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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8684

14 April 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/croatia

13/04/2004 (Agence Europe) - The United Kingdom will oppose the opening of membership negotiations with Croatia for as long as it refuses to fully cooperate with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), in particular over the extradition of the fugitive general Ante Gotovina, according to British European Affairs Minister Dennis MacShane in an interview with a Croatian daily. The United Kingdom and the Netherlands still refuse to ratify the EU/Croatia...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Taking a more serene look at the ups and downs of the Stability Pact
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GYMNICH: Kosovo and Iraq top agenda at informal Foreign Affairs meeting this weekend in Tullamore
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/IGC: Ahern letter calls for flexibility - Brian Cowen to propose timetable on 26 April
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/POLAND: Pierre Lequiller due to meet Leszek on 22 April
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Joint Parliamentary Committee suggests information campaign on Turkey's membership
(EU) EU/TURKEY: French President's Party speaks out against Turkey joining EU, but Paris assures position unchanged
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: EU chiefs of defence welcome new chairman of military committee, discuss capabilities and EU take-over of SFOR
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS: According to report presented to European Parliament, right and centre right expected to win next European elections
(EU) EU/RWANDA: EU remembrance declaration on tenth anniversary of genocide
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Ms de Keyser says vote on 2003 annual report "is enormous victory for disabled"
GENERAL NEWS
EU) EU/COMMISSION: Balazs undertakes to continue to defend approach proposed by Commission on future cohesion policy and next financial perspectives
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: At European Parliament hearing Latvian candidate Kalniete supports Franz Fischler in contined reform of agricultural and fisheries policies
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT/COURT OF AUDITORS: Court of Auditors' candidates from accession countries given hearing for forthcoming vote of approval planned for May - strong support for creating post of european prosecutor
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: 15 April meeting to prepare Donors' Conference
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: "Troïka" meeting with Russian Foreign Affairs Minister to pave way for extending PCA before 1 May
(EU) EU/CHINA: Romano Prodi in China until 16 April
(EU) EU/CROATIA:
(EU) EU/TRADE: WTO Appellate Body reverses some conclusions reached initially on trade preferences for drugs
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission allocates EUR 7 million to vulnerable populations in Chad, Madagascar and Ethiopia
(EU) EP/FOOD:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European Commission soon to examine agreement between Ryanair, Walloon authorities and Charleroi airport
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission suspends examination of proposed merger between Sony and Bertelsmann music publishing businesses
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission adopts new licensing regulation (software copyrights, patents)
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRANSPORT: Agreement on container safety adopted
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/FOOD PRODUCTS: Commission presses Germany to respect protection of "Parmigiano Reggiano"
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Downturn in milk prices worries EU milk producers
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EU withdraws jelly mini-cups
(EU) EU/MEDA: 140 million euros for development operations with Morocco, Egypt and Jordan
(EU) EU/EEA/ENLARGEMENT: Agreement on provisional application of enlarged EEA
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Hip hop version of European Anthem goes on sale
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/EP/SCIENCE/RESEARCH: Investment must be promoted, structure of scientific world changed and researchers kept better informed if Lisbon goals are to be achieved - In support of area for dialogue between scientific and political worlds - Irish example to eliminate braindrain to United States
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP Transport Committee approves without change Council's common position on safety in TEN tunnels
(EU) EP/IRAQ: Marsh people still face famine while Iraqi officials call on EU for more aid
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT/PES:
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT/GUE-NGL:
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE/CORRIGENDUM:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 593
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