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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8532

2 September 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 45
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/italian presidency/igc

01/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - The President of the Council of the EU, Franco Frattini, has met UK foreign secretary Jack Straw to discuss the prospects for the upcoming Intergovernmental Conference and the Middle East.

Contents

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
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/ASIA:
(EU) UE/TRANSPORT/GERMANY:
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Environment:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) Software:
(EU) Banks:
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(EU) Information technology:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 563
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