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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8535

5 September 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecb/stability pact
Mr Trichet defends stability pact and says increasing deficit does not help growth

Brussels, 04/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - In his written responses to a questionnaire sent out ahead of his panel interview before the EP's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on 11 September, the candidate for the chairmanship of the European Central Bank (ECB), Claude Trichet, expressed the view that it would be "dangerous to the credibility of EMU as a whole to make changes to" the text of the Stability and Growth Pact, and stressed that "it would be a mistake to believe that 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
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