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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8094

19 November 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 1 / 40
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A brief chronicle of the debate on the future of Europe - Switzerland's place -Welcome to the clan of European optimists, Mr Moscovici

The unimaginable does happen. The President of the Swiss Confederation, Mr Moritz Leuenberger, speaking at the Jean Monnet Foundation's gold medal ceremony in honour of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Helmut Schmidt (see this column dated 15 November), alluded to his country's relations with the EU, saying: "As for our country's staying outside of political and monetary Europe, I will say this: many things that are a reality today in Europe seemed unimaginable 50 years ago. (…) It is...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A brief chronicle of the debate on the future of Europe - Switzerland's place -Welcome to the clan of European optimists, Mr Moscovici
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Foreign Ministers discuss results of Doha, enlargement and future of Europe
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Six countries to cooperate in developing European air combat capabilities
(EU) EU/CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Target of 5,000 deployable police officers for international police operations in 2003 will be met
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: EU 15 approve European action plan on capabilities in view of developing means necessary for Union actions - During capability improvement conference
(EU) EU/BALKANS:
(EU) EU/Afghanistan: EU expects "reasonable behaviour" from new rulers of Kabul - EU to appoint a Special Representative
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Council agrees to reconsider its position towards Israel if no progress is made on Tuesday on rules of origin
(EU) EU/LAEKEN/TERRORISM: Max Kohnstamm appeals to Guy Verhofstadt
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Ariel Sharon confirms his intransigence towards EU Troika, which he calls on to end supporting Palestinian Authority
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Troika to visit Central Africa from 20 to 25 November
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN/WOMEN:
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/CYPRUS:
(EU) EU/SPAIN/TERRORISM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2002: Council on Wednesday to discuss funding of fishing fleet conversion programme and repercussions of terrorist attacks
(EU) EU/INDIA/BANGLADESH:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Progress and difficulties on justice aspect of fighting terrorism - Tampere programme: one JHA Council per month?
(EU) EU/POLAND: Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz explains Poland' new position on land purchases and job market to Günter Verheugen
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/FYROM:
(EU) EU/BIOTERRORISM: Health Ministers have identified priorities that Commission will have to take into account in its 28 November Communication
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Decision expected on Wednesday concerning Usinor/Arbed/Aceralia
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Progress, but also many infringements, according to six-monthly scoreboard
(EU) OECD/TAXATION: OECD report on damaging fiscal practices notes that tax havens should agree to provide information
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Inflation falls 2.4% in eurozone and 2.2% in EU
(EU) EFTA/EU: EFTA Surveillance Authority publishes report on compensation schemes in Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
(EU) EP/LATIN AMERICA: EP calls for common strategy
(EU) EP/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Programme to fight social exclusion is approved
(EU) EP/HURRICANE MICHELLE: EP regrets limits caused by absence of agreement with Cuba
(EU) EP/ALGERIA/FLOODS: EP requests emergency aid and expert assistance
(EU) EP/WOMEN:
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament calls on Laeken Summit for decision to extend Community competence to at least part of JHA issues
(EU) EP/INSURANCE: EP approves directive on insurance intermediaries
(EU) EP/SCHENGEN: Parliament calls on Norway and Iceland to be associated in implementation and development of Schengen Agreement
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court rules on cites Convention on endangered species regarding ban on sale of macaws in France
(EU) EU/HEALTH: New network financed by Commission will collect data on demand for anti-microbial agents in Europe
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Rod regrets attitude of the Council that did not wish to set global strategy in place against anti-microbial resistance
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 482
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 19/11/2001: