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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8312

5 October 2002
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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The "European model" increasingly comes to the fore, taking account of ecological, social, ethical and other criteria when applying the rules of the single market
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Convention opens way to single constitutional treaty - Presidium to re-examine control modalities for subsidiarity
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Debate scheduled on report of working group on economic governance to be complemented by talks on social Europe
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Majority of European ministers reaffirm their opposition to military intervention in Iraq outside UN framework
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Commission welcomes commutation of death sentence for Abdullah Ocalan
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT/BENES DECREES: Polemic on Frowein legal opinion
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/PES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council should focus on negotiations with Switzerland, funding enlargement and budget deficits
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Monday, Twelve to discuss deficits in some Member States and postponement of budgetary balance till 2006
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Monday meeting with Commissioner Barnier and Ministers in charge of regional policy to simplify procedures - Commission warns of risk of losing non-activated loans
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission to recommend conclusion of negotiations with ten candidates, but not yet make "operational" proposals for Romania, Bulgaria or Turkey
(EU) EU/ACP: Nielson signs programme for Pacific region
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID/UN:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Council fixes objective of reaching agreement on liberalisation of gas and electricity markets for 25 November
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: No Council agreement on partial revision of trans-European networks - group chaired by Karel Van Miert is to reflect on new priorities for 2004
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council moves forward on less controversial aspects of rail liberalisation and Single Sky - Italy and Austria prepare alternatives to "ecopoints"
(EU) EU/DRUGS:
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2003: Budgetary committee recommends new Council posts to be put on reserve list in exchange for information on CFSP loans
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission closes certain proceedings against IMS Health
(EU) EU/SHIPYARDS: CESA and KSA reactions
(EU) EP/OCTOBER SESSION IN BRUSSELS: Report on candidate countries, European Council, Iraq, employment strategy, EU/Algeria agreement
(EU) EP/TAKEOVERS: Willi Rothley again rejects Commission proposal - Watson insists on approval
(EU) EU/KALININGRAD: Moscow says it is "disappointed" by Council result on Monday, whereas Lithuania stresses its right to sovereignty
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: third association committee session - trade, agriculture, services
(EU) EU/CHILE:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves aid scheme for disadvantaged communities in UK
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves proposed aid in favour of Rapid Eye
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears CVC acquisition of Kwik-Fit
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Volume of retail trade up in euro-zone
TIMETABLE
(EU) Main European activities from 7 to 14 October 2002:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 04/10/2002:
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