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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8646
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/ep/commission/european elections

Mr Prodi at launch of common list, but confirms that he will not stand

Brussels, 16/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - "It's nice to be together, it's nice that there are so many of us", said Romano Prodi in Rome on Saturday in his speech to the "convention", which launched the common list of four opposition centre-left parties for the European elections of 13 June (democratici di sinistra, Margherita, Socialisti democratici italiani and Repubblicani europei). "I will not be able to enter this house until 1 November, but it is already my home", he added, repeating that...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The regional and cohesion policy proposed by the Commission answers a concept of Europe based on solidarity and European interests
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/IGC: Andrew Duff's suggestions to break deadlock
(EU) EU/IGC/EPP: Meeting of EPP leaders in Athens on 19 February
(EU) EU/EP/COMMISSION/EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: Mr Prodi at launch of common list, but confirms that he will not stand
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: EU and NATO joint effort to ensure effective SFOR transfer to EU in Bosnia-Herzegovina
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: EU wants to welcome reunited island on 1 may 2004
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Luxembourg and Greece ratify accession treaty - Netherlands and Italy (last two) expected to swifly follow
(EU) EP/MEDITERRANEAN: Parliament hopes to strengthen human rights clauses
(EU) EP/CHECHNYA: Requests by Olivier Dupuis to Romano Prodi
(EU) EP/BELGIUM: Frédérique Ries Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
(EU) EU/EP/UNITED KINGDOM/CONSERVATIVES: Michael Howard will never support a European CONSTITUTION, and wants a "made-to-measure" EUROPE
(EU) EU/ANTISEMITISM/CORRIGENDUM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Six countries seek fair pact application
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT: Commission spokesperson says tripartite summit on 18 February in Rome can provide positive contribution to European Council on 25-26 March
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Schreyer warns that regional policy will be main victim of budgetary reductions sought by Berlin
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT/COURT OF JUSTICE: President Skouris gives European Commission benefit of accelerated procedure in Stability Pact affair
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Why Wanadoo should receive disciplinary action in Brussels
(EU) EU/MOTOR INDUSTRY/LISBON STRATEGY: Meeting between ACEA and Commission next Wednesday
(EU) EP/COHESION:
(EU) ACP/EU: Parliamentary Assembly: economic partnership agreement, conflict resolution, fight against poverty, Haiti at heart of debates between MEPs and ACP MPs
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Marseilles meeting for FEMIC experts
(EU) EP/ECB: Mr Trichet declines to comment on rumours of European Central Bank intervention on exchange rate
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Italy calls for increase in tariff quota of tuna loins
(EU) EU/GMO: EU's regulatory committee to pronounce itself on Wednesday on authorisation of Monsanto corn NK603
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/ASYLUM: Commission adopts proposal establishing European refugee fund for 2005-2010 period - Solidarity between Member States
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/IMMIGRATION: In support of more coherent and more inclusive long term integration and immigration policy
(EU) EU/JHA/EUROPOL:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/COHESION: Pleased with "success" of ISPA, Commission has confidence new member countries will integrate Cohesion Fund without major problems
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES/AGRICULTURE: Funds for rural development increase in importance - over EUR 88 billion in seven years
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Busquin wants to focus on five priorities
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: "TOM" proposal to use tomato waste as nutrient food additives
(EU) EU/WTO: EU files complaint against US anti-dumping procedures - Korean request for shipyard panel
(EU) EU/WTO: Negotiations on Doha Agenda to be resumed in March at technical level - Consultation with Group of 20 does not prove constructive
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/FSC: European business leaders call on Pascal Lamy to show more flexibility in Foreign Sales Corporations affair
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament seeks increase in Community loans for agronomic research
(EU) EP/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EP/MEDIA:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES:
(EU) EU/UNIONS: John Monks welcomes massive EP support for revision of working hours directive
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Assembly of European regions calls on Community institutions to take into account specific nature of regional airports
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission indicator forecasts euro area GDP growth of 0.3% to 0.7% for both 1st and 2nd quarters of 2004
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 585
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