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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8535

5 September 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/budget 2003
EP accepts EUR 6.4 billion cut in Member State contributions

Strasbourg, 04/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament has approved the draft supplementary and amending budget (SAB) No3/2003 which allows Member State contributions to be cut by EUR 6.4 billion for the current budget (see EUROPE of 9 May 2003 on the initial Commission proposal). The report on this by Göran Färm (PES, Sweden) which was adopted in Strasbourg on Wednesday criticises the level of surplus for 2002 (EUR 7.4 billion of which one billion euros was already included in...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: European Constitution: Lessons to be drawn from debate in Parliament
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/IRAQ: EU favours Union commitment within UN framework
(EU) EU/NIGERIA:
(EU) EP/CUBA: Council prepared to continue its strategy of constructive commitment - Long-term strategy needed, says Commissioner Nielson - Parliament divided
(EU) EP/CONVNETNION/IGC: MEPs' broad support for Convention's draft Constitution, despite some differences of opinion
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/IGC: Fini lays out Italian presidential method for intergovernmental conference
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECB/STABILITY PACT: Mr Trichet defends stability pact and says increasing deficit does not help growth
(EU) EU/GROWTH: Mr Chirac and Mr Schröder want investment in research in order to boost growth
(EU) EU/COHESION:
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/WTO: Before Cancun, Lamy and Fischler warn against extreme demands
(EU) EU/AEROSPACE: The European airspace industry warns that increase in public investment in its sector is essential for EU's independence from US
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Timetable for conciliation in September and October
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Coreper comes back on minimum insurance requirements for air transport
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Loyola de Palacio writes to Wallonian Transport Minister on "Eurocaprail" project
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Support for negotiating airline agreements with Member States and third countries - beginning of negotiations with USA for trans-Atlantic arispace on 1 October
(EU) EP/ISRAEL: Fierce debate on Israel respecting association agreement of products from settlements
(EU) EP/SOCIAL SECURITY: Parliament wishes to improve situation for invalids moving to another Member State, cross-border workers and their families, and retired cross-border workers
(EU) EP/SOCIAL AGENDA: Parliament highlights action to rectify unemployment and poverty in several Member States
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Villiers report on investment services amends European Commission proposal for cutting red tape and costs
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2003: EP accepts EUR 6.4 billion cut in Member State contributions
(EU) EP/VIOLENCE:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
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(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/NEW NEIGHBOURS:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 04/09/2003: