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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8634

30 January 2004
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/un/sakharov prize
On being awarded Sakharov prize, Kofi Annan appeals for "world development partnership" and a Europe open to immigration that is fairer, richer, stronger and younger

Brussels, 29/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - "The message is clear. Migrants need Europe. But Europe also needs migrants. A closed Europe would be a meaner, poorer, weaker, older Europe. An open Europe will be a fairer, stronger, younger Europe - provided you manage migration", declared the United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, addressing MEPs meeting for a plenary in Brussels on 29 January where he received the Sakharovo prize for freedom of thought 2003, awarded by the European...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Great mystification process in attacks against EU's agricultural policy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/UN/SAKHAROV PRIZE: On being awarded Sakharov prize, Kofi Annan appeals for "world development partnership" and a Europe open to immigration that is fairer, richer, stronger and younger
(EU) EP/STATUS OF MEPS: Baron requests explanations from four Member States that blocked draft on status - Rothley accuses Martin Schulz
(EU) EP/IGC:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: 23 countries (except Latvia and Cyprus) are ready to allow other European nationals to vote in June
(EU) EU/ESDP: Nick Witney of Britain leads team to set up European Armaments Agency
(EU) EU/CFSP/GENOCIDE: Solana insists on prevention and multilateralism
(EU) EP/IGC/CORRIGENDUM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/AIR TRANSPORT: European Parliament endorses agreement in conciliation on European Single Sky but regrets lack of ambition - Fava welcomes provisions on civil-military cooperation - Sanders-ten Holte insists on sanctions
(EU) EP/EUROSTAT: Parliament regrets that Solbes has not assumed political responsibility in financial fraud affair
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2001: Discharge is finally given to Committee of the Regions
(EU) EP/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: EP approves public procurement directives resulting from conciliation
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY: Berès deplores protection granted to Raymond
(EU) EP/CURRENCY/G7: Randzio-Plath suggests creating a permanent secretariat for monitoring exchange markets
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: inquiry into possible lift and escalator cartel
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: strong euro weakening companies' competitivity
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Poul nielson on official visit to pacific
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/JEWISH COMMUNITY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/ECB:
(EU) EP/COMPETITION: Several MEPs call for co-decision
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Decision on Czech bank Ceská sporitelna
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Commission defines action plan for using full potential of environmental technology
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/WTO: Washington set to agree to agriculture concessions
(EU) EU BIRD FLU: bird imports from South East Asia suspended
(EU) EU BRAZIL: relaxed checks on Brazilian poultry meat
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE:
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: conference on growth and information society in an enlarged Europe, 26 and 27 February, Budapest
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Viviane reding presents first European inter-university diplomas under the erasmus mundus programme in Paris
(EU) EU/EESC/CULTURE: culture industries discussion highlights poor funding and need to strengthen European cultural area
(EU) COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Yves Franchet and Daniel Byk (of Eurostat) accuse European Commission of refusing access to documents
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: Positive assessment of orphan medicines
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/ASIA: conclusions about new partnership with South-East Asia - towards a free trade agreement?
(EU) EU/TRADE PROTECTION: Commission studies Brazil's tyre import practices
(EU) EU/TRADE PROTECTION/NORWAY/FAEROE ISLANDS:
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 29/01/2004: