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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8714

28 May 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/stability pact
Austria suggests further sanctions

Brussels, 27/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - According to Thursday's edition of the German daily, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Austrian finance minister, Karl-Heinz Grasser, is seeking tougher rules for the stability and growth pact. Sanctions proposed include temporarily withdrawing voting rights from Member States in the European Union whose public deficits go above the 3% of GDP reference value for a sustained period.

The European Commission has welcomed this "commitment from ministers" of the EU in...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Commission's White Paper represents further progress towards European doctrine on services of general interest
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SYRIA: Weapons of mass destruction, agreement between 25 on renewed negotiations with Damascus
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COMMISSION:
(Eu) EP/CYPRUS: 59 candidates for six Cypriot European Parliament seats
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS: Pat Cox says first barometer of European elections is wake up call to electors
(EU) EU/BELARUS F: orthcoming elections are an opportunity for Minsk authorities to demonstrate their willingness to move towards democracy
(EU) EU/NATO: EU working document on cooperation with NATO
(EU) WEU/ASSEMBLY: Agenda of June session
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: Ministerial meeting in Guadalajara to launch last phase of free trade talks
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICAN/CARIBBEAN: Fidel Castro will not attend Guadalajara summit - Chris Patten and Enrique Iglesias insist on social cohesion and multilateralism
(EU) EU/BELARUS/MIGRATION:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Wednesday discussion on oil price rises
(EU) EU/CULTURE COUNCIL: Confirmation of Luxembourg, Sibiu, Liverpool and Stavanger as European capitals of culture 2007-08
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/CULTURE: Reding welcomes Member States' response to Television Without Borders
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL/HEALTH: Political agreement expected on Member States' employment policy guidelines - 1971 social security regulation updated - European gender institute
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Development and security policy synergy, effectiveness of EU aid and Darfour humanitarian crisis on menu of informal Dublin Council
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID/CARIBBEAN:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission allocates 35.16 million EUR in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and Afghan refugees in Pakistan and Iran
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/OPEN SKIES: Talks continue on Tuesday
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Mr Liikanen welcomes "return" of industrial policy and stresses its importance to economy and jobs - Plea for legislative pause and simplification of existing acquis
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/ARMS: Commission authorises takeover of British combat vehicle producer Alvis by General Dynamics
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/CHEMICALS: Commission green light to acquisition of Raisio Chemicals (Finland) by Ciba Speciality (Switzerland)
(EU) EU/TAXATION/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EU/RYANAIR: Ryanair appeals European Commission's decision, but Commission confident of outcome
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission fines Topps (Pokemon cards)
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission re-launches debate on tax on alcohol in Europe
(EU) EU/ARGENTINA: Revised co-operation strategy, taking account of Argentina's social problems after severe economic and political crisis
(EU) EU/ENERGY: WWF criticises European Commission's lack of long-term perspective on renewable energy
(EU) EU/WTO/TRADE:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Austria suggests further sanctions
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Netherlands assist their greenhouse farmers through illegal state aid tax break
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