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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8506

17 July 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 20 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/taxation
Commission adopts proposal on reduced VAT rates, including restaurants but not children's footwear and clothing

Brussels, 16/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission adopted its proposal to simplify rules on reduced VAT rates. After an hour-long discussion, the College of Commissioners adopted a list of twenty sectors that could benefit from reductions, including restaurants, housing or renovation of housing, but excluding children's shoes and clothing for which the United Kingdom, Ireland and Luxembourg are fighting, as well as for CDs and DVDs for which the recording industry...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: IGC should overcome "spanish problem" regarding majority voting methods at Council without too much difficulty and without re-opening overall institutional debate
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CFSP/DRC: Javier Solana seeks strengthened mandate for UN in Democratic Republic of Congo
(EU) EU/HONG KONG: EU welcomes progress in Hong Kong
(EU) EU/UKRAINE:
(EU) EU/FYROM:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Pascal Lamy considers provisions of draft European Constitution on trade and culture policy are a battle won
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Foreign Affairs Committee adopts Van den Bos report on human rights situation in the world in 2002
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/BULGARIA:
(EU) EP/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Fifth interparliamentary meeting between EU and Bosnia-Herzegovina
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: EU reaffirms support for IGAD peace process
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission proposes regulating nutrition and health claims
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2004: Council reaches agreement in first reading on draft budget close to initial Commission proposals - two thirds of new posts requested by Commission have been agreed
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Commission postpones adoption of its proposal on flexible Kyoto Protocol mechanisms
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission calls on accession countries to step up preparations for structural fund management
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commission suggests EUR 47.6 million of Solidarity Fund should be earmarked for Italy, and 8.6 million for Spain
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commissioner Barnier believes Sapir report is "nonsensical" and refuses to call cohesion policy into question
(EU) EU/ANIMAL WELFARE: Commission adopts proposal to overhaul Community animal transport rules
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes measures to reduce air pollution by heavy metals
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission adopts proposal on reduced VAT rates, including restaurants but not children's footwear and clothing
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Fine on Wanadoo for abuse of a dominant position
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Fine imposed on Yamaha for restrictions of trade and resale price maintenance in EUROPE
(EU) EU/EUROCOUNTERFEIT:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council decision on Belgian coordination centres and Italian milk quotas
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission decides to appeal against Council decision authorising Belgium to renew application of preferential tax regime to certain coordination centres
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves third generation mobile network sharing in Germany
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Move to definitive adoption of regulation for speeding up elimination of single hull oil tankers
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council adopts regulation making slot allocations in Community airports more flexible
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: IRU requests postponement of road tax on heavy goods vehicles in Germany
(EU) EP/LANGUAGES: Ebner report calls for clear reference to promotion of linguistic diversity in future Constitution
(EU) EU/WOMEN: Committee on women's rights asks for financial envelope of 50 million EUR for Daphne II (2004-2008)
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Mr Busquin says Spain should accept single European application for ITER
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Catholic bishops hope that Council will not follow Commission on embryonic stem cells dossier
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: European social partners' recommendations to Kok Task Force
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Mr Röller appointed Chief Economist
(EU) EU/STATISTICS/EMPLOYMENT:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: US Secretary of State to Treasury calls on Euro zone countries to take action to encourage growth
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB finances Blackburn Hospital Improvement
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan of 150 million for second phase of Nubariya power plant in Egypt
(EU) EU/CONSTITION:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 16/07/2003: