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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8595
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid

28/11/2003 (Agence Europe) - Spokesperson Tilman Lueder confirmed that the European Commission had officially initiated its appeal to the European Court of Justice last Thursday against France for having failed in its obligations to recover aid of EUR 450 million from the Bull group.

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IGC/CONCLAVE: Stability pact crisis erupts in Naples: according to European Commission, lessons should be learned for economic governance - Ana Palacio forcefully puts Spain's case of huge disappointment at "unbalanced" proposal from Italian presidency on majority at Council -(presidency expected to give some "clues" at insitutional discussion on Saturday
(EU) EP/IGC: Italian text threatens national sovereignty, says Bonde
(EU) EU/IGC/ECB:
(EU) EP/IGC:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Adoption of programme to fight against illegal immigration by sea - Borders with new member states
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/ASYLUM: Council postpones until 2004 debate over differences concerning safe third counties, returns and list of safe countries of origin
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Planned charter for inter-religious dialogue
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: adoption of protocol to Europol Convention
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Vague statement over cooperation with Balkans
(EU) EU/LEGAL IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/POLICE/DRUGS:
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR ENERGY:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Partial political agreement expected on modernisation of regulation 1408 on coordination of social security systems
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Debate on increased cooperation for protection of consumer rights in internal market, Monday at Council
(EU) EU/HEALTH: During Monday's lunch, Health Ministers will seek to digest vote by parliamentary committee on "medicines package" - Prevention centre and disease control, cancer screening and healthy lifestyles to be evoked on Tuesday
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: Parliament looks for compromise with Council on "medicines package"
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission to propose, on Wednesday, restricting number of fishing days for certain stocks of sole, hake, monkfish and langoustine
(EU) EP/TAKEOVERS:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Measures contemplated by European Commission in electricity and gas sectors
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Discussions finalised with Lagardère - BEUC considers remedies proposes are insufficient
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/TAKEOVERS: Commissioner Bolkestein is highly critical of "horsetrading" in Council resulting in compromise on takeover directive
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Council agreement on car insurance directive and ceilings for compensating victims
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: EDF threatened with loss of priviledges
(EU) EP/BRUSSELS SESSION: European summit of December, IGC progress - European fraud, fisheries
(EU) EU/Commission: Two points on agenda for next meeting
(EU) EU/ACP: ACP countries work towards relaunching WTO negotiations in respect of Doha commitments - insist that African cotton problem is treated separately
(EU) EU/EUROMED: 6th session of conference of Foreign Affairs Ministers, from new member states and countries of Mediterranean basin
(EU) EU/INDIA: Summit without Silvio Berlusconi
(EU) EU/WTO/STEEL: United States gains repreive
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Strong rise in confidence index
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro Area inflation estimated at 2.2%
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Sound signs may be registered as brand, but with conditions
(EU) EP/CITIZENSHIP: Hugues Martin welcomes Commission decision to guarantee financing of urban Infos Points
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: For Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, only true political support and a multidisciplinary approach will eliminate violence against women
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIA: Conferences and seminars for December
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