login
login
Image header Agence Europe
Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8597
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 37
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/middle east

According to MEPs in Geneva, Geneva Initiative could be starting point for historic reconciliation

Brussels, 02/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - On 1 December in Geneva, a delegation of MEPS took part in the launch of the Geneva Initiative for peace in the Middle East, lead by Graham Watson, President of the Parliament's Liberal group. 'Everybody in Geneva is willing for the two sides to make peace. When official channels appear blocked, only a concerted human effort can prevail. Now is the time for that effort,' commented Graham Watson after the ceremony, which saw the notable participation of...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Agreement on the take-over bid directive: a success or a failure for the Union?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Commission hoping for election victory of Turkish Cypriot opposition on 14 December to relaunch reunification process - warning against all possible repression of opposition demonstrators
(EU) EU/WEU/IGC: According to Marcel Glesener (outgoing president of Western European Union), Naples agreement leaves important questions unanswered - support for "political, legal bridges" between constitutional treaty and that of Brussels
(EU) EU/DEFENCE/NATO:
(EU) EU/IGC/REGIONS: Assembly of European Regions' makes claims on European Constitution and services of general interest
(EU) EU/IGC/COHESION: CPMR supports Italian proposal of compromise on territorial cohesion and services of general interest
(EU) EP/ANTISEMITISM: Zimeray publishes extracts of undisclosed report from Vienna Observatory
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: According to MEPs in Geneva, Geneva Initiative could be starting point for historic reconciliation
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU deplores violence and arrests
(EU) EU/ESDP: Lucerna 03 police exercise tests interoperability of integrated police units
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO: At Monday's informal meeting, Commission line for re-activating talks is shared by Member States with slight differences over Singapore issues in particular
(EU) EU/HEALTH COUNCIL: Recommendation on cancer screening - Commission is invited to address issue of patient information on medicine - Agreement on centre for control of transmissible diseases is confirmed - Compromise in sight on "medicines" package
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: President Prodi invites Member States to step up effort to comply with Barcelona commitments
(EU) EU/CONSUMER COUNCIL: Council wishes to strictly limit to crossborder infringements the scope of regulation proposed to ensure compliance with consumer law in the internal market
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Pact must be adapted, Solbes says
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/ENVIRONMENT: Commission calls on Latvia not to accept Russian tanker Geroi Sevastopolya in its ports
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Commissioner Wallström urges Member States to adopt new measures if they want EU to honour Kyoto commitment - only Sweden and United Kingdom are on the right track
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Consultation on setting up legal framework for credit card payments
(EU) EP/EUROSTAT: Mr Solbes puts blame for scandal back onto shoulders of office's former director - Mr Patten persists and signs on company CESD
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment in euro zone remains stable at 8.8%
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES: Commissioner Bolkestein to present global "package" on air passenger information to EP on 16 December
(EU) EP/GREENS/URBANISM:
(EU) EP/EURATOM:
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Grévin Museum in Paris challenges Commission decision forcing it to reimburse 'Phare/Tacis' grant (Poland)
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Operation of commercial port does not automatically lead to fulfilment of public service duty (ruling on state aid)
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Food and drinks:
(EU) Tourism:
(EU) Furniture:
(EU) Equipment goods:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Breweries:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents N° 2342: Intergovernmental Conference: new texts by
the Italian Presidency
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 02/12/2003: