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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8592

26 November 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/transport
Loyola de Palacio calms EP Transport Committee concerns over 'Quick Start' programme

Brussels, 25/11/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Monday the Transport Commissioner, Loyola de Palacio, attempted to reassure the European Parliament's Transport Committee: the draft decision concerning 29 priority projects in the Trans European Networks for transport (TEN-T), adopted on 1 October (EUROPE of 2 October, p.6) and the 'Quick Start' programme contained in the report on the European Initiative for Growth and aimed at rapidly starting-up some of these projects (EUROPE of 13 November, p....

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: While awaiting the Italian Presidency's compromise on Europe's constitution
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IGC: Mr Frattini's indications on Naples package
(EU) EP/IGC: Mr Barnier salutes Mr Frattini's "voluntarism" in front of national and European MPs - Over 60% of the population to calculate qualified majority "unacceptable", says Mr Vitorino
(EU) EU/IGC: London prepared to veto EU Constitution if necessary - Dominique de Villepin expresses confidence in outcome of Naples
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: France and United Kingdom in support of EU rapid reaction force deployable in two weeks
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Barnier proposes Euro-American discussion group
(EU) EU/IGC/EPP: Convention members call on EPP family
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) STABILITY PACT: Ecofin Council decides to suspend excessive debt procedure against France and GERMANY
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council calls on Commission to prolong current reduced VAT rate
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Compromise on "transparency" directive, precluding need for companies to publish figures every three months
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT/GERMANY: CDU incensed by Eurogroup's indulgence - no room for Pact in Constitution, says Mr Lipietz
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2004: Agreement on sum total and funding of aid to Iraq - Council gets Parliament to agree to extra credits for CFSP and increase in payment appropriations restricted to 2.3%
(EU) EU/CULTURE COUNCIL: Progress on future of European cultural and audiovisual policies - Political agreement on promotion of organisations active at European level in field of culture
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Will research ministers choose between Cadarache and Vandellos for site for international ITER reactor?
(EU) EU/SPACE: Signing of ESA/EU agreement
(EU) EU/FRAUD/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Council Thursday and Friday - difficult discussions on asylum procedures, questioned by HCR and NGOs - text on drugs could be blocked
(EU) EU/WTO: In synthesis document, Commission could decouple Singapore subjects from Doha Agenda, to be negotiated on voluntary basis
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament officially launches European campaign against Spanish hydrological plan under "Blue Embassy" banner
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes to make collection and recycling of all batteries compulsory in the Union
(EU) EP/AUDIOVISUAL/REGIONS:
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Support for NEPAD and EU/Africa summit are priorities for future Irish presidency
(EU) EU/VIETNAM: Expanding dialogue, setting up "human rights" sub group
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: EUR 11.5 million for different countries
(EU) EP/COHESION: Commissioner Barnier expects "limited" losses in structural funds at end of year
(EU) EU/PTO: Commissioner Bolkestein feels Council and EP compromise over takeovers empties text of meaning, and considers withdrawing his proposal
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Loyola de Palacio calms EP Transport Committee concerns over 'Quick Start' programme
(EU) EP/COHESION: Commissioner Barnier calls for postponement of communication on financial perspectives and cohesion report till January
(EU) EP/EUROSTAT: Ms Reding denies all responsibility in OPOEC affair
(EU) EP/MEDICINES: Corbey continues to demand derogation for period protecting data in future Member States
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Dialogue begins with China
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Addressing Japanese leaders, Monti recommends intensification of fight against cartels
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: After Greece, Spain is second Member State to be found guilty of failure to comply with Court ruling
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Netherlands is found guilty of having ill-managed fight against swine fever in 1977
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Company which organises Formula 1 races on Nürburgring circuit calls for directive on tobacco advertising to be annulled
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