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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/usa

EU troika prepares summit on 25-26 June

Brussels, 01/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - The EU troika consisting of the president of the Council Brian Cowen, the CFSP High Representative Javier Solana and the European Commissioner for external relations Chris Patten brought up on 1 March, during the meeting with US Secretary of State Colin Powell in Washington, the subject of the next EU/US summit (EUROPE 28 February p 6) planned for 25-26 June in Ireland. Before the meeting in Washington, the Irish minister for foreign affairs pointed out...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Using the euro zone as a "motor of integration" instead of directoires or vanguards, with revised ambitions and objectives is the (tricky) plan of the "Spinelli Group"
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Mr Prodi feels Mr Fradkov's appointment as new Russian Prime Minister will "facilitate" relations with EU
(EU) EU/CFSP: General Perruche to replace General Schuwirth as EU Chief of Staff
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Commission multi-disciplinary team sent to Tripoli to pave way for Libya's accession to Barcelona process
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Prodi-Schröder meeting on Thursday - Joschka Fischer, no longer in favour of vanguard, says agreement should be reached by June
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Jean-Claude Juncker does not rule out being a contender for post of Commission president
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Campaign for referendum in 25 Member States
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE/USA: Entry into force of European "counter measures" in FSC affair, conciliatory tone on both sides of Atlantic
(EU) EU/USA/TRADE: Signing of EU/US agreement on marine equipment
(EU) EU/USA: EU troika prepares summit on 25-26 June
(EU) EU/ROMANIA:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL/BUDGET 2005: Council to call for new ceiling to be respected
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Paris and Berlin increase public deficit forecasts slightly
(EU) EU/ECB: Euro zone finance ministers will seek agreement on 9 March on Solana's successor to ECB Executive Board
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL/BUDGET: Fifteen to recommend Parliament give Commission discharge for implementation of 2002 Budget
(EU) EU/BANKS: Consultation on a single European phone number for reporting lost and stolen cards
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Tuesday's session in Brussels focuses on sustainable development and preparation of Spring Summit
(EU) EU/INFORMAL COHESION: Ireland stresses benefits of cohesion policy and organises seminar for acceding countries
(EU) EU/INFORMAL COHESION/MANAGEMENT:
(EU) EU/ASYLUM: Demands for asylum in accession countries 7 times higher over last 14 years - fall of asylum seekers in EU in 2003 down by a quarter
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/DISCRIMINATION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Dialogue between EU and United States must go deeper, says Mr Monti
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Commission says 1458 dumps in Greece are working illegally and without controls
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: French private hospital federation attacks Commission for failing to look into complaint against State funding of private hospitals
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/MARCH SESSION: Enlargement, preparation of March summit, women, drugs, immigration, racism, social security on agenda for next plenary in Strasbourg
(EU) EU/EP/CULTURE/ENLARGEMENT: "Personaaggio Europeo" is launched
(EU) EU/TRADE/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:
(EU) EP/NUCLEAR:
(EU) EP/MEPS' EXPENSES: Bonde to put forward another proposal
(EU) EU/EESC/CIVIL SOCIETY: Proposals for enhanced and more structured cooperation with European civil society networks and organisations
(EU) EU/EGALITY: On 8 March, European Commission welcomes prospects opened by new Commission, EP elections and enlargement
(EU) EU/GREECE/COURT/OMBUDSMAN:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 587
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