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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7695

10 April 2000
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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS (I)
: The EU, and especially the European Commission, have made great progress in considering the significance and importance of sport for Europe, but a review of the Bosman ruling remains necessary
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS (II)
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Monday IGC dedicated to extension of qualified majority voting and timetable
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Fifteen prepare meeting with Mr Ivanov - Not isolating Russia, keeping up pressure
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Ministers discuss situation in Africa and Burma
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Specialised Council formations go from 22 to 16
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU insists on democratic elections in May in Zimbabwe and considers possible sanctions only after an election
(EU) EU/PERU: EU hope for electoral process
(EU) EU/CHECHNYA:
(EU) EU/GREECE:
(EU) EU/RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA: Mr. Prodi welcomes the Portuguese Presidency's intention to rapidly adopt the "anti-discrimination" legislation package proposed by the Commission - For a "Culture of peace with its centre in the Mediterranean"
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EP/UNITED LEFT: Ample participation of NGOs in Vienna meetings - determination to combat extreme right in Europe
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TAX ON SAVINGS: Although no real breakthrough, finance ministers recover a certain amount of optimism on possibility of compromise
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Central Banks and EU finance Ministers share Commission's optimism on health of European economy
(EU) EU/KOREA:
(EU) EU/CHINA: Council backs Commissioner Lamy's tactics in WTO accession negotiations and expects similar flexibility on Chinese side
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Council approves a 15 million euro funding to strengthen Customs Union - Doubling of financial package for Turkey this year
(EU) EU/HORN OF AFRICA: Council notes that an Ethiopia-Eritrea agreement seems in view and the EU is busy mobilising all necessary food aid to combat famine
(EU) EU/DANUBE: European Commission Vice-President supports efforts aimed at making Danube navigable again
(EU) EP/BUDGETS: Divergence and polemic over discharge for 1998 budgets of Commission and Parliament
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Lafarge may buy up Blue Circle (building materials) if it gives up manufacture of concrete roofing tiles in Denmark
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Margot Wallström welcomes commitment of G8 Environment Ministers for sustainable development
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Court declares that tariff of Italian customs agents is restriction to competition attributable to their professional association
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Hearing of parties in case on tobacco advertising, immediate reaction from publishers of magazines
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commissioner Busquin to present several European research projects on Thursday that have allowed for advances in bio-metals sector
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Beuc welcomes proposal of amending "General Product Safety" Directive
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: FEM's European Day of Action over ABB Alstom Power
(EU) EU/EURO/DENMARK:
(EU) NEWS OF THE WEEK: (from 2 to 9 April 2000)
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
EUROPEAN LIBRARY: N° 409
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 10/04/2000:
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