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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8574

29 October 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/immigration/mediterranean

28/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - The leaders of ten countries on both sides of the Mediterranean are to meet for a summit to discuss immigration on 5 and 6 December in Tunis. This summit was prepared for by a Ministerial conference on immigration, which brought together France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Malta, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Mauritania, in Rabat, Morocco.

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IGC: Mr Frattini points out that there is no overall proposal from Finance ministers but different points on which they agree to study separately while making sure institutional balance remains
(EU) EU/FRANCE/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/CHINA: Peking summit on human rights, situation in Korea and Burma - airspace and industrial agreements - appeal by Amnesty International
(EU) EU/DEFENCE/FINLAND: Erkki Tuomioja explains rejections of structured cooperation and mutual defence by Helsinki
(EU) EU/ICG/LUXEMBOURG:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Mr Lamy and Mr Liikanen present avenues for future of EU textile and clothing sector on eve of enlargment and elimination of WTO quotas
(EU) EU/SHIPYARDS: Very general recommendations to ensure the competitivity of the European shipbuilding industry
(EU) EU/TRADE/SGP: Commission proposes one year prolongation of SGP, with slight modifications
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission presents new score board on Wednesday
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Commission discusses new structure and ceiling for expenditure of forthcoming financial perspectives
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/BUDGET: Commission to propose postponing EUR 5 billion in payment appropriations planned for 1994-1999 programmes audit
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes reduction in anchovy and anglerfish fishing rights in Bay of Biscay
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2004: Commission revises agricultural spending downwards mainly due to poor harvests following heatwave
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: EU and Cape Verde extend fisheries protocol by a year - some improvements from so-called "partnership" approach
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission presents "mode of employment" and mutual recognition for companies and administrations
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Definitive adoption of directive on energy tax to enter into force next January
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Conclusions on Union's position for forthcoming Intergovernmental Conference on Climate Change deferred - Other results from session
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/YOUTH:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: France's excessive deficit to be discussed at meeting on 4 november
(EU) EU/COHESION/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: CPMR calls Commission to propose an annual budget of at least 9.5 thousand million euros for objectives 2 and 3
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: four Specialist groups are to evaluate state of financial market integration
(EU) EU/EIB/BUDGET: improvement of control of eib operations
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Adoption of "Verona Charter" on road safety - creation of monitoring centre on road safety
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Council's green light for signature of EU/China agreement on 30 October
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Ministerial conference of Milan hopes to promote human capital as factor of social cohesion and competitiveness
(EU) EU/JHA: Statewatch concerned at post-11 September fallout for justice and immigration in Europe
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Chinese restrictions on export "perfectly unforeseeable" and constitute case of force majeure, according to German company
(EU) UE/EUROSTAT AFFAIR: Commission deems that final report from the internal audit service confirms previous policy conclusion.
(EU) EU/COURT OF 1ST INSTANCE: Edtions Albert Rene, owners of the asterix character, cannot oppose milanese company's starix trademark
(EU) EU/EMPLOYERS: Day of competition (Brussels, 14 november)
(EU) EP/SAFETY IN BRUXELLES:
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIUM: Conferences and seminars during November
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Conference on future of rural development policy in Salzburg
(EU) EU/BRUSSELS/INSTITUTIONS: Belgian Ecologist group, important to consider Europe in Brussels within framework of overall plan for city and integrate quartier Leopold-Schuman within it
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/AGRICULTURE:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2329: EU foreign and security policy: European Parliament demands
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