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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8541

13 September 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecofin
Negotiations still difficult with USA on "Sarbanes-Oxley" auditing law

Brussels, 12/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - Commissioner Frits Bolkestein, is expected to look at the state of play governing ongoing negotiations with the USA on the Sarbanes-Oxley act on auditing companies during the informal Ecofin Ministers meeting on Saturday in Italy.

On Thursday the Commissioner met Bill McDonough, President of the US organisation in charge of checking auditing companies (Public Company Accounting Oversight Body-PCAOB). The Commission indicated that "discussions are...

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(EU) EU/JHA: Member States pledge to strengthen Europol to combat terror more effectively
(EU) EU/WTO: Tactical manoeuvring continues in Cancun
(EU) EU/GUATEMALA: EU to send observers to Guatemala for 9 November general elections
(EU) EU/ETHIOPIA:
(EU) EU/TOBACCO:
(EU) EU/INFORMAL ECOFIN: Commission sounds out Member States about French deficit - Netherlands and Austria refuse "exceptional circumstances" evoked by Paris
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Negotiations still difficult with USA on "Sarbanes-Oxley" auditing law
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes changes to EU sugar regime, scrapping quotas and aid over next decade
(EU) EU/EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: In Syracuse, ministers discuss representation of women in decision-making and measures against the trade in women - Stefania Prestigiacomo will present a resolution on the latter during Employment and Social Affairs Council of 20 October
(EU) EP/WOMEN/DISCRIMINATION: Anna Diamantopoulou still cannot set a date for presenting European Directive aimed at fighting discrimination toward women outside the workplace - results of public hearing
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Mobility Week starts on Monday
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Estonians expected to approve accession of their country to EU
(EU) EP/ENERGY: European Parliament energy committee refuses any Community management of oil and gas supplies
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Compromise in sight for safety on ships
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission and France actively seek compromise to save Alstom
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Restaurants press for VAT reductions
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Last offensive by music professionals to obtain VAT cut on CDs
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(EU) EU/EESC/WTO: EESC calls for relaunch of global economy and globalisation incorporating civil society
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conference on regulation of professional services
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