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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8588
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SUPPLEMENT / € value in different currencies on 19/11/2003

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A few thoughts on the reasons behind the tightening of links between France and Germany
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/IGC: Draft presented in Naples will not "change the nature" of Convention draft, Antonione assures - Verheugen welcomes Presidency proposals on facilitated review and calls for understanding for future Member States
(EU) EP/IRELAND: Mary McAleese outlines Irish Presidency's priorities (such as Ireland's role as "bridge" with United States and stressing solidarity with developing countries) and calls for reference to God in future European Constitution
(EU) EP/ETHIOPIA:
(EU) EU/EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT: Putin invites EU representatives to Chechnya, Antonione says - According to Verheugen, "selective choice" of themes cannot be a base for "real strategic partnership"
(EU) EU/IGC/BELGIUM: "Two-speed EU if IGC flounders, says Di Rupo
(EU) EP/SECURTITY/IGC:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: European movement-France symposium
(EU) PE/DEFENSE: Parliamentary meetings with participation of political, military and industrial leaders
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Robert Marjolin symposium in Paris
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP/LOCAL ELECTIONS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Germany opposes Commission recommendations on continued excessive debt procedure
(EU) EU/Commission: Commission postpones adoption of communication on next financial perspectives till 2004
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL: Political agreement anticipated for Thursday on creation of European network and information security agency
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR: Decision on European candidate for ITER to be taken at Competitiveness Council of 27 November
(EU) EU/PATENT: France wants to suspend discussions on patentability of software
(EU) EP/TAXATION: EP rejects Commission proposal for harmonising diesel (consultation)
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Parliament approves use, under certain conditions, of stem cells in embryos for research
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament opens way for adopting next revised Seveso II directive for better major industrial accident prediction
(EU) EU/EP/MEDITERRANEAN: Three new instruments to be set in place at Euro-Mediterranean conference in Naples
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT/AFRICA: Council conclusions Monday on Africa and implementation of EU development policy - other results - opening up of cotton market to four west African countries
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Bosnia-Herzegovina has to make a lot more progress before opening up negotiations on stabilisation and association agreement
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Council conclusions on Balkans
(EU) EU/ISRAEL/PALESTINE: Electricity distribution agreement under European auspices
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Commission communication
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: New means to fight counterfeiting
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Lagardère responds to Commission's objections
(EU) EU/UNIONS: 10th anniversary of Eurocadres
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro zone trade surplus 8.5 billion EUR in September
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Support for rail transport interoperability on continent of Europe
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission publishes list of vessels whose access to European ports is banned
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Fighting insecurity in public transport
(EU) EU/SPORT:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Karl-Johan Lönnroth new Director General of DG Translation
(EU) EU/EIB: Aer Rianta's loan from European Investment Bank to extend Cork airport
(EU) EU/EIB: Framework agreement concluded with Mexico
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Ministerial seminar on "Immigration: labour market and integration"
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Inquiry opens on dispute procedures for national experts
(EU) EP/DISABLED PEOPLE: European Parliament of Disabled People calls on Anna Diamantopoulou to propose new Directive to protect the rights of people with disabilities, and for greater involvement by disabled persons in European elections
(EU) EU/CHILDHOOD/POVERTY: ATD Fourth World survey
SUPPLEMENT
“EUROPE”/Documents No. 2337/2338: European Commission charts way forward for future of textile and clothing sector on eve of enlargement and abolition of WTO quotas
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