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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8656

2 March 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

01/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - On 15 March, the European Commission will meet national competition experts to give a consultative opinion on the draft decision drawn up by Commissioner Monti's services in the Microsoft case. No official meeting is planned with Microsoft (as erroneously indicated in EUROPE of 28 February, p.9), although negotiations are continuing between the American group and the European executive.

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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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