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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/defence/finland

Erkki Tuomioja explains rejections of structured cooperation and mutual defence by Helsinki

Brussels, 28/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - In an article published on 28 October in the Financial Times, the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Erkki Tuomioja said that Finland wanted to strengthen CFSP, which in turn would mean strengthening the ESDP but reasserted his opposition to two articles proposed by the European Convention and which tend to be rather divisive: structured cooperation and the mutual defence clause. According to these proposals, a small group is expected to act as a...

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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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