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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8517

2 August 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 30
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/foot and mouth/southern africa

01/08/2003 (Agence Europe) - On 31 July, the European Commission adopted a decision to lift the remaining restrictions on imports of beef, goat and game from Botswana and Swaziland given that the foot and mouth outbreak in these countries has now cleared.

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Commission welcomes adoption of new reforms in Turkey but insists on their effective implementation
(EU) EU/NATO/FYROM: EU Command Element at Afsouth
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/REFERENDUM:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EP/ITALY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) ACP/EU: ACP and EU to defend common position at WTO Summit in Cancun to ensure ACP development interests are respected
(EU) EU/WTO: Commission very cautious after Montreal meeting
(EU) EU/POLAND: Agreement on guidelines for programming regional aid
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears Archer Daniel Midland's acquisition of VDBO
(EU) EU/BULGARIA/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/OLAF/ECB: European Central Bank accepts it will have to let OLAF carry out investigations
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Philippe Busquin to promote EDCTP in Africa
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission proposal to stimulate regional participation in knowledge-based economy
(EU) EU/FOOT AND MOUTH/SOUTHERN AFRICA:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Italian proposal on assisting deportation of non-EU citizens
(EU) EU/DRUGS: Italian Presidency initiatives for seconding officers to Albania and establishing common training programme
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND/ASYLUM: Switzerland lists EU, EFTA, candidate countries, Bosnia Herzegovina and Macedonia as “safe countries”
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commissioner Verheugen says no special measures will be needed for Hungary when it joins the EU
(EU) EU/INDEPENDENT TRADE UNIONS: ECITU trade unions' contribution to consultation process over Commission's Green Paper on utilities
(EU) EU/SYNDICATS: ETUC memorandum to Italian Presidency
(EU) EU/BANKS: SMEs say "yes but" to Basle II project on bank capitalisation
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: July business climate indicator for euro area deteriorates but slight improvement in June
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: New round of consultations over application of information about gilts and other state bonds
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union urges Italian Presidency to encourage greater liberalisation
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