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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8631

27 January 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 55
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/iran

26/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - Returning from a visit to Teheran, the President of the European Parliament's Socialist group, Enrique Baron, stressed the role Iran could play in working towards peace, stability and security, and focussed on the establishment of a stable partnership between the EU and Iran. With this in mind, explained Baron in a press release, we will work towards the establishment of an inter-parliamentary delegation and the opening of a European Commission office in Teheran....

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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