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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8618

8 January 2004
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/epp
If EPP-ED Group is by far the strongest EP group after European elections in 2004, it will not accept a Commission president who is not from its own political family, Hans-Gert Pöttering warned, calling on Romano Prodi to clearly state whether or not he planned to head single centre-left list

Brussels, 07/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - The aim of the European People's Party-European Democrats (EPP-ED) is to remain "by far" the main political group of the European Parliament after the European elections in June 2004 and, if such is the case, then it will be necessary for the president of the European Commission to be someone from that same political family. Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the EPP-ED Group, made this announcement to the press in Brussels, saying that, if he were...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: When and how should negotiation on the Constitution be resumed?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IGC/IRISH PRESIDENCY: Cowen recommends discretion rather than "megaphone diplomacy" when seeking to reactivate work of the IGC
(EU) EP/EPP: If EPP-ED Group is by far the strongest EP group after European elections in 2004, it will not accept a Commission president who is not from its own political family, Hans-Gert Pöttering warned, calling on Romano Prodi to clearly state whether or not he planned to head single centre-left list
(EU) EU/ANTI-SEMITISM: Discussion at Commission
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EP/PES/ITALY: Giorgio Napolitano will not be running for European elections (and considers Romano Prodi should not do so either) - Call to break deadlock on European Constitution
(EU) EP/IGC:
(EU) EU/SOUTH EAST EUROPE:
(EU) EU/CFSP:
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS: Coordination of security measures - Comments from Prodi and Pöttering
(EU) EU/ASIA: EU welcomes results of Islamabad Summit and India-Pakistan rapprochement
(EU) EU/CYPRUS/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMU: Updated stability programmes for Finland and Austria and convergence programmes for Sweden and Denmark on agenda of Ecofin on 20 January
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Small majority of Commissioners support 1.24% budget - agreement on generalised correction principle
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Commission to decide next week at Court if it is to oppose suspension of proceedings against Paris and Berlin
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Parmalat encourages Commission to take stricter auditing measures
(EU) EU/GSP/BELARUS/SRI LANKA: Investigation begins into union rights in Belarus which could see Generalised system of Preferences withdrawn for its exports to EU, decision in favouur of Sri Lanka
(EU) EU/WTO/GSP: Appeal against WTO decision on GSP - drugs
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional green light to purchase of Editis by Lagardère
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Viviane Reding says Europass will provide young with means to respond to their genuine desire for mobility
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission requests Belgium and Spain to comply with rulings of Court of Justice, possible fines could follow
(EU) EU/TRADE PROTECTION: Definitive anti-dumping measures against silicon from Russia
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/LANGUAGES:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Transport committee to discuss Charm el-sheikh tragedy on 21 January - Paolo Costa wants plane black list
(EU) EU/PRESS: Reporters sans frontières indicates that 2003 was bleak year for freedom of the press
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Launch of web site aims to strengthen social dialogue in European postal sector
(EU) EU/UNIONS:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 07/01/2004: