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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8644

13 February 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 33
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
"G5" ministers of the interior meeting 16-17 February

Brussels, 12/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - G5 ministers of the interior: Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom will be meeting informally on 16-17 February in Garmish-Partenkirschen in Bavaria. According to a press statement form the French minister of the interior, meetings will focus on police cooperation, Europol, the war on terrorism, and immigration. This meeting will follow those held a Jerez (Spain) of 17-18 May and those at La Baule in France on 19-20 October 2003.

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Commission document on financial framework for 2007-13 is more draft and message than budgetary programme
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/GREEK ELECTIONS: Anna Diamantopoulou to head Pasok list for elections on 7 March and be replaced at Commission by Margot Wallström during electoral campaign
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE/EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: Spinelli Group hopes to make euro zone the Union's driving force - Antonio Vitorino may be PES candidate for Commission Presidency
(EU) EP/EPP: Hans-Gert Pöttering lays out terrain for large Conservative party open to Eurosceptics and nationalists - deep unease among some Christian Democrats and centrists loyal to ideas of founding fathers
(EU) NATO/EU: Joint meeting on 16 February
(EU) EU/CONGO: DRC can count on EU support to continue transition to democratic elections - Joseph Kabila invites Romano Prodi to DRC
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COHESION/REGIONAL POLICY: Commissioner Barnier presents Committee of the Regions with broad lines of cohesion report to be adopted on 18 February
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Commission proposes global EU action plan to help LDCs deal with fluctuations on world cotton commodities markets
(EU) EU/WTO: EU continues talks on relaunch of Doha Development Agenda - Mr Lamy, Mr Nielson and Mr Zoellick in Mombassa
(EU) EP/SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST: Herzog expresses concern about "Monti package" on financial compensation (expected 18 February) and asks Commission if it wants "legal act in codecision"
(EU) EP/PARMALAT AFFAIR: Following scandal, EP insists on action plan for modernising corporate rights - long term solution will be single supervisory financial control authority in Europe - EP highlights need for more transparency and social diversification, Northern League wants commission of enquiry
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: EP supports Council position on hake stocks
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: EP criticises contrary effects of CAP reform
(EU) EP/JHA: Irish presidency and Commission results are mixed - MEPs worried about refugees, illegal immigration, criminality and transfer of personal data
(EU) EU/JHA: "G5" ministers of the interior meeting 16-17 February
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission supports consolidation of air sector with green light to merger between KLM and Air FRANCE
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/CHINA: Agreement on simplified procedures for tourist visas
(EU) EU/THIRD COUNTRIES/WINE: Italy calls on Commission to renounce changes envisaged to regulation on names of wines - Discussion at Agriculture Council on 24 February?
(EU) EP/OMBUDSMAN/TOBACCO: Ombudsman criticises EP's inaction
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission publishes summary of alerts on dangerous products it has received from Member States
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE/COURT: Land of Upper-Austria attacks Commission's refusal to ban temporary use of GMOs on its territory
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