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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8234

17 June 2002
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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Mistaken FAO remedies to combat hunger in the world - Russia and the Energy Charter - The Euro is waiting for Sweden
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Foreign Ministers cannot bring their views closer on Council reform - European Council will be able to settle matter in Seville
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Council reaches agreement on financing military operations and Union's defence
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Council adopts revised list
(EU) EU/IRAN: Political agreement on mandate for negotiating with Iran
(EU) EU/EPP/SEVILLE SUMMIT: EPP Summit in Madrid on 20 June to be attended by Aznar
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Vendrell succeeds Klaiber in Afghanistan
(EU) EU/LIBERALS: ELDR Summit in Seville on 20 June
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Council insists that ITFY be cooperated with - Country by country conclusions
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: MEPs impatient given uncertainty of final objective
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: Has US army committed war crimes?
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: No agreement at Council on sanctions against countries not cooperating in combatting illegal immigration
(EU) EU/LEBANON: Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement is signed
(EU) EU/CUBA: Council reaffirms its common position
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND:
(EU) EU/ACP: Council provides Commission with brief to negotiate regional economic partnership agreements with ACP
(EU) EU/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: General Affairs Council endorses Union's stance for Johannesburg Summit - Now up to European Council of Seville
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: On Wednesday, Commission to make assessment of euro zone in world economy from 1999 to 2001
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council reaches political agreement on port services
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council does not reach agreement on financing of Marco Polo programme
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council reaches political agreement on opening port services up to competition - No agreement on Marco Polo or ecopoints - Aid for airline insurance extended for three months
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/STEEL: WTO endorses Japanese and South Korean request for arbitration
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2003: Council and Parliament prepare for battle well before first reading of preliminary daft budget 2003
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission proposes new anti-tobacco measures
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/FSC: WTO to decide in second half of July
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Schröder stands his ground over direct aid: No negotiations before Copenhagen Summit to await first outcome of CAP reform process
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: EUR 9.25 million for Afghanistan
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Franz Fischler and about fifty ministers of all kinds reaffirm need to take concerns other than trade concerns into account in WTO negotiations
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: French public deficit may reach 2.6% in 2002 - Juncker speaks of links between growth and budgetary balance
(EU) EU/G7: European Ministers welcome rise in euro
(EU) EU/EXTREME RIGHT:
(EU) EU/SEVILLE/DEVELOPMENT: NGO group warns against political consequences of abolishing Development Council and calls for open debate before any decisions are taken
(EU) EU/SEVILLE SUMMIT: European employers call for decisions on immigration, Community patent and eEurope - Jürgen Strube to be UNICE's next President
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 45 million loan for port of Tripoli in Lebanon
(EU) EP/FOOT-AND-MOUTH: Parliament demands measures to prevent import of disease by tourists
(EU) EP/FOOTBALL/CHILDREN: Parliament calls on FIFA and manufacturers of sports articles to contribute to the effective abolition of child labour
(EU) EP/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Massive support for Commission's guidelines on Web-site accessibility
(EU) EP/OVERSEAS: Parliament approves new tax scheme for Canary Isles
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONS:
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Confirmation of dismissal of Hubert Onidi, ECHO official sacked for corruption
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: At ministerial meeting in Bratislava, Viviane Reding to call for model of education and training proper to Europe
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE:
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(EU) EU/ETHICS:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 510
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