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Our offices will be closed on monday 21 july for the belgian national holiday. bulletin europe no 85

 

by Ferdinando Riccardi

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Our offices will be closed on Monday 21 July for the Belgian National Holiday. Bulletin EUROPE No 85:
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Chairman Giscard d'Estaing officially presents draft constitutional treaty to Italian Presidency
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Appointment of future Concordia command will be decided on Monday by General Affairs Council
(EU) EU/GAERC: Reconstruction in Iraq and relations between EU and Africa will be main themes of General Affairs and External Relations Council
(EU) EU/DRC: Javier Solana calls for rapid adoption of mandate allowing MONUC military means to take over from Artemis
(EU) EU/ISRAEL:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/FISHERIES COUNCIL: Tuesday's Council covers WTO negotiations and coexistence of traditional and GMO crops - political agreement expected on two "food hygiene" package proposals
(EU) EU/GMO: Commission to adopt, on Wednesday, recommendations for helping Member States deal with problem of coexisting GMO and non-GMO crops
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Increase in fraud and irregularities in 2002 especially in structural actions
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/IVORY COAST: Commission adopts post crisis rehabilitation programme for Ivory Coast
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Commission approves programme for regional cooperation in Western Balkans
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Agenda for last meeting before summer break
(EU) EU/VISAS: Simplified procedure for granting visas to members of "Olympic family" for 2004 Olympics in Athens
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Negotiations on free movement of persons re-opened ahead of enlargement
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission to decide next week to prosecute Germany for its can recycling system
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Agreement in principle on Media programme
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission takes action to ensure compliance with ECJ judgements in Italy, Spain and Ireland on vocational qualifications
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission takes Ireland, Italy, Germany to Court and sends warnings to Greece, Italy, Netherlands and Sweden over public procurement contracts
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission sees continuing problems regarding Air France-Alitalia alliance
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Heineken purchase of BBAG is cleared
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Spain hopes to give temporary support to its shipyards
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: European discrimination conference 21-22 July in Milan
(EU) EU/EMPLOYERS/ECONOMY: At his meeting with President Berlusconi, Jürgen Strube asks Italian Presidency to "inject more dynamism and flexibility into European economy"
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: NGOs consider Commission must still make progress with regards protection of the environment
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission proposes measures to improve researchers' careers
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Forum on partnership with Latin America and Caribbean on information society
(EU) EU/CALENDaR: main european activities from 19 - 25 july 2003
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 18/07/2003: