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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8641

10 February 2004
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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Towards defining a European legal framework for services of general economic interest? Guidelines, hopes, differences of opinion

A step towards recognition. Political forces, especially in France, which are in favour of a European legal framework for Services of General Interest (SGI) feel that the time has come for new initiatives. The European Parliament's adoption last month of the Herzog resolution, coming alongside the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Court of Justice rulings and other precedent acts, is seen as a new step towards the recognition of the essential nature of these services for the Union....

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Towards defining a European legal framework for services of general economic interest? Guidelines, hopes, differences of opinion
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/ENLARGEMENT: Council and EP receive list on Monday of ten new designated Commissioners who have President Prodi's "full approval" - "New Commissioners will strengthen College" - All are ministers or former ministers (or former Secretaries of State)
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA: Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on visit to Brussels and Strasbourg
(EU) EU/ROMANIA:
(EU) EU/NATO: Joschka Fischer suggests transatlantic initiative for Middle East - Peter Struck expects initiative similar to 1967 Haermel report to come out of Istanbul NATO summit
(EU) EU/NATO/AFGHANISTAN: Ministers of Eurocorps countries set conditions for ISAF command takeover
(EU) EU/BERLIN SUMMIT:
(EU) EU/IGC:
(EU) EU/ALBANIA: EU and United States condemn violent demonstrations in Albania
(EU) EP/CHECHNYA: Open letter from Olivier Dupuis to Joschka Fischer
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA/ASIA/AFRICA: 90-party summit in Madrid
(EU) EU/FRANCE/GERMANY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL/TAXATION: Ecofin Council expected to oppose Switzerland's line on Schengen negotiations and savings tax - negotiations with Andora, Monaco and San Marino
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Spring Summit, updated stability and convergence programmes of seven Member States, G7, tax on savings and reduced-rate VAT on agenda of meeting at which few decisions are expected
(EU) EU/ECB/EURO ZONE:
(EU) EU/EP/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES:
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Stability of exchange and accession of new Member States to the exchange mechanism on agenda of Monday evening's meeting
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE/STABILITY PACT: President Skouris tells Die Welt that Commission's appeal in Stability Pact case "is not as dramatic as all that" - the Commission's appeal
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Commission's communication on EU/Russian relations
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: 30 million EUR for refugees and displaced persons in Burundi and Tanzania
(EU) EU/ACP: In Mauritius, Pascal Lamy sings praises of future economic partnership agreements, and pleads for relaunch of negotiations with WTO
(EU) EU/BIODIVERSITY: At international conference in Kuala Lumpur Margot Wallström is to urge for establishment of global network of protected areas
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission appeals to national authorities to end competition restrictions in professional services
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission takes action against Netherlands following judgement delivered by Dutch Supreme Court on posted workers
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Formal requests sent to six Member States for failing to transpose second anti-money laundering directive
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Formal requests sent to Portugal and Italy
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Third rail package in interservice consultation
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Interreg aid for Greek/Turkish cross-border cooperation - Barnier and Verheugen pleased
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/FEBRUARY SESSION: Michel Barnier sure about cohesion policy's future - Election of president - Education and sport, trans-european transport networks, EU external border traffic, immigration and jobs at centre of work
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT/RYANAIR AFFAIR: Gianni Pittella expresses concern
(EU) EP/TOBACCO: Tobacco sector supports Rapporteur Sergio Berlato
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Network of excellence on asthma and allergies
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/PALESTINE/OLAF:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 584
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