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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8508

19 July 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/internal market
Commission takes Ireland, Italy, Germany to Court and sends warnings to Greece, Italy, Netherlands and Sweden over public procurement contracts

Brussels, 18/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided to act in several cases against infringement concerning bids for public procurement contracts. The Commission has decided to refer Ireland, Italy and Germany to the Court of Justice and has also sent formal requests to change their practices to Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden. The Commission has also closed a case against Belgium, as the Walloon region has rescinded its former requirement that stone used in...

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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
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