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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8593
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/igc

Warning by Verhofstadt who mentions "federation" - Solana highlights "foreign and defence policy" aspects

Brussels, 26/11/2003 (Agence Europe) - In a speech at the University of Humboldt in Berlin on Monday, the Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt gave a warning: a failure at the IGC "will mark the beginning of all sorts of strengthened cooperation. We will inevitably see a two-speed Europe emerge…a European federation within the EU…France and Germany can once again be the driving forces…Belgium will play its role in the 25 if it has to, at least if its necessary".

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Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The four points of the Constitution that won't be resolved in Naples
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IGC: Italian Presidency remains faithful to Convention's text, but proposes many improvements and a couple of unfortunate steps backwards
(EU) EU/IGC: Warning by Verhofstadt who mentions "federation" - Solana highlights "foreign and defence policy" aspects
(EU) EU/ESDP:
(EU) EP/IGC/CONCLAVE: "Disastrous decisions on statbility pact could increase pressure for success at IGC, says Brok - optimism about Naples conclave (except on four "issues of power")
(EU) EU/INDIA: Summit in New Delhi 29 November - visit by Chris Patten
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO: Pascal Lamy presents Commission's strategy paper
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission announces initiative to improve economic governance
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Negotiations on recording information on air passengers are moving forward - Decisions are still needed on amount and use of information
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL/TEN: Political agreement on increasing Community aid for priority projects from 10 to 20%
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Some hope of agreement on patents and take-over bids at Thursday's Council
(EU) EU/JHA: Green light for readmission agreement with Sri Lanka
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Tricky issue on asylum procedures - agreements foreseen for border agency and biometry - agreement possible on drugs - meeting with Balkans on Friday
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Adoption of directive on long stay residents
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Council decides on Cadarache for ITER
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Philippe Busquin aims at 40 billion for 7th FPRD
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Agreement in conciliation on prolongation of Ecopoints
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Recommendations from Kok Task Force in enlarged EU for reaching Lisbon objectives by 2010
(EU) EU/UROCITIES/CONFERENCE:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL/YOUTH: Action against failure at school and investment in human capital - Viviane Reding welcomes collective awareness of need for Community policy on education
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission takes stock of tax aid
(EU) EU/STATE AID: new rules in rules in shipbuilding sector
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission invites interested parties to submit comments on aid to Stora Enso's paper mills in Langerbrugge, Belgium
(EU) EU/FISHERIES/MEDITERRANEAN: Coastal countries commit to measures to fight illegal fishing
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Report by Mr Varela-Suanzes Carpegna calls for measures in favour of Community tuna fishermen
(EU) EP/TRANS-EUROPEAN NETWORKS: Greens conference
(EU) EP/DEFENCE: Second parliamentary symposium highlights need for consensus and for decisions to be implemented
(EU) EU/EP/DEVELOPMENT: Green light for parliament to set up action programme supporting mutual understanding between EU and some non industrialised regions of world
(EU) EUP/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Green light from EP for ratification of two international instruments for controlling persistent organic pollutants
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Conciliation on European single sky on 9 December
(EU) EP/TAXATION: Randzio-Plath report calls for extension of experimental application of reduced VAT rates, allowing Member States more leeway
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:
(EU) EU/CORRIGENDUM:
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