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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8772

27 August 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/tourism

26/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - The 5th Global Travel and Tourism Summit, organised by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) will be held in New Delhi in April 2005. The summit attracts top industry representatives from around the world and provides a unique platform for discussion between the private and public sector. India is one of the fastest growing tourism economies in the world today. By 2014, India's travel and tourism economy is expected to generate USD 90.4 bn and nearly 28...

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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
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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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
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU/SOUTH AFRICA:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS/HEALTH/FOOD:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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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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(EU) EU/TOURISM:
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