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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/emu

Commission announces initiative to improve economic governance

Brussels, 26/11/2003 (Agence Europe) - While stressing the need for greater budgetary discipline, the European Commission announced on Wednesday that it will soon present a new initiative with a view to improving economic governance in the EU, after the Ecofin Council's decision to suspend the excessive deficit procedure initiated against France and Germany (yesterday's EUROPE, p.6).

In a press release, President Prodi does not at this stage evoke the opening of procedure before the Court...

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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