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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8591
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/agriculture

24/11/2003 (Agence Europe) - With the adoption on Tuesday in Strasbourg of the report by Joseph Daul (EPP-ED, France), the EP approved without amendment a proposal aimed at renewing the aid regime in the hop sector (EUR 12 million) for one year until end 2004 (EUROPE of 29 September 2003).

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A few lessons to be learnt from the row over the Stability Pact
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IGC: Mr Berlusconi apparently suggests postponing "double majority" in Council, of two-thirds of population, to 2011 or 2012
(EU) EU/ANTISEMITISM: Monitoring Centre in Vienna to publish full report during first quarter of 2004 - Mr Sharon believes Europe should do more
(EU) EU/GEORGIA:
(EU) EU/TURKEY/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/DEFENCE:
(EU) EP/DEFENCE: European Parliament suggests ways of strengthening EU's military capacity - Towards codecision for industrial policy
(EU) EP/SRI LANKA: EP hopes President and Prime Minister will rise about current crisis and cooperate in the interests of peace
(EU) EP/INDONESIA: Parliament urges EU to help Indonesia resume talks with Movement for liberation of Achen (GAM)
(EU) EP/VIETNAM: Parliament delegation to assess respect of freedom of religion
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN REFORMIST LEFT: First colloquium on Wednesday attended by Pascal Lamy and Enrique Baron Crespo
(EU) EP/CFSP/IGC:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Compromise sought over France and Germany's budgets
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council to look at France and Germany's deficits, VAT and the Growth Initiative
(EU) EP/STABILITY PACT: Differences of opinion on approach to be taken to Berlin
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2004: Disagreement between two branches of budgetary authority on how to fund aid to IRAQ
(EU) EU/CENTRAL EUROPE:
(EU) ACP: Negotiations at WTO relaunched, trade questions, revision of Cotonou agreement at centre of ACP ministerial meetings
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Conciliation committee on ecopoints for Tuesday
(EU) EU/WTO/KOREA: Seoul asks for arbitrage on European and American measures on Drams
(EU) EU/PIRACY: More and more "core consumption" goods pirated
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Grant Aldonas hopes FSC problems will be settled by March 2004, denies a compromise has been reached over steel and underplays importance of 15 December WTO Summit
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Agreement on container security is initialled
(EU) EU/ASYLUM: HCR gives severe warning against draft directive on asylum procedures, to be on agenda of Thursday's Council
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission proposes pilot projects for triggering harmonisation of corporate taxation
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Adoption of communication on creation of a "single area" for payment by credit card is suspended
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: ExxonMobil and Shell may share activities of their subsidiary BEB
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR: Spain announces it is ready to double its financial contribution to Iter if Vandellos site is chosen by Fifteen
(EU) EU/COMPANY LAW: Commission announces recommendations on managing directors' salaries and supervisory boards, and publishes results of consultations on "company law"
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: French free animal carcass collection system for farmers, abattoirs and small retailers to be seen as State aid
(EU) EU/URBAN SEMINAR:
(EU) EU/TRANS-EUROPEAN NETWORKS:
(EU) EU/LOCAL AUTHORITIES:
(EU) EP/SOUTH-EAST EUROPE: Parliament recommends EU aid for South-East European countries be linked with progress in fighting corruption and organised crime and tribunal in The Hague
(EU) EP/KOSOVO:
(EU) EP/GREENS/RADICALS:
(EU) EP/CITIZENSHIP: Parliament calls for aid to Info Points to be continued
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament advocates greater flexibility for new system contemplated for identification of sheep and goats
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/TOURISM: Commission urges Member States to make joint efforts to increase sustainability
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Commission hosts conference on environmental performance of EU industry
(EU) EU/INDUSTRIAL restructuring: UEAPME wants local authorities to provide greater support to SMEs
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 575
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