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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8560

10 October 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/croatia
Mr Verheugen confirms opinion on accession expected to be positive if Zagreb continues reforms and cooperates with TPI

Brussels, 09/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - Croatia can expect a positive opinion from the European Commission on its request for accession, on the condition that the former Yugoslav Republic continues political and economic reforms and that it considerably improves its cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia. This is the main message of Commissioner for Enlargement, Gunter Verheugen to the Croatian Prime Minister Ivica...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Lessons from high-level conference on Constitution and IGC - Latest developments on some longstanding insights from Jacques Delors
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Antonione and Prodi mention stakes at play in summit on growth and immigration management
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Unanimous denunciation of attack in Haifa, construction of wall and targeted assasinations - is gradual approach of road map right one?
(EU) EP/LATVIA: Latvia wants "strong Union" says Vike-Freiberga, who also calls for rapprochement with Russia
(EU) EU/CHECHNYA: Union concerned at lack of pluralism in last Sunday's presidential elections
(EU) EU/BURUNDI: Javier Solana welcomes agreement reached in Pretoria
(EU) EU/DEATH PENALTY:
(EU) EP/ITALY:
(EU) EU/PORTUGAL:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Support of 25 Transport Ministers for Commission proposals on trans-European transport networks (TEN-T)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council reaches joint guidelines on maritime safety
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Political debate on criminal sanctions for serious maritime pollution
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Three political agreements in air transport field
(EU) EU/CORRUPTION: Corruption continues to afflict accession countries, according to Transparency International - Finland least corrupt country
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Mr Verheugen confirms opinion on accession expected to be positive if Zagreb continues reforms and cooperates with TPI
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Nielson visits Serbia to close Echo mission in Balkans
(EU) UN/HCR:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Differences persist on Irish Box, but Presidency hopes for political agreement at Monday's Council
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Measures planned to limit fishing effort in Mediterranean
(EU) EU/WTO: Europeans still wondering about post-Cancun
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Growth appears to be confirmed
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission launches infringement proceedings against eight Member States for failure to transpose new regulation on electronic communication
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: 2003 report stresses importance of skilled labour capable of adapting to change in order to create jobs
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Reinforcing European dimension in Brussels
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