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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8724

12 June 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/mercosur
"Ministerial" meeting in Sao Paulo on Sunday to take stock of free trade negotiations

Brussels, 11/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commissioner for Trade, Pascal Lamy, will meet the Trade Ministers of the Mercosur countries in Sao Paulo this weekend, on the sidelines of the UNCED (see other article). The meeting will allow an assessment of free trade negotiations which took place this week in Buenos Aires. Although both sides have committed to conclude an "ambitious agreement" in October, the progress still seems limited. Mercosur refuses to improve their offer on...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS: Paul van Buitenen joins European Parliament - Liberals and Christian Democrats lose seats in Netherlands
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM: Net losses for Labour in local elections
(EU) EU/ELECTIONS/HUNGARY/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: On Monday, Foreign Ministers will seek to do as much spadework as possible before European Council - New documents and proposals from Irish Presidency
(EU) EU/IGC/STABILITY PACT: Four Member States question new Commission powers in excessive deficit procedure
(EU) EU/G8/CONSTITUTION/COMMISSION: Discussions on Summit sidelines
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Agenda for councils on Monday - accession negotiations with Bulgaria and Romania (Wednesday)
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Ideas Factory (initiative of European Policy Centre) suggests reorganisation of College pending smaller Commission, for example five Vice-Presidents heading Commissioner groups
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/ENLARGEMENT:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/OPEN SKIES: EU Transport Ministers reject American proposals
(EU) EU/EUROVIGNETTES: No agreement at Transport Council
(EU) EU/PORTS: Council decides to boost safety
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council political agreement on penalising marine pollution - Commission disappointed by compromise adopted
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: The Commission commits to development of the transport network in the Western Balkans
(EU) EU/BANKS: The commission to incorporate "Basel II" rules on bank solvency
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Simplification of acquis, future of research and relations with India on agenda of Wednesday's meeting
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission to hear Ms Cresson on 30 June
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: EU-funded project could treat certain cancers with marine alkaloid
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: "Ministerial" meeting in Sao Paulo on Sunday to take stock of free trade negotiations
(EU) EU/UNCTAD: Commission plans to use UNCTAD as springboard for global response to problem of poor countries dependent upon agricultural commodities and for reactivation of Doha Agenda
(EU) EU/G8/AFRICA: President Bertie Ahern is pleased with strengthened fight to combat AIDS and with foreseen extension of HIPC initiative
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Discussions about economic transition and boosting legal reform policies without neglecting the social dimension
(EU) EU/BROADCASTING: CINE-REGIO and European Audiovisual MOnitoring Centre to look at regional funding
(EU) EU/SPORT/RACISM: At Euro 2004, telephone number to report racism
(EU) EU/ECB/EMU: six countries will have a deficit of more than 3% of GDP in 2005
(eu) EU/ECB: Banque de France supports ECB policy
(EU) EU/COMPETITION T: he commission authorises the conditional takeover of BSN glasspack by the American bottle-manufacturer Owen Illinois
(EU) EU/EIB: ready to finance small and medium scale projects in Latvia
(EU) EU/EIB: Bank launches new action plan in favour of renewable energies in order to make a greater contribution to combating climate change
(EU) EU/ILO/EESC/GLOBALISATION: In Geneva, Stavros Dimas urges for globalisation with social face - Roger Briesch insists globalisation should be seen as an opportunity to reactivate economic growth and citizen well-being
(EU) EU/STATE AID/REGIONAL POLiCY: Seminar on state aid for the regions highlights need for post-2006 state aid policy to vary according to the region in question
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/RACISM: Reports on racism in the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece and Hungary
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