convention finishes work after having inserted "signs" and symbols into draft Union treaty - President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing calls on Convention Members to ensure Constitution remains as "intact as possible"
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Prodi and Nielson pledge EU support for establishment of peace-keeping force in southern Africa
(EU) EU/WTO/SUGAR: EU deeply regrets Brazil, Australia and Thailand's decision to appeal against EU sugar exports
(EU) EP/FRAUD: Cocobu meets Wednesday to assess follow-up to embezzlement at Eurostat
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Denials from Commissioner Diamantopoulou regarding allegations of Commission funded centre
(EU) EU/CROATIA:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Modernisation of accounting system up and running but unlikely to meet 2005 deadline
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Two new Director Generals are appointed and one new Deputy Director General
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: ECB and EIB decision to go it alone to combat fraud
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission presents ambitious plan to reactivate investment in trans-European networks and research
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2003: Parliament expected to accept, in September, 6.4 billion reduction in Member State contribution
(EU) EU/PRESIDENCY/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Roberto Maroni to launch European pensions strategy in Varese along the lines of the employment strategy - Presidency priorities focus on the family and clamping down on working off the cards
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Girolamo Sirchia calls for genuine European public health policy, criticising governments for dragging their feet
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission refers Ireland and Luxembourg to Court of Justice regarding working hours of seafarers
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission refers Greece to Court of Justice on maritime transport
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Reasoned opinion against ten Member States concerning rail package on infrastructure
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission files complaint against Austria and Luxembourg regarding road safety
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Priorities of the Italian Presidency - Infrastructure, road safety
(EU) EU/COMPETIVENESS: Italian Presidency gets down to defining integrating competition strategy
(EU) EP/ITALIAN PRESIDENCY: Italian Left asks for clarifications on Presidency programme
(EU) EP/ITALIAN PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EP/ITALIAN PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EP/COMPETITION: Mario Monti welcomes importance of competition policy in draft Treaty and announces imminent publication of further reform measures
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes that most state aid in sectort is exempted from obligatory prior notification
(EU) EU/SPORT: Logo for European year of education through sport 2004
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