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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8666

16 March 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 47 / 48
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT / European library
No. 589

*** FABRICE LARAT: Histoire politique de l'intégration européenne (1945-2003). La documentation française (29 quai Voltaire, F-75007 Paris. Internet: http: //www.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr). "Les études de La documentation française" series. 2003,128 pp, 14 euros. ISBN 2-11-005351-8.

Fabrice Larat, researcher at the Social Science Research Centre for Europe at Mannheim University in Germany, gives a broad, yet detailed picture in this timely book of the political hisotry of the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Is rail's survival linked to its being open to competition?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Extraordinary Home Affairs Council Friday - After minutes of silence, Europe looks for concrete actions - co-operation of European information and police services, key to European response - INvoking the "solidarity clause"
(EU) EU/SPAIN: Socialists and european greens welcome Zapatero victory in 14 March elections - withdrawal of Spanish troops from Iraq - Moratinos to foreign affairs?
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Schröder-Miller meeting 23 March
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Prodi congratulates Putin on re-election
(EU) EP/DENMARK: Elections, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen leads Socialist list
(EU) EP/ITALY: Parties difficulties in forming lists
(EU) EP/CYPRUS:
(EU) EU/RWANDA: Javier Solana and Poul Nielson encourage president Kagame to continue democratisation process, reconciliation and stabilisation of Great Lakes region
(EU) EU/CHINA: Visit of Javier Solana
(EU) EU/GREATER EAST/USA:
(EU) EU/USA/BERTELSMANN FOUNDATION:
(EU) EU/EP/HAITI: Parliament calls for end to violence, respect for human rights and an interim government of national unity
(EU) EU/EU/MADRID ATTACKS:
(EU) EU/EU/MADRID ATTACKS/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission makes audit ethics rules tougher
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: After attacks in Madrid, President Prodi stresses joint EU/Member State action is urgent to step up security - report supports development of Community security research programme with annual budget of EUR one billion
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission puts forward ways to prevent volume crime in EU
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS/ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: Increasing consumer confidence in e-commerce is theme chosen by Presidency for World Consumer Rights Day - Commission announces initiative
(EU) EP/HEALTH/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Fifteen to adopt measures to protect small cetaceans on 22 March
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Towards definitive ban on bottom trawls in Scottish coral reef areas
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Oracle prepares response to Commission's objections
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Consultative Committee pronounces unanimously in favour of Commission's decision
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission prepares to look into tax breaks enjoyed by certain Italian companies
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to takeover of Baxi by BC European Capital Funds
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: RTL allowed to take sole control of M6
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: European Commission recommends extending range of measures to make Internet safer
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB loans in Greece reach 1.2 billion EUR in 2003
(EU) EU/EIB: Diversification of Bank funding in western Balkans in 2003
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/JUSTICE/HOME AFFAIRS: EP regrets delay in asylum policy - go-ahead to border management agency and to penalisation of drug trafficking - in support of new five-year action plan - other opinions
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EP/RESEARCH:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/RECRUITMENT:
(EU) EP/JUSTICE: EP calls on Member States to support and ratify European penitentiary charter at Council of Europe
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP supports Council on insurance demands applied to aircraft in Europe
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EP/EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: Parliament encourages development of "mini-crèches" in firms and flexible working hours
(EU) EP/EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: Parliament in support of service for assisting NGOs that combat violence toward women and children
(EU) EP/TEN/ITALY:
(EU) EP/CULTURE: EP approves promotion of groups engaged in youth, culture and education-training at European level
(EU) EP/MINORITIES: EP calls on Member States to take account of fundamental rights of women with disabilities, migrant and Roma women
(EU) EP/COMMUNITY LAW: European Parliament urges for strengthened control of application of Community law
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