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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8530

29 August 2003
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/igc/france/commission
Raffarin says IGC must clarify some part of the draft Constitution without dragging its feet - Romano Prodi says there must be one full Commissioner per Member State

Brussels, 28/08/2003 (Agence Europe) - The meeting on Wednesday between the French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin and Romano Prodi, followed by the dinner attended by Raffarin and the whole of the Commission, discussed the economic situation, the Stability and Growth Pact, the impact of the drought (see yesterday's EUROPE, pages 4 and 5), and also the upcoming IGC.

Addressing reporters, Jean-Pierre Raffarin said 2004 would be a very strategic year, pointing out that as an MEP, he often...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Italian Presidency to call for special meeting of Quartet at ministerial level
(EU) EU/IGC/RELIGION: Italian Presidency to test the waters at Riva del Garda over whether to mention Christian roots in Constitution - Poland and Lithuania support the idea
(EU) EU/IGC/FRANCE/COMMISSION: Raffarin says IGC must clarify some part of the draft Constitution without dragging its feet - Romano Prodi says there must be one full Commissioner per Member State
(EU) EP/IGC: Socialists call for MEPs to attend IGC - Most of EPP-ED wants IGC to finish during Italian Presidency
(EU) EP/EPP-ED: José Maria Aznar to attend study days in Madrid on 17-18 September
(EU)EU/IGC/FINLAND:
(EU) EP/ISLAM/EPP-ED:
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE 2003: EPP-ED and PES nominate Kofi Annan and UN staff - Liberal Group suggests Sergio Vieira de Mello
(EU) EU/RWANDA: EU mission notes irregularities in presidential elections
(EU) EU/ITALIAN PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EP/CHECHNYA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO: EU willing to defend over forty regional quality products in Cancun
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/WTO: Toward agreement on access to medicines
(EU) U/SOCIAL:
(EU) EP/EUROSTAT: Prodi could be heard by Conference of Presidents next Wednesday - Pöttering refuses to call for resignations at this stage but insists on "making responsibilities individual" - According to Liberals, Commissioner Solbes may be forced to resign
(EU) UE/CONCURRENCE: Commission takes important rail decision
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Pedro Solbes not convinced that France will cut its deficit to less than 3% GDP in 2004
(EU) EP/SOFTWARE PATENTS:
(EU) EU/CITIZENS: Generation Europe Club proposes sixteen concrete activities to develop citizens' Europe
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: European events in September
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