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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8712

26 May 2004
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/nato

25/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - No formal meeting is planned with the European Union for the moment at the NATO summit on 28-29 June in Istanbul. Javier Solana European Union High Representative for CFSP said at the end of a meeting with the NATO Council (NAC) and the NATO Political and Security Committee (COPS) on Monday that they should not dramatise things and the level of cooperation should not be measures by the number of meetings. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said that if...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The Constitution must not define the content of common policies.
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CFSP: Solana suggests sending EU personnel to Gaza to monitor Israeli withdrawal from the moment it begins - Coalition troops are cautious in welcoming draft resolution on Iraq
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Duff exposes "weakness of arguments" in British red lines and criticises Straw
(EU) EU/MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/NATO:
(EU) EP/AUSTRIA: SPÖ and ÖVP try and replace outgoing MEPs while other parties grab one or two seats at European Parliament
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/CHRISTIANITY:
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Solana congratulates Harri Holkeri on work done in Kosovo, where he'll be going on 7 June
(EU) EU/BELARUS: Irish presidency meets opposition - offer of "constructive dialogue"
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: Appeal from ATD Fourth World to candidates in June elections
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR/AGRICULTURAL: Mr Fischler repudiates Member States' criticism of EU's free-trade agreement offer
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council agreement on changing structural aid
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Commission proposes strengthened partnership for Union's very remote regions
(EU) EU/TRADE/MERCOSUR: Mr Lamy still unsure of real value of Mercosur's offer, but goal remains agreement by October
(EU) EU/TRADE: Mr Lamy confident that agreement on DDA is possible by end July, "as long as others follow EU's example"
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Following French commitments, Commissioner Monti envisages positive Alstom decision
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Investigation into cartel in paper and forestry products sector - Inspections in Europe, United States and Canada
(EU) EU/BUDGET/FRAUD: Network of cigarette smugglers is dismantled
(EU) OECD/TURKEY/COMPANIES:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/SLOVENIA:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: "Changing our behaviour: informed choices for a greener Europe" is theme of June's Green Week
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/REGIONS:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: European employers no longer see possibility of negotiation with European trade unions on review of working hour directive
(EU) EU/MEDICINE: Hannes Wahlroos of Finland to take over as agency president
(EU) COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/RACISM: Braga conference underlines that strengthening role of local and regional authorities in fight against xenophobia and racism in sport is imperative
(EU) EU/COUNTERFEITING: Fight against counterfeiting is endless, customs and intellectual property organisations and Interpol say
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Three weeks before Irish Nationality referendum, Advocate General Tizzano studies case of Chinese child of Irish nationality by birth, whose mother wishes to live in UK
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN: FIDH warns EU about human rights situation ahead of Guadalajara Summit
(EU) EP/SOCIALIST GROUP:
(EU) EU/CINEMA/BRAZIL:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU): Investment
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(EU) TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
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(EU) Aeronautics:
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(EU) Agro-foods:
(EU) Banking:
SUPPLEMENT
“EUROPE”/Documents No. 2370: Common agricultural policy and trade negotiations: Irish Presidency working document
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