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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8939

30 April 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture/fraud
Spain must repay EUR 134 million in flax and hemp scandal

Brussels, 29/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, the European Commission decided to require Spain to pay back EUR 134.5 mil because of fraud between 1996 and 2000 in the flax and hemp sectors (see EUROPE No. 8904) and to request the repayment of farm money received by other mss.

The most significant individual recoveries are: €113.40 million charged to Spain for major shortcomings in the control system and general fraud (100% correction, i.e. all money paid out will be recovered) in the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Two positive results on terrorism and transport
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Barroso hails positive impact 1 May 2004 enlargement has already had on EU
(EU) EU/KASHMIR: Commission describes Tuesday's meeting between Pakistani Kashmire President and Commission's Asia Director as 'spontaneous' - India is 'surprised'
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/BELGIUM: Belgian Senate landslide yes vote
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/GERMANY: Bundestag votes on 12 May and Bundesrat on 27 May
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) FRANCE/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/NEW MEMBER STATES:
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Parliament denounces human rights infringements in 70 countries and is particularly concerned about children and fight against terrorism - Future human rights agency should help to reduce gap in human rights policy within and outside EU
(EU) EP/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Gal Report considers structured European agency - NGOs say it must be autonomous
(EU) EU/DEFENCE:
(EU) EP/RUSSIA: While criticising country's democratic evolution, MEPs see potential of “strategic partnership” with Russia
(EU) EP/SYRIA: Abdullah Dardari, Minister of State for Planning Affairs, promises political and economic reform
(EU) EU/DRC: Solana and Michel launch EU police mission
(EU) EU/TOGO: Concern after elections
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Solana meets Wolfensohn
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Commission welcomes new Iraqi government with which it hopes to be able to cooperate as soon as possible
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Joint action plan to be at heart of talks at 14th EU-Japan Summit - Relations with China also high up agenda
(EU) EU/ASIA/TRADE: EU and ASEAN look at feasibility of free-trade zone
(EU) EU/CHINA/TRADE/TEXTILES: Peter Mandelson calls on EU and China to be prudent and realistic - Madrid joins Paris, Athens and Rome in making formal request to Commission for emergency measures
(EU) EU/WTO/TRADE: Lack of progress in negotiations (especially on agriculture and services) are causes of concern to Mr Supachai
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional green light to creation of two joint companies between Alcatel Space and Alenia Spazio
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/FRAUD: Spain must repay EUR 134 million in flax and hemp scandal
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Emergency wine distillation
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: France and Spain agree on fruit and vegetable reforms
(EU) EU/FRAUD/TOBACCO:
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Handzlik report on internal market situation in new Member States shows many new States are out-performing old ones
(EU) EP/CHEMICALS: Supporting rapporteur Nassauer, EPP-ED group is calling for risk criterion to be brought into REACH legislation alongside volume
(EU) EP/EDUCATION: Belgian Socialist Marc Tarabella suggests lowering VAT on school buildings, in context of Lisbon Strategy
(EU) EP/HEALTH/AFRICA: Investment is needed in research and disease control and medicines should be made easily accessible to eradicate malaria in Africa, Luisa Morgantini says
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission develops Soil Atlas of Europe
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/COURT: Vladimir Spidla calls on Germany to transpose directive prohibiting discrimination on grounds of race or ethnic origin as soon as possible
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE/SOCIAL: Administrative burden on one-person enterprises largely explains hesitation to recruit
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/EIB: Philippe Maystadt, Golden Medal of European Merit, places emphasis on adequate financial perspectives
(EU) EU/REGIONS/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions reacts to Council discussion on 2007-2013 financial perspectives
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Parliament criticises Court of Justice in its 2003 discharge
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Former wife of judge Kakouris ruled agaisnt in request for widow's pension
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: UK requests annulment of Council regulation establishing European Border Agency
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