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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/nuclear

Commission expected to revise nuclear safety plan downwards

Brussels, 26/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - On 8 September, the European Commission is expected to revise its draft directives on nuclear safety and waste management. Faced with a front of Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden and Finland at the Council, refusing any binding measures, it is expected to replace Community deadlines with national plans for radio-active waste. The Commission is expected to remain firm, on the other hand, on the definition of the common objective on safety and the...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GREAT LAKES: EU calls for calm in Great Lakes region following massacre of Congolese Banyamulenge
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Sylvan Shalom calls for caution at UN over West Bank security barrier
(EU) EU/DUTCH PRESIDENCY: Bernard Bot calls for a European social contract - Some powers could be transferred back to national level - European consultative referendum
(EU) EP/NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS: Richard Corbett's suggestions to members of the House of Commons
(EU) EU/ISS: annual Conference of Institute of Security Studies 10 September in Paris
(EU) EU/WEU: Conference on defence systems on 16 and 17 September in Enschede
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Statute and regime applicable to staff of future European Defence Agency as well as to national posted experts and military
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR: Commission could take United Kingdom to court over safety at Sellafield plant
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR: Commission expected to revise nuclear safety plan downwards
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission meeting on 3 September to focus on strengthening economic governance
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Barroso will bring up accession prospects with Karamanlis - Dutch report on opening negotiations in two years but doesn't give date for their conclusion
(EU) EU/JHA/BULGARIA: Report criticising Bulgaria's legal system has caused rift in political opinion
(EU) EU/EUROPOL: Big rise in use of Europol services in 2003
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: On 8 September Commission expected to propose liberalisation of car spare parts market - ACEA is opposed but Ecar is for it
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Social insurers propose safeguards for reimbursing health care in "services directive"
(EU) EU/WORKING TIME/UNIONS: John Monks thinks extending weekly working hours will worsen job problem in Europe
(EU) EU/TRADE: Discussions on 1992 air agreement to continue in September - Mandelson doesn't believe in trade war
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(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT/ENLARGEMENT: New Member States to visit development projects, following suggestion by Agnes Van Ardenne
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Some sole, shrimp and plaice quotas run out
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(EU) EP/SPORT: Ingo Friedrich wants the number of medals won by EU athletes to be reported
(EU) EU/CULTURE/BARROSO COMMISSION: FERA concerned about how changes at Directorate General will impact on cultural diversity
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