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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8534

4 September 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/education
Third Eurydice report on working conditions and pay of teachers

Brussels, 03/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - On 8 September, the information network on education in Europe (EURYDICE) will be publishing its third report in a series of four reports on the teaching profession in Europe. Entitled: "Eurydice: working conditions and pay of teachers in Europe", the report will be financed by the European Commission. It covers 30 countries. The main conclusions of the report are: 1) gross basic salaries of teachers starting out in the profession are often below or...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The formula for the future European Commission decided on by the Convention needs revising - It fails to correspond to Valery Giscard D'Estaing's beliefs - A suggestion to break the deadlock
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/IGC: Giscard d'Estaing hopes IGC will approve Convention draft but warns against "a crisis that Europe in no way needs" and calls upon MEPs to make the public aware and urge for transparency during the constitutional-type IGC - Prodi says mechanisms should be foreseen for allowing decisions that cannot be made today to be made tomorrow - Italian EU Presidency invites VGE to IGC
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/IGC: move to special summit in November
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Pleased with EU's attitude, US calls on Turkey to show proof of political will in order to reach an agreement - criticism about customs union agreement between Turkey and northern Cyprus
(EU) EU/CFSP: Row over creating planning cell for EU military operation "with or without" NATO blows over
(EU) OSCE/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Press freedom remains threatened in Russia
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Turkey wishes to join a secular Europe, says Mr Erdogan - Mr Schröder supports Turkey's application
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/KOREA/NAVAL: Korea complains about European subsidies
(EU) EU/WTO: Requests for panels on sugar subsidies and protection of geographic indications
(EU) EP/WTO: Greens ask Commission to withdraw its proposals on investment and liberalisation of public services
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission makes careful examination of Alstom aid
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission rejects most European Parliament amendments concerning ecopoints system in Austria
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Coreper to approve Council common position on cogeneration on Friday
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Surprise inspections in ferry-boat sector
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Commission examines alleged irregularities in funds granted under Leonardo programme
(EU) EU/NEW INDEPENDENT STATES: EUR 36.5 million in support of regional cooperation between New Independent States
(EU) ACP/EU: Commission signs cooperation programme with Congo - EUR 205 million over five years
(EU) EP/WTO: Pascal Lamy believes 50% of negotiations on all subjects must be concluded in Cancun - 19 other subjects on table apart from agriculture
(EU) EP/COHESION: European Parliament supports continuation of reformed European cohesion policy and opposes its re-nationalisation
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Zorba report calls on Commission to reflect on the impact of growing concentration in telecommunications, the cultural industry and media
(EU) EP/COMITOLOGY:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Third Eurydice report on working conditions and pay of teachers
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Yes to concluding maritime agreement with China
(EU) EP/TAXATION:
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EP/WORKERS' HEALTH:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/EIB/HUNGARY: EIB lends EUR 360 million for transport projects
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 03/09/2003: