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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8351

30 November 2002
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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: What the convention's preparing for european defence
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM: Tony Blair proposes a "team" for Council Presidency, with a "more permanent" President of the European Council - Against electing the Commission President, but in favour of strengthening Commission's role as guardian of the Treaty
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Request to hold EP elections in May 2004
(EU) EU/EP/TURKEY: Cox predicts a rendezvous clause - Durao Barroso: Ankara "has waited too long already" - Rocard: no "snub to Turkey"
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Javier Solana welcomes agreement between Serbia and Montenegro on Constitutional Charter
(EU) EU/ATTACKS IN KENYA:
(EU) EU/BALKANS:
(EU) EU/CFSP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/ASYLUM: One week in which to approve Dublin II
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/IMMIGRATION: Return policy - financing - comments - conditions…
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: No green light on agreement between Europol and United States
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Agreement on removal of children - no other agreement
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/IMMIGRATION/FINANCING: Vitorino acknowledges there are difficulties within the Commission
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Luxembourg and Austria are opposed to adopting directive on savings tax - Agreement on "tax package" is increasingly unlikely
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/VISAS:
(EU) EU/GMOs: Council's political agreement on labelling of GMOs in foodstuffs - powerful message for Environment Council
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Fischler calls on Member States to show proof of more flexibility in seeking to reach agreement, in December, on reform of sector
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council more open to principle of decoupling direct aid - interpretations regarding decisions of Brussels Summit differ
(EU) EU/HEALTH/CONSUMERS: Monday's Council could reach political agreement on new "Tobacco Advertising" directive and adopt a resolution on the strategy in favour of consumers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Hyundai Merchant Marine may sell businesses
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: MEETING with Ms de Palacio on single sky
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Business Climate Indicator for the euro area continues its upward trend in November
(EU) EU/EIB: loan to small businesses in South Africa
(EU) EU/MARITIME TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/SWEDEN/EURO:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Mr Prodi appeals to candidates to accept Danish Presidency proposals
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Switzerland has to adapt its legislation to quota diffusion systems in the framework of "Media" participation negotiations
(EU) EU/WTO/STEEL: USA win in case of subsidies for German steel
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission provides Euro 4 million in humanitarian aid to Ethiopia
(EU) EU/SOCIAL DIALOGUE SUMMIT: 2003-2005 work programme sends out strong signal to the Convention on the role of the social partners in social governance in Europe - Prodi and Diamantopoulou satisfied
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Ministerial conference of Copenhagen should strengthen European dimension of education and training
(EU) EP/OMBUDSMAN: Candidates stress importance of European ombudsman's role and welcome progress made by Mr Söderman
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EP/ASSISTANTS: legal committee thrives on opaqueness surrounding employment of parliamentary assistants and should have invented a new legal concept - the secret of employment
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: Polemic about inspections of how EU aid is used
(EU) EP/THE LEBANON: Yes to agreement with the Lebanon but with certain conditions
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Spanish Basque accused of terrorism may be refused access to part of French territory if he is a danger to law and order
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Christine Stix-Hackl considers German national service does not run counter to Community law
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