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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8296

13 September 2002
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TEXT OF THE WEEK
: Mario Monti rekindles debate on quality of public spending recommending clear distinction between investment and operational spending, without amending the Stability Pact
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Giscard d'Estaing confirms Praesidium is to present paper on structure of the future Treaty in October
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/PES: Socialist Members consider political document by Guiliano Amato
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Mr Rasmussen considers new UN resolution not essential for triggering military operation against Iraq
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ITALY:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ELDR: Andrew Duff proposes Constitution whereby Member States may leave the Union if they so wish - Council chaired by the Commission
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE: MEPs from several groups propose Tunisian, Sihem Bensedrine and Egyptian, Saad Eddin Ibrahim
(EU) EP/USA/TERRORISM: Solidarity of political groups with USA but also criticism of Bush government
(EU) WEU/TERRORISM: Klaus Bühler argues EU response is not entirely satisfactory
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Peter Schieder calls on Montenegro and Serbian leaders to confirm their European ambitions by finally agreeing on a Constitutional Charter
(EU) EU/GREENS/IRAQ:
(EU) EP/NIGERIA:
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB decides not to change interest rates despite signs of recovery petering out in Eurozone
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Package of nuclear energy proposals being discussed by various services
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: New proposal on takeover bids in October?
(EU) EU/TEXTILES/WTO:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Danish Presidency is to attempt mediation between Council and Parliament on specific research programmes
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission adopts communication defining strategy to increase research spending to 3% of GDP
(EU) EU/FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE: Commission has to present its proposals at beginning of October authorising Member States to give emergency vaccinations
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/AFGHANISTAN: Americans call for closer cooperation from the Union to meet food shortages and help refugees - Opinions differ
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Veterinary experts postpone voting on proposal on tightening up restrictions on travellers' imports
(EU) EU/USA/STEEL: Washington proposes steel producing countries ban all steel subsidies
(EU) EU/FRANCE/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/COMPETITION: Fight against cartels to be stepped up, announces Mario Monti
(EU) EU/ALGERIA/TERRORISM: Algerian foreign minister asks MEPs for "mea culpa" and calls for effective solidarity in the face of terrorism
(EU) EP/WOMEN/ENLARGEMENT: For women of candidate countries, enlargement must be presented as a social project - public EP hearing highlights candidate countries' resistance to change
(EU) EP/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Smet report calls for strategies to increase number of women represented on employers' organisations and trade unions
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Seminar of the European Women's Lobby
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE/DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN:
(EU) EP/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Japan Tobacco and legal battle to protect its Mild Seven brand
(EU) EU/REPUBLIC OF CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE): Commission adopts cooperation framework for 2002-2007
(EU) ACP: ACP countries and WTO soon to sign memorandum for co-operation for strengthening mutual links
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Eucomed - the association of patients and doctors has called for European standards on recycling medical devices
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Improving co-ordination in cancer research
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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