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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8626

20 January 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 45 / 46
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT / European library
No. 581

*** ANDRE DUMOULIN, PHILIPPE MANIGART, WALLY STRUYS: La Belgique et la politique européenne de sécurité et de défense. Une approche politique, sociologique et économique. Bruylant (67 rue de la Régence, B-1000 Brussels. Tel: (32-2) 5129845 - Fax: 5117202 - E-mail: info@bruylant.be - Internet: http: //www.bruylant.be). 2003, 676 pp. ISBN 2-8027-1814-2.

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Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Commission/Council relations a worry to Jacques Delors
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/WORLD SOCIAL FORUM/COLOMBIA: Polemic over EP's invitation sent to Colombian President Uribe reawakens at Social Forum in Bombay
(EU) EU/ESDP: Paris and London covet presidency of Armaments Agency
(EU) EU/LEBANON:
(EU) EU/IGC:
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: President of EU's Military Committee in favour of clear division of responsibilities between European and American pillars of NATO
(EU) WEU/EU: Messrs De Decker, Poncelet and Haencel stress ESDP should be controlled by national parliaments
(EU) EP/EUROMED: Meeting of working group on creation of Euromed Parliamentary Assembly
(EU) EP/ZIMBABWE: Parliament calls for tighter sanctions
(EU) EP/BURUNDI: Parliament condamns assassination of Michael Courtney
(EU) EP/HAITI: Parliament suggests holding a national conference ahead of general elections
(EU) EP/LIBYA: First official visit by Libya to Brussels since lifting of sanctions
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Parmalat to be discussed on Tuesday - France to look at harmonising tobacco duty
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Ministers discuss Stability Pact and rising euro
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Commission to try to smooth the way for an ambitious financial framework
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: New Merger Regulation to be adopted on Tuesday
(EU) EI/ASIA/WTO: Pascal Lamy in India, and Supachaï Panichpakdi in Dacca, see positive signs
(EU) EU/DAVOS/WTO: Mr Ahern and Mr Monti at the World Economic Forum - confidential Ministerial meeting on 23 January, without Mr Lamy and Mr Zoellick
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA:
(EU) EU/WORLD PARLIAMENTARY FORUM: Declaration of good intentions at Parliamentary Forum in Bombay - MEPs want to focus on social movement more in 2005 session - EU's protectionism tackled
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: France hopes to establish "white list" of safe airline companies - meeting between Gilles de Robien and Loyola de Palacio
(EU) EU/VIETNAM:
(EU) EU/MEDICINE:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: At the Galway Council meeting, Anna Diamantopoulou says the Irish model of investing in education and training to achieve economic success should inspire the acceding countries
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Debate on Zappala report confirms strong disagreements
(EU) EP/INTERNAL:
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Parliament calls for greater transparency for "hedge funds"
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: EP calls on Commission for action plan for tuna
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EP/AGRICULUTURE/ARTIC:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
(EU) EP/ECB:
(EU) EP/BUDGETARY CONTROL:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Greens/EFA MEPs want German minister Renate Künast to clarify her views on GMOs
(EU) EP/UTILITIES: Mixed reaction to vote on Herzog report
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Schneider Electric claims over one and a half billion EUR in compensation from European Commission
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND/RESEARCH: Signing of scientific and technological co-operation agreement
(EU) EU/EUROMED: First meeting of follow-up committee since ministerial conference in Naples
(EU) EU/EUROMED/EIB: First conference for promoting investment in Mediterranean region
(EU) EU/EGYPT: First meeting on economic dialogue
(EU) EU/EURO/DENMARK:
(EU) EU/EUROMED: "new record" for MEDA payments
(EU) EU/OECD: OECD presents Draft Revision of its Corporate Governance Principles and invites public comment
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