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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8512

26 July 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/health

25/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Council has formally adopted its common position on the proposal of directive concerning quality and security norms for human cells and tissue (see EUROPE of 3 June, p.10).

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Eurofor to take over command of Concordia from France -EU expected to send police mission to Macedonia
(EU) EU/ASIA: Burma and North Korean nuclear crisis top the bill at ASEM summit
(EU) EU/CFSP:
(EU) EU/KOSOVO:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Half-yearly report comparing car prices shows price differentials are still substantial from one Member State to the next
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Italy suggests ban on access to football matches pronounced in one country should be applied throughout the EU
(EU) EU/EMERGENCY SERVICES: Commission recommends rapid deployment of location enhanced emergency services
(EU) EU/LANGUAGES: Commission adopts action plan 2004-2006 for language learning and promotion of linguistic diversity
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Avalanche of infringement proceedings against Member States for failing to respect "habitats" and "wild brids" directives
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission takes action against 8 Member States for persistent non-compliance with EU waste directive
(EU) EU/DROUGHT: New measure in favour of farmers
(EU) EU/ASEM: Asians and Europeans express concern for the time negotiations are taking on liberalisation of global trade
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/PATENTS:
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS: European Commission adopts package of measures aimed to improve goods inspections at external borders to combat terrorist threat
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Romania does not want to see Hungary interfere in its membership talks
(EU) EU/EIB/ITALY:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Investigation into German toll compensation for lorries due to come into force on 31 August - French lorry drivers' reaction
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission gives go-ahead to aid for Otto Versand
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Restructuring of British Energy under the spotlight
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission changes decision on aid for Graphischer Maschinenbau
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) ACP/EU: EUR 50 million trade assistance to ACPs Programme Trade in trade related assistance and back up for WTO negotiations
(EU) EU/TRADE: Final preparations before Cancun
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EU puts some order into its ban on growth hormones to better defend itself at WTO
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS: Demonstration in Rome on 4 October for genuine social Europe
(EU) EU/EESC/WTO: EESC calls for gradual liberalisation of services and opening up of agriculture markets
(EU) EU/EMPLOYERS/WTO: UNICE urges Adolfo Urso to ensure close cooperation between Member States, Commission and Parliament in order to defend the EU's interests in Cancun
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Roger Briesch calls for greater recognition of European Economic and Social Committee
(EU) EU/PUBLIC OPINION: Eurobarometer reveals wide gaps between current and future Member States and over the role of the United States in the world
(EU) OECD/MARITIME SECURITY: Cost of strengthening maritime safety is much less than that of potential terrorist threat
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Call for applications for group of experts for dealing with accidents in transport sector
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Publication of "legislative package" on liberalisation of the internal energy market in Official Journal
(EU) EU/CALENDAR main european activities 28 July - 4 august 2003:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Optics:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Nuclear:
(EU) Environment:
(EU) Metals:
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(EU) Banking:
(EU) Real estate:
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(EU) Communication:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 25/07/2003: