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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8530

29 August 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 22
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/epp-ed
José Maria Aznar to attend study days in Madrid on 17-18 September

Brussels, 28/08/2003 (Agence Europe) - The EPP-ED group at the European Parliament, chaired by Hans-Gert Pöttering, is organising study days in Madrid on 17-18 September, followed by the adoption of its political priorities for 2004-2009.

Spanish prime minister José Maria Aznar will be attending the opening meeting; economics minister Rodrigo Rato the debate on the knowledge-based economy; Deputy Secretary General of the Partido Popular party Jaime Mayor Oreja the discussion of the new...

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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