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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7857

7 December 2000
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) WEU/EU: WEU Assembly concerned for its future and calls for emergency meeting with organisation's Council of Ministers
(EU) EU/ESDP/NATO: Cohen warns EU against creating rival military structure but confirms United States' backing for European rapid reaction force
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Summit of Nice opens on Thursday with the proclamation of fundamental rights without direct benefit for citizens
(EU) EU/INDONESIA: Call for a peaceful solution to the tension in Aceh
(EU) EU/GUINEA BISSAU: EU supports authorities of Guinea
(EU) EU/GUYANA: Commission finances election observers
(EU) EU/IRAN: Cancellation of EU-Iran dialogue session (which continues)
(EU) EP/TIBET:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/IGC/ENLARGEMENT: Summit, Thursday morning in Nice, of European Conference member countries
(EU) EU/TURKEY/GREECE: Satisfaction in Ankara and Athens over definition of Turkish accession partnership - According to Mr Simitis, this text creates "a binding framework for Turkey".
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Political agreement on renewable energies fixes significant but not binding objectives - Parliament will maintain certain of its requirements
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Adoption of regulation on unbundling of local loop, which will be enforced as of next January
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission presents revised version of Directive on rail interoperability, integrating Council common position and European Parliament amendments
(EU) EU/AVIATION: To resolve Malpensa case, Italy is prepared to revise allocation of traffic between two Milan airports
(EU) EU/SHIPPING: Ms. de Palacio stresses that "Erika II" package completes definition of a European area of maritime safety - Stricter controls, improved compensations, and independent Agency
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURAL BUDGET: Commission invites budgetary authority (Parliament/Council) to earmark EUR 970 million in Budget 2001 to combat mad cow crisis
(EU) EU/STATE AID: European Commission decides that aid to small and medium-sized enterprises, aid to training and "de minimis" aid are a priori legal
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: European Commission authorises joint venture between Framatome and Siemens (nuclear energy sector), on condition that Cogema is not part of operation
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: European Commission authorises merger between Outokumpu Steel and Abvesta Sheffield (stainless steel)
(EU) EU/BANANAS: Parliament may vote next week on the new regime on the basis of a compromise drawn up by its Agriculture Committee
(EU) EU/BANANAS: Costa Rica, Ecuador and Caribbean countries defend opposite stances over access to European market
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission aids women, children and refugees in Burma, North Korea, Zambia, Armenia, Georgia and Tajikistan
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Commission asks to be able to sign, on behalf of Union, UN Convention against international crime and its Protocols
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: In 1997, Northern Ireland could block the import of high-risk beef and veal material to combat BSE
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Germany must take account of the years devoted to children's education in another Member State when calculating pensions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Detailed inquiry on Bombardier/Adtranz merger
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/SEAT: Warned by a study of cost overruns and delays in renovation of Berlaymont, Commission states it will not pay more than initially decided and launches thorough cost analysis
(EU) EU/BELGIUM: Report for mid-March on evolution of real-estate needs for European institutions with a view to enlargement
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Talks between United States and Union on climate change resume at technical level (Ottawa, Canada, 6-7 December)
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Expenditure on social protection as a percentage of EU GDP continues to fall in 1998, as does the share of social contributions in funding
(EU) EU/MOROCCO:
(EU) EU/BELIZE: EIB loans for citrus industry
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Fight against discrimination at heart of European handicap day
(EU) OMBUDSMAN: Ombudsman feels that Commission must still justify its refusal to pass on one person's identity
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 06/12/2000:

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