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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8532

2 September 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 45
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport/asia

01/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - The International Road Transport Union (IRU) is organising its second Euro-Asia road transport conference in Teheran (Iran) on 6-7 October. It will focus on removing barriers to trade and international transport, improving transport corridors and the role of road transport in the rebuilding of Afghanistan and Iraq. (Info: www.iru.org).

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Dangers and demands of preparing for the IGC that will focus on European Constitution -Valery Giscard d'Estaing's views and the responsibility of the Italian Presidency
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: During visit to Israel, Javier Solana repeats EU's refusal to isolate Yasser Arafat
(EU) EU/Iran: Javier Solana insists Iran signs additional protocol to IAEA Treaty of non-proliferation - Friday's attack in Iraq condemned
(EU) EU/IGC/PORTUGAL:
(EU) EP/PES/MALTA: PES welcomes intention of Malta Labour Party to approve Malta's EU membership
(EU) EU/ESDP/CONGO: Operation Artemis ends on 1 September - Javier Solana expresses satisfaction
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: French general to command Eurocorps
(EU) EU/RWANDA: EU welcomes peaceful presidential elections but wants an investigation of cases of fraud and intimidation detected by EU observers
(EU) EU/ITALIAN PRESIDENCY/IGC:
(EU) EU/ITALIAN PRESIDENCY/RUSSIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO/MEDICINES: Pascal Lamy welcomes agreement on generic medicines
(EU) EU/WTO/SAUDI ARABIA: Bilateral EU/Saudi Arabia agreement on Riyadh's membership to WTO
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Commission expected to note on Wednesday that protection of data on air passengers is still inadequate
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Towards conditional clearance for GE/Instrumentarium
(EU) EU/BORDERS: Commission proposes to facilitate regular border traffic from May 2004 with new border states
(EU) EU/CRIME/UN:
(EU) EU/ITALIAN PRESIDENCY/POLICE: Italian proposal to reinforce data exchange on individuals in case of temporary re-establishment of borders
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT:
(EU) EU/EMU/SWEDEN:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL SECURITY: Lambert report asks for further guarantees for those intitled to invalidity benefit, for cross-border workers and those leaving a job for family reasons
(EU) EP/EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: Gröner report proposes budgetary envelope of 50 million euros for Daphne II
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Lynne report asks EU for directive on disabled rights
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Ministerial seminar in Venice concludes there is a need to promote the sale of European films within the EU
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Presentation of first Cinedays 2003 programme by Viviane Reding in Venice
(EU) EU/EUROSTAT AFFAIR: Contrary to rumour spread in Germany by the magazine Focus, Commissioner Solbes has not resigned
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Presidency work plan for implementing EU joint strategy towards Ukraine - Verheugen in Ukraine on 11 and 12 September
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: EUR 25 million for Southern Africa
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/ACIER: Export double checking system for some steel products is extended
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/EUROCHAMBERS: Conference on women's entrepreneurship
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS/LAWYERS: New guide to company social responsibility
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(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/ASIA:
(EU) UE/TRANSPORT/GERMANY:
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(EU) Environment:
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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