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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8587

19 November 2003
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Debate on Commission programme for 2004 turns into row over Eurostat scandal and, above all, over Romano Prodi's manifesto on the future of Europe - Prodi-Pöttering incident

Strasbourg, 18/11/2003 (Agence Europe) - Tuesday morning's debate at the European Parliament on the last annual programme of the Prodi Commission was used by many MEPs as a pretext to raise the matter of the Eurostat scandal in plenary, a subject already covered at the Committee on Budgetary Control (see p.12). Above all, open confrontation developed between Hans-Gert Pöttering and Romano Prodi over the "manifesto" published by Mr Prodi on the future of Europe, the former threatening to...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Debate on Commission programme for 2004 turns into row over Eurostat scandal and, above all, over Romano Prodi's manifesto on the future of Europe - Prodi-Pöttering incident
(EU) EU/IGC: Third IGC meeting before Naples "conclave" allows for checks to be made on future treaty revisions - Presidency will submit compromise to conclave so that it does not become marathon
(EU) EU/USA: Powell welcomes agreement on security containers but recognises divergences on Iran
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA:
(EU) EU/FIJI:
(EU) EU/IGC:
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Clash of views between Europeans and Israelis - Israel to receive Marc Otte but nothing certain for other Europeans - No further forward on rules of origin
(EU) EU/RELEX COUNCIL: EU waiting for "concrete signs" from Iran but does not want to go to Security Council
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Council welcomes progress towards constitution but remains worried about insecurity hindering reconstruction and opium production
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Council approves financial facility for peace
(EU) EU/GAC/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/GAC/FRANCE/GERMANY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/FRAUD: Romano Prodi announces "Eurostat" plan to ensure Commissioners are informed in time of "risks of fraud" but no commitment on Commission responsibility
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro-zone annual inflation fell to 2.0% in October
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Commission advises Germany to take measures to remedy excessive deficit by 2005 at latest
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: No oral hearing for Lagardère
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EP/SLOVAKIA:
(EU) EU/COURT OF AUDITORS: 2002 accounts are reliable but management of agricultural and structural funds must be improved in Member States, says Court's annual report
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Legislative proposals for reform of Mediterranean sectors and aid regime to hops producers
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Proposal reducing percentage of fallow land after heatwave expected to be adopted very soon
(EU) EUU/AGRICULTURE: France requests more promotion measures for truffle production in EUROPE
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Several Member States request ban on Asian cat and dog fur imports
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission probes Oracle's take over bid for PeopleSoft
(EU) EU/GLOBALISATION: According to Eurobarometer poll, most Europeans do not fear globalisation
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Regional unemployment rates vary in 2002 between 2% and 29.3% in the EU - Similar gap (between 3.3% and 26.3%) in candidate countries
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: President Prodi to take part in 13th annual "Yes for Europe" Summit
(EU) EU/EESC/LISBON: Committee calls for Lisbon mandate to be made more credible for citizens
(EU) EU/EESC/DUBLIN FOUNDATION: Conference on industrial change in EUROPE
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Industrial production down in September 2003 compared to August
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Mobilising member states to fight osteoporosis
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EP/GREENS/NUCLEAR:
(EU) EU/PRESTIGE:
(EU) EU/MEXICO/TRADE:
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