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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8661

9 March 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 46
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/epp
Wilfried Martens assures EPP will not become a "conservative" party and will continue to aspire to a "federal" EUROPE

Brussels, 08/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - "There is no trend within the EPP toward the right or toward the creation of a Conservative party. It is my duty to ensure the basic statute and programme are complied with. I shall never give up this major obligation of mine", the president of the European People's Party, Wilfried Martens, said in a press release published last Thursday ahead of the continued criticism by the EPP-ED Group of the European Parliament regarding the concessions made to...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: An unpleasant, but largely imaginary aspect of enlargement
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: In Ankara, Troika confirms EU commitment to Turkey's accession process after remarks by Commissioner Bolkestein
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: According to Warsaw nothing is happening while Berlin is ready to make proposals on double majority
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/GREATER EUROPE: Joschka Fischer, who feels Convention draft represents "optimal" degree of integration whilst containing enough elements of dynamism, foresees reinforced co-operation between majority of States, for "rebuilding of West"
(EU) EU/GREECE: Nea Delokratia wins elections
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA:
(EU) EP/EPP: Wilfried Martens assures EPP will not become a "conservative" party and will continue to aspire to a "federal" EUROPE
(EU) EP/SPINELLI PROJECT: Plenary session commemorating anniversary of Draft
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/FEDERALISTS:
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Meeting with national parliaments on 15 March
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Romano Prodi calls upon Skopje authorities to follow path struck by Boris Trajkovski, and anticipates accession application
(EU) EU/ASSEMBLY: Seminar on 1A defence in Oslo - Visit to NATO and SHAPE
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/MOLDOVA: Concern in Council of Europe at situation of media and local government in Moldova
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Concern over acceding countries' participation in European exchange mechanism
(EU) EU/TRADE: Council readjusts European Union's trade defence mechanism - "Spring cleaning" welcomed by Lamy
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVITY COUNCIL: Contribution of Council to spring key issue at Thursday meeting
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNIACTIONS: Council conclusions on development of information society
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Agreement with Israel initialled by end of month - three candidates for concession to present their dossier on Tuesday
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Decision for Microsoft on 24 March?
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission points out that decision on possible co-funding of projects related to Spanish hydrological plan unlikely before summer
(EU) EU/COHESION/SOLIDARITY FUND: Commission's response to five countries
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Regulation on decentralised co-operation extended to end 2006 with envelope of 18 million EUR
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL/UNICE: Priorities of UNICE action plan for competitiveness
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT/PES: Poul Nyrup Rasmussen presents report on European economic and social modern to Irish Presidency, in presence of Maria Joao Rodrigues
(EU) EU/PES/SPRING SUMMIT/WOMEN: SAMAK appeal to Irish Presidency: appoint European Ombudsman for equal opportunities
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT/SOCIAL: EAPN calls upon Summit not to forget Europeans living in poverty
(EU) EU/CHINA: Patten/Zhang meeting with view to Prodi's visit to China in April and that of Jiabao to Brussels in May
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission allocates one million euros in emergency aid to Palestinians of the Gaza Strip whose houses are being demolished by Israeli authorities
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION/EUROBAROMETER: After survey, Commission considers population is "less nervous" than thought
(EU) EU/RURAL DEVELOPMENT:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EP/WOMEN/DEVELOPMENT: Junkcer report calls for more money for health, and sexual and reproductive rights
(EU) EP/WOMEN: President Cox announces creation of high-level group on gender equality
(EU) EU/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: Experts at public hearing organised by EPP/ED still divided over REACH
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: France and the Commission plead on daily penalty of 316.500 euros for insufficient French fishing controls
(EU) EU/EUROJUST/ENALRGEMENT:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/ OFFICIALS:
(EU) EU/EMCDDA:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN LAW:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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