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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8551

27 September 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 42 / 43
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EUROPEAN UNION

 29/09 -  BRUSSELS: General Affairs Council/External relations (and 30/09). 
 -  BRUSSELS: - Agriculture and Fisheries Council. 
   BRUSSELS: - Conciliation Committee "Port Services". 
 -  BRUSSELS: - Launch of European Youth Week (to 5/10) (EP). 
 -  BRUSSELS: - EP/Committees: Budgetary control; citizens' freedoms and rights (and 30); agriculture (and 30); regional policy (to 1/10); culture (and 30); constitutional affairs (and 30). 
 30/09 -  BRUSSELS: -...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: IGC, Iraq, Proxima police mission in Macedonia on Council's agenda
(EU) EP/BALKANS: Mr Cox on official visit to Balkans
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Agreement on army reform
(EU) EU/SUDAN: EU welcomes agreement between government and rebels
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Mr Powell counting on future Palestinian government to relaunch "road map"
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA: EU calls for peace efforts in Sri Lanka to be continued
(EU) WEU/ESDP: Call for interparliamentary forum on european defence
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Commission threatens France with excessive deficit proceedings in November
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Liechtenstein and Jersey stand firm on banking confidentiality
(EU) EU/EUROSTAT: Parliament demands action plan for reform of Commission and greater accountability of Directors General
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Networks, growth and financial perspectives on agenda of next College meeting
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/FISHERIES: Continuation of CAP reform, Spanish aid for shelled nuts and coexistence of tradititional and GMO crops on Council agenda for Monday
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Harvests down 10% compared to 2002
(EU) EU/JHA: Luc Frieden welcomes Commission proposal on biometry
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Japan will benefit from accession by new members, especially with regard to trade and investment, Verheugen says
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: European parliamentary delegation on mission to Algiers
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: 4th session of Association Council
(EU) EU/WTO: General Affairs Council comes back on Cancun failure
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Withdrawal of expatriate staff from UN agencies affecting Echo operations, especially in and around Baghdad and Bassora
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission recommends EU joins Central Commission for Navigation of the Rhine and the Danube Commission
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: Green light from Parliament for new financial framework for consumer-friendly activities 2004-07
(EU) EP/INSURANCE: Parliament threatens to form committee of inquiry if it does not receive information on Lloyds as requested
(EU) EP/CITIZENS: Adoption in second reading of the directive on reusing documents from the public sector
(EU) EU/YOUTH: During first European Youth Week, Viviane Reding announces publication of new youth programme early 2004
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Nine young scientists are rewarded
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Walter Schwimmer stresses importance of linguistic diversity, "one of the strong points of Europe"
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/WTO: Via Campesina welcomes Cancun failure
(EU) EU/WTO: Conference on consequences of Cancun failure on trade and development
(EU) EU/UKRAINE/TRADE:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission prepares to go to court over Bull
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission expected to give go-ahead to Alcan's acquisition of Pechiney
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: 5th International Cartels Workshop
(EU) EU/SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST: Independent unions oppose futher liberalisation
(EU) EU/SME/IGC: UEAPME warns Member States against complete revision of Convention gains
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