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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8531

30 August 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/stability pact
Mr Baron says pact needs "updating" - Mr Pöttering and Mr Watson want it strictly respected

Brussels, 29/08/2003 (Agence Europe) - During the first session after the summer break, and having met the French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin together with the European Commission (see EUROPE of 28 August, p.4), the Chairmen of the EP's three political groups on Thursday told the Press of their different opinions on the implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact.

Socialist Group President Enrique Baron, noting that the Pact had been adopted "before the euro", said: "I have...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IGC: Benelux is not taking part at Monday's meeting in Prague on the IGC
(EU) EU/IGC/FINLAND: Helsinki gives elements of the draft Constitution that IGC should discuss
(EU) EU/IRAN/MIDDLE EAST: Javier Solana in Iran and Middle East
(EU) EU/IGC/EURO:
(EU) EU/GERMANY/FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
(EU) EU/ITALY:
(EU) EU/GUINEA: Commission recommends Council holds consultations with Guinea
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE: French Green MEP Marie Anne Isler BĂ©guin nominates Byelorussian professor Yuri Bandajevsky
(EU) EP/GIBRALTAR:
(EU) EU/PHILIPPINES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO: Further consultations needed on access to medicines
(EU) EU/WTO/AUSTRALIA: EU asks WTO to rule on legality of Australia's quarantine regime for food products
(EU) EU/BOUNDARIES: Commission proposes to facilitate regular cross-border traffic
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATION: Development of broadband within EU the focus of informal communications meeting on 4 September
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: New deadline concerning SEB/Moulinex fixed for 25 November
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Berlusconi/Raffarin meeting - Chancellor Schröder insists on "growth"
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/STABILITY PACT: Mr Baron says pact needs "updating" - Mr Pöttering and Mr Watson want it strictly respected
(EU) EU/SWEDEN/EURO:
(EU) EU/FIRE/RESEARCH:
(EU) EP/SEPTEMBER SESSION: Statements on Iraq, heatwave in Europe and preparations for Cancun ministerial - Gianfranco Fini takes part in debate on European Convention - report on patentability of software deferred
(EU) EP/EUROSTAT AFFAIR: M Prodi invited to special meeting of chairmen's conference of EP political groups on 25 September
(EU) EP/SPAIN:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Monica Frassoni call for "climatic stability pact" for EU
(EU) EP/TRANSEUROPEAN NETWORKS/ITALY:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/INDEPENDENT TRADE UNIONS: Seminar on trade unions' rights of participation within the framework of a European Constitution
(EU) EP/DRUGS: Conference-debate on European Drugs Policy, on 17 September
(EU) EU/ROBERT SCHUMAN:
(EU) EU/CALENDAR: Main European Activities from 1 to 8 September 2003
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