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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8571

24 October 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 43
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/budget 2004
Parliament refuses EUR 500 million requested by EPP-ED for rebuilding Iraq - Serious concern about Commission discussions on financial framework after 2006

Strasbourg, 23/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - During its first reading of the draft budget 2004, the European Parliament rejected (185 for, 282 against and 12 abstentions) the amendment by the EPP-ED calling on the EU to make EUR 500 million available for rebuilding Iraq. The EP retains the European Commission proposal as a "working hypothesis" (EUR 200 million in 2003 and 2004) but only accepted at this stage EUR 70 million for the next two years, the rest having to be negotiated with the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Unanimous "yes" in principle to Europe of defence still has underlying differences of opinion, mistrust and misunderstandings - the inevitable differentiation
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/CFSP: Parliament requests neighbourhood policy to create circle of friendly countries
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Parliament requests measures to relaunch economy - against getting rid of Legislative Council
(EU) EP/RUSSIA: European expectations high for next summit with Russia but the road still has many stumbling blocks, acknowledges Chris Patten, who, like many MEPs, worry about developments in Chechnya
(EU) EP/DEATH PENALTY: Parliament wants new initiative for universal moritorium under UN
(EU) EP/BOLIVIA: Parliament wants EU to support reconstruction
(EU) EU/SAKHAROV PRIZE: Parliament rewards United Nations
(EU) EP/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/BOLIVIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2004: Parliament refuses EUR 500 million requested by EPP-ED for rebuilding Iraq - Serious concern about Commission discussions on financial framework after 2006
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: In support of liberalising rail passenger transport - and conciliation procedure
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament's green light to proposal to reduce costs to manufacturers of "electrical and electronic waste" directive
(EU) EP/MARITIME SAFETY: Parliament creates temporary committee
(EU) EP/MEDIA: Committee on Civil Liberties authorised to report on freedom and pluralism of press, "especially in Italy"
(EU) EP/FRAUD/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Adoption in plenary of EP/Council compromise allowing EU 15 to adopt decision on greenhouse gas monitoring mechanism next Monday in Luxembourg
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Plenary supports Council/Parliament compromise on strengthening measures limiting emission of greenhouse gases and particulate pollutants from non-road mobile machinery
(EU) EP/EDUCATION: EP requests Eur 44 million for eLearning (2004-2006)
(EU) EU/EP/CONSUMERS: Commission will not revise its text on consumer credit - Its demands rejected, Parliament Legal Affairs Committee is disappointed
(EU) EU/MEXICO: Imminent signing of scientific and technical cooperation agreement specifying allocation of intellectual property rights
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Germany, Sweden and Denmark oppose Italian compromise on reduced VAT
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Commission seminar on financial perspectives next Wednesday
(EU) EU/EMU: According to Jean-Claude Juncker we need to "reflect twice" before demanding mechanical application of stabiliy pact
(EU) EU/ECB: Final meeting of council of governors presided by Wim Duisenberg
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Director General Odile Quinton urges for a social fund managed in simplified and decentralised way, and for more investment in human resources to achieve Lisbon targets in 2010
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/WTO/STEEL: Europeans ready to start sanctions, Americans for more arbitration
(EU) EU/CHINA: EU concerned at increase in non-tariff barriers
(EU) EU/CHINA: Co-operation programme in information technology
(EU) UNESCO/EDUCATION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Lagadère anxious to meet Commission demands
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Regions want to be involved in growth initiative
(EU) EU/ITALIAN PRESIDENCY/GROWTH:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/PES:
(EU) EU/ACCOUNTS:
(EU) EU/DRUGS: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs an Drug Addiction highlights worsening of problem in 2003 - enlargement enables greater cooperation in fight against drugs
(EU) EU/INDEPENDENT UNIONS: CESI calling for greater ambition for social matters in future Constitution
(EU) EU/JUSTICE:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 23/10/2003: