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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8537

9 September 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid
Inquiry is opened on aid from Dutch government to municipal company managing dangerous waste installation

Brussels, 08/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has opened an inquiry into the aid that may be received by AVR Nutsbedrijf Gevaarlijk Afval BV (AVR Nuts), a public company created for continuing the exploitation of a special dump and rotary retort furnaces in the Netherlands. Intended for the recycling of dangerous waste, the installation, which is owned at 100% by the municipality of Rotterdam via the holding company AVR Bedrijven, is the only one of its kind in the country....

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Europeans must be aware of significance of agriculture in international negotiations for European civilisation and security
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Snub for Valéry Giscard d'Estaing - Experts may put draft Constitution through the mill - Intergovernmental Conference
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA: EU military or civil mission to Moldova not a priority at the moment
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Foreign ministers decide to add Hamas' political wing to the list of terrorist organisations
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Javier Solana praises Mahmoud Abbas and calls on Hamas to sever all link with terrorism - EU supports Ahmed Korei
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Similarity of British, French and German positions on Iraq, say British and French ministers
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/BORDERS: Commission to publish full feasibility study on Friday on European border policy and how it could be funded
(EU) EU/TOBACCO: Commission gives green light to use of graphic health warnings on cigarette packets in 2004
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission decides to impose use-by date for cosmetics
(EU) EU/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Agreement on amendment to bilateral investment agreements between Washington and future Member States
(EU) EU/LATVIA: Negotiations opened for planning of 1.1 billion EUR structural funds for Lativa
(EU) EU/CENTRAL ASIA:
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/ENERGY: Commission to adopt communication on developing hydrogen
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission proposes updating tax regime on parent-subsidiary dividends
(EU) EU/AFRICA/WTO: Four countries of West Africa call on Union to support their approach in Cancun for abolition of subsidies by rich countries that threaten survival of African cotton producers
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Decision on possible aid from Charleroi airport to Ryanair is expected this autumn
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Inquiry is opened on aid from Dutch government to municipal company managing dangerous waste installation
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Monti announces inquiry to be opened on Italian rules for financing football clubs
(EU) INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission continues action against illegal content on Internet and mobile phones
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission reviews first case under new electronic communications regime
(EU) EP/AUDIOVISUAL: Parliament considers complete revision of broadcasting directive is needed to take technological developments into account
(EU) EP/EUROSTAT AFFAIR:
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: EP wants faster progress toward creation of European contract law
(EU) EP/JUSTICE: EP and Commission have identical views on criminal punishment for infringements to Community law
(EU) EU/WTO: Employer organisations get together to try to achieve multilateral liberalisation
(EU) EU/WTO:
(EU) EU/WTO/TEXTILES:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 564
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