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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8774

31 August 2004
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/fran ce/ger many/spa in

30/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - Spanish prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero will be holding a meeting in Madrid on 13 September with President Chirac of France and Chancellor Schroder of Germany, reports AFP. Agence France Presse notes that no official agenda will be published for the summit and there are no plans to establish a Paris-Berlin-Madrid axis.

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Iraqi prime minister invited to summit of EU heads of state in Brussels in November - European exploratory mission to report to Gymnich meeting on 3 and 4 September
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/GERMANY/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/BELGIUM:
(EU) EU/DUTCH PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/FRAN CE/GER MANY/SPA IN:
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Dutch report recommends launching accession negotiations with Turkey in next two years to leave time for implementing democratic reforms
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE/RUSSIA: Commission and Moscow ready for agreement on certification of meat exports to Russia
(EU) EU/SPORT: Commission pleased to announce EU countries have won 286 medals, including 83 gold medals, at Athens Olympic Games
(EU) EP/SPORT/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European Commission may again examine threat at end of September to insurers of not being covered by terrorist acts
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to CVC's and Permira's acquisition of control over the AA
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Greece fingered EU Veterinary Office over elimination of animal bi-products
(EU) EU/PUBLIC HEALTH: Commission alerts Member States following discovery of dog with rabies in FRANCE
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission commences move to Berlaymont
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: EU opens liaison office in Pristina
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: €4 million humanitarian aid package to Abkhazia and Western Georgia
(EU) EU/BARROSO COMMISSION/DEVELOPMENT: Eurostep confirms concerns of future Commission's place in "development policy for all developing countries"
(EU) GMO/AGRICULTURE: Confusion reigns on adoption date for proposal on GM tolerance levels in seeds
(EU) EU/ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: Human rights associations FIDH and FIDH-AE call on European Commission not to take up Italian-German proposal of setting up "IMMIGRATION portals"
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CULTURE: European Heritage Days ceremony in Barcelona on 4/5 September
(EU) EU/PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY: ECAS Seminar with Jean-Luc Dehaene
(EU) EU/BROADCASTING:
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