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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8595

29 November 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
Euro Area inflation estimated at 2.2%

BRUSSELS, 28/11/2003 (Agence Europe) - According to rapid estimate by Eurostat, the European Community statistical office, the rate of annual inflation in the Euro Area is set at 2.2% in November 2003. In October the rate was at 2.0%.

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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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