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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8631

27 January 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 55
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/esdp

26/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - High Representative for European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) Javier Solana is to meet, on 28 January in Stockholm, the Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds before giving a speech at the international forum on genocide. On 30 and 31 January, Mr Solana will be in Barcelona, where he will address the Tribuna Barcelona and take part in a seminar on War and Peace.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The adoption of the Constitution will be a decisive factor in the debate on the Union's future financial framework
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CHINA: Council launches review of embargo on arms sales to China
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Cowen notes commitment for finding a solution
(EU) EU/MEP STATUTE: Council rejects draft statute
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Council guidelines to improve efficiency of EU's external aid to feed into Millennium Objectives
(EU) EU/SUDAN: Arms embargo reinforced
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Adoption of regulation of compensation for airline passengers
(EU) EU/RELEX/AFGHANISTAN: Council reaffirms EU support for Bonn Process and for new international ministerial Troika conference in Kabul
(EU) EU/GREECE: Papandreou leaves government and takes over PASOK leadership
(EU) EU/ESDP:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST/UNITED STATES: Cowen-Powell meeting
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Security Council declaration has cool reception
(EU) EP/CHINA: Watson condemns proposals to lift arms embargo
(EU) EU/CROATIA:
(EU) EU/TERRORISM:
(EU) EP/CHECHNYA:
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Bourlanges urges EPP to field a candidate for President of the Commission
(EU) EU/FRANCE/GERMANY: Positive balance assessment by Lenoir and Bury
(EU) EP/IRAN:
(EU) EP/LIBYA:
(EU) EP/ARMENIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO/IRAQ: Lamy suggests giving Iraq observer status at the WTO
(EU) EU/CANADA: Summit in Ottawa on 18 March - Towards a new bilateral agreement - Lamy meets Peterson
(EU) EU/EUROSTAT: Despite embezzlement crisis, Eurostat continues to fulfil its essential mission
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Commission welcomes agreement in Council
(EU) EU/EURO/ITALY:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES:
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: European Commission opens second front against spam
(EU) EU/SOCIAL DIALOGUE/TRANSPORT: Two agreements signed in presence of Anna Diamantopoulou
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission to publish decision about Microsoft before 1 May 2004
(EU) EU/STATE AID: WestLB's fine to be set in the summer
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: agreement with Norway on fishing rights
(EU) EP/COMPETITION/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/BALKANS/ECONOMY: Further progress in 2003 but more needs to be done - Croatia performs the best
(EU) EP/RUSSIA: MEPs want EU's strategy to be tougher and more coherent
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: Rapporteur Wuermeling tables 180 amendments to proposed consumer credit directive - legal commission to vote late February
(EU) EP/MEP REGULATIONS:
(EU) EP/TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS/CHILDREN:
(EU) EP/SECOND JANUARY SESSION: Commission's strategy for 2005 - Sakharov Prize to Kofi Annan - The EU and the UN - Competition policy - Public tender - Single European Sky - space- textiles
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EP/TEXTILES:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission takes action against nine Member States for persistent violation of European directives on ambient air quality
(EU) EU/BIOTECHNOLOGIES:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: EESC and Eurochambers to cooperate more fully
(EU) EU/INFORMATION: Commission to make "Europa" more user-friendly
(EU) EU/SPRING REPORT 2004:
(EU) EU/ENTREPRISE/WOMEN:
(EU) EU/EESC/IGC: Jean-Luc Dehaene and Andrew Duff invite civil society to continue to play an active role
(EU) EU/CITIZENSHIP: Symposium with Roger Briesch, Jean-Luc Dehaene and Enrique Baron Crespo
(EU) EU/COLLOQUY: IGC, cohesion to be focus of next meeting of "Réalités européennes du présent"
(EU) EU/UN/POVERTY/DEVELOPMENT:
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