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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8659

5 March 2004
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/epp
Constitution remains very top priority, Pöttering assures (citing Loyola de Palacio as possible Commission President) - Martens is highly critical of Liberals

Brussels, 04/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - The president of the European People's Party, Wilfried Martens, condemned in a press release the "banal poker game" being played by the Liberals who, he said, are seeking to "filch the place of EPP-ED group deputies at the European Parliament". Despite the effort they are making, the Liberals have not gained ground in the "new Europe", the former Belgian Prime Minister affirms, describing their party (Ed.: that of Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt)...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Death of "directoires" makes "differentiation" even more necessary
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ELDR: Liberals and centrists gather to rekindle federal movement and build "democratic political union" to guarantee freedoms in Europe and in the world
(EU) EP/EPP: Constitution remains very top priority, Pöttering assures (citing Loyola de Palacio as possible Commission President) - Martens is highly critical of Liberals
(EU) EU/IGC: Prodi-Schröder and Giscard d'Estaing/Fischer (and Merkel) meetings
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Cyprus' ambassador to EU criticises attitude of Turkish Cypriots - Interviews with Agence Europe
(EU) EU/IGC/LUXEMBOURG: Addressing French MPs, Jean-Claude Juncker sketches outline of possible compromise on issue of double majority at Council and confirms reticence concerning Turkey's accession
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Open letter from EPC calling on party leaders to select their candidates for Commission presidency as soon as possible so they can take part in European elections
(EU) EU/PRODI COMMISSION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT/SOCIAL: Council adopts key messages on employment, social protection and inclusion and gender equality for Spring Summit end March - Margot Wallström calls for respect of EU and Accession Treaties on free movement of workers
(EU) EU/HAITI: Initial emergency aid of 1.8 million EUR
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Most of ambassadors of Fifteen criticise new classification of expenditure proposed by COmmission
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro zone GDP up by 0.3% at end of 2003
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB resists appeals to lower rates
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission believes that Europe's industrial policy has to stay Community-based
(EU) EU/STATE AID: France notifies Commission of new restructuring plan for Bull
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC: Faced with insufficient budgetary means, EU would perhaps do better and cut down its policies, says Klaus
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Commission defines aid priorities for 2004
(EU) EU/DEMOCRACY: Over EUR 96 million in European Initiative to support democracy and human rights world-wide in 2004
(EU) EU/MIGRATION: New EUR 2 million Euro-Mediterranean project
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Good economic health in Mediterranean, but with disparities between countries, according to internal Commission report
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/NEIGHBOURHOOD/TUNISA: Negotiations session for setting up "national action plan" point - criticism at Council of "neghbourhood" consultations with three Meidterranean third countries
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/SERBIA/MONTENEGRO:
(EU) EU/SUGAR: Less developed countries request ten year delay before liberalisation of European sugar markets
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS/HEALTH/ENVIRONMENT: Commission creates three new scientific committees to help it - call for tenders
(EU) EU/WTO:
(EU) EP/ECB: Randzio-Plath says executive board should not consist exclusively of central bankers
(EU) EP/SME: Montfort and Rübig want more encouragement for young companies to grow and have better access to technology
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB loan for modernising Montenegrin airports
(EU) OECD/MONEY LAUNDERING:
(EU) EP/WOMEN: Monday 8 March, International Women's Day - EP concentrates on equality, fight against violence and reconciling family and professional life
(EU) EP/CULTURE:
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