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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8573

28 October 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 43
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/internal market
Mr Bolkestein hopes that German government is going to change returns system

Strasbourg, 27/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - Replying to an oral question on the German return system, on the same day that the Commission decided to send a reasoned opinion to Germany, Commissioner Frits Bolkestein informed Parliament on 21 October in Strasbourg, that the German government had had the time to solve the situation and that the Commission hoped that a definitive situation was now going to be found (EUROPE 22 October p 7 and p 17 of this bulletin).

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Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Political "green light" to growth initiative and trans-European transport networks in the bag, but many implementation and efficiency issues still to be resolved
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IGC: Mr Frattini announces compromise proposal on Council presidency - little progress on qualified majority at Council
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: EU Troika in Moscow to prepare for Summit of 6 November
(EU) EU/CHINA: Very unlikely that embargo on arms sales will be lifted, three days ahead of EU/China SUmmit
(EU) EU/IRAN: EU/IAEA meeting on Iran's nuclear dossier
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Europeans for increased role for United Nations in Iraq
(EU) EU/CRISIS MANAGEMENT:
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: 25th Anniversary of Jean Monnet Foundation in Lausanne, Romano Prodi announces opening of Commission office in Bern
(EU) EU/LIBERALS: Amsterdam Congress (12-14 November) will adopt manifesto for 2004 European elections
(EU) WEU/IGC:
(EU) EP/LIBERAL:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Ad hoc Council working group on chemicals to keep environment/competitiveness balance - Commission's proposal on Wednesday
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes ratification and full transposition of Aarhus Convention within Community
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Council's political agreement on two-stage reduction of VOC emmissions from paint, varnish and car paint
(EU) EU/ENLARGMENT: Commission regular reports show that all pending problems could be resolved before 1 May 2004
(EU) EU/ENLARGMENT: Proposals aiming to enable integration of new member states within Common Agricultural Policy
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Consultation on appeals procedures
(EU) EU MARITIME TRANSPORT: New guidelines on state aids
(EU) EU/GALILEO:
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Agreement to step up mutual farm trade between EU and Morocco of farm produce
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Commission proposes revising of quantitative limitation system on some steel products from Ukraine
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Mr Bolkestein hopes that German government is going to change returns system
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament receives Greek own-initiative on organ trafficking
(EU) EP/COMPANIES: Parliament requests action plan for industrial policy for enlarged Europe
(EU) EP/COMPANIES: Parliament points out importance that it attaches to micro-companies and crafts
(EU) EP/JUSTICE: EP suggests a number of amendments for proposal on compensation to victims of crime
(EU) EP/JUSTICE: EP approves proposal on parental responsibility - Dutch parliament could lift its reservations in time for Council
(EU) EP/STANDARDISATION:
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: CTOSE project - European research contributes towards fight against cyber-crimes
(EU) EESC/OCTOBER SESSION: Immigration, tourism, transeuro-mediterranean energy networks, ecotechnology and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission sets out objections to Lagadère
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE: Alicante harmonisation office wins trial against US chewing gum manufacturer, Wrigley in test case
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Road Haulier sector fears discrmination by new Commission measures
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Agreement between European railway social partners
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Foodstuff and steel packaging industries welcome investigation into German recycling system
(EU) WTO/COLLEGE OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/EIB: 180 million Euro for civil protection for reconstruction after natural disasters in Italy
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for private sector investments in India
(EU) EU/EIB: Global loan to mortgage and land bank to finance small and medium-sized projects in Latvia
(EU) OECD/TAXATION: Fiscal burden fallng in EU OECD countries
(EU) EU/COHESION/AZF:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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