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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8562
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/enterprise

13/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - Belgian national Alain Vervaet is the new president of Leaseurope, which groups 26 national business associations of Leasing in Europe. He takes over from Massimo Paoletti.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Initiative for growth and European network project are good for EU and help get over current crisis of confidence
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Agreement in principle on Community contribution to Iraq - EU Member States remain divided on evolution of situation on ground
(EU) EU/IRAN: Council again expresses worries about nuclear issue and human rights in Iran
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU foreign affairs ministers express worries to Israelis and Palestinians
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Council again calls for Balkan countries to improve their cooperation with International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia
(EU) EU/ERITREA: EU wants "operational" political dialogue with Asmara
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/DEFENCE: Tony Blair rules out referendum on Constitution and rejects idea of "European army" - French-British-German European defence project? - Strauss and Kahn in favour of referendum between Socialists
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Ambassador Schnabel gives assurance that Washington wants strong European partner
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/MEDITERRAEAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council reaches political agreement on Irish Box issue - Spain threatens to refer matter to Court of Justice
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council's conclusions on improvement of scientific opinions
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Authorisation for Spanish aid to shelled fruit producers delayed once again
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Exemptions for Sweden and Finland of fat content of milk extended
(EU) EP/FOOD: Ferreira report invites plenary to call for ultimate guarantees for consumer health during vote on authorising two new sweeteners
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE:
(EU) EU /ENTERPISE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Fischler calls for pragmatism in Finnish farm aid talks
(EU) EU/ANDEAN community: EU and Andean countries expected to conclude new cooperation agreement this week
(EU) EU/CHINA: EU Council welcomes China's first strategic document on relations with EU
(EU) EU/GIBRALTAR: Commission looks at issue of Commonwealth nationals voting in European elections in Gibraltar
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Microsoft hearing scheduled for 12 November
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Paperlinx to acquire Buhrmann paper division
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) ACP/EU: Joint Parliamentary Assembly opens in Rome to review Cancun results, negotiation on EU/ACP economic partnership agreements and rights of child soldiers
(EU) EU/EMPLOYERS/ECONOMY: UNICE announces recovery in its Economic Outlook, but only through increased competitiveness - Philipp de Buck calls upon Heads of State and Government to "attack inflexibility of markets and structural imbalance"
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY:
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/EESC/LISBON STRATEGY: Conference on civil society's participation in Lisbon process places emphasis on lack of urgency felt for accomplishing Lisbon goals and lack of citizen information - second phase of strategy cannot succeed without greater civil society involvement
(EU) EU/EUROCHAMBRES: Annual meeting in Rome provides suggestions to overcome Cancun failure - Christoph Leitl re-elected president for two years
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS:
(EU) EU/JAPAN:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca puts loss due to drought and fires at 13 billion EUR
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commissioner Busquin presents flood projects in Dresden
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 569
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