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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8613

24 December 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 3 / 27
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/syria
UK, France and Germany may make a move

Brussels, 23/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - Tuesday's Guardian reports that the British, French and German foreign ministers, Jack Straw, Dominique de Villepin and Joschka Fischer, may travel to Damascus together to apply pressure on Syria to abandon its WMD programme, echoing their visit to Iran in October 2003. (See yesterday's Europe, p.3, on de Villepin's comments on the three countries' moves with regard to Teheran.)

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: Because of the Christmas holidays, our offices will be closed from 24 to 26 December 2003 inclusive. The next EUROPE newsletter, issue 8614, will be dated 30 December 2003.
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IGC: Bertie Ahern opposes idea of two-tier Europe
(EU) EU/SYRIA: UK, France and Germany may make a move
(EU) EU/SUDAN: EU Troika in Khartoum says relations with Sudan will get back to normal as soon as a peace agreement is signed
(EU) EU/VENEZUELA:
(EU) EU/IRISH PRESIDENCY/CSDP: Development of civilian capabilities to be a Presidency priority
(EU) EU/EESC/IGC: Roger Briesch and Michel Barnier oppose any unravelling of text submitted to IGC in June 2003
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Car manufacturers doubt they will be able to meet their CO2 emissions reduction targets under the voluntary agreement signed with the Commission - Commissioner Margot Wallstrom remains optimistic
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Fruitful debate on chemicals and future of the LIFE financial instrument - Other results
(EU) EU/SERVICES: Commission proposes changes to VAT on services
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission to ask Italy to cooperate closely over Parmalat
(EU) EU/IRAQ: First contribution to Reconstruction Fund
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB rejects Berlusconi's ideas influenced by US Federal Reserve
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Ratification of UN agreement
(EU) EU/BALKANS/WIdER EUROPE: Irish Presidency plans to build on progress in first half of 2004 in relations with the Western Balkans
(EU) EU/IRISH PRESIDENCY: Presidency to initiate discussions on post-2007 Financial Perspectives
(EU) EU/IRISH PRESIDENCY: Irish Presidency to pursue fulfilment of Millennium Development Goals with determination
(EU) EU/IRISH PRESIDENCY: Presidency to facilitate establishment of a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
(EU) EU/IRISH PRESIDENCY: Culture and sport in the next six months
(EU) EP/BUDGET: EP wants to consider needs of enlarged EU for external action and demands that budget programming after 2006 allow for real development of this policy - taking account of European elections in financial framework planning
(EU) EP/WOMEN/DEVELOPMENT: European Parliament requests more funding
(EU) EP/ANIMAL WELFARE: EP requests ban on import, export and production of furs and cat and dog skins
(EU) EP/YOUTH/FRANCE: launch of "Tell the Story of Your Europe" competition
(EU) EU/COUNTRYSIDE:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Disagreement over Manders Report
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: EEB criticises the Italian Presidency
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