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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8357

9 December 2002
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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Convention: a Vice-Chairman who does not speak when he has nothing to say
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Intense ministerial negotiations before Tuesday's Council
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Turkey would agree to the date for starting negotiations only being set in 2003 as long as negotiations begin in spring 2004
(EU) EU/COPENHAGEN SUMMIT/EPP/TURKEY: Pöttering underlines EPP presidency preference for preferential partnership
(EU) EU/COPENHAGEN SUMMIT/ELDR/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/TURKEY/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/TURKEY/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/BALKANS:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Barnier and Dehaene speak of defence and external policy - debate in Plenary on 20 December
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ITALY: Centre-left MEPs call for a constitution endorsed by a referendum on the same day in every country
(EU) EU/WEU: Assembly in favour of formal council of EU Defence Ministers and for re-launch of relations with third Mediterranean countries
(EU) EP/DEFENCE: von Wogau calls for more details over "Headline Goal" - Watson: deal with the Europe/United States "security deficit"
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Council calls on Commission to present its legislative package, without delay, on new policy for chemical products, and recommends penalties and extension of new system to persistent, bio-accumulative, toxic and allergenic substances
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: EU decides to ratify Rotterdam Convention on trading chemical products and to adapt Community law accordingly
(EU) ENVIRONMENT: Council comes to political agreement on Community system for trading greenhouse gas emissions - ambitious but flexible
(EU) EU/INTELECTUAL PROPERTY: A Commission report confirms that film directors are now considered as holders of copyright to their film throughout the EU
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission satisfied with market evolution and regulation in sector (in full financial crisis), but points to certain number of shortcomings
(EU) EU/TAXATION/LUXEMBOURG: Juncker/Bolkestein to meeting on Tuesday
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission proposes to levy VAT on energy supplies in Member State where buyer is established
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears merger of Logica and CMG
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission communication defining quality criteria for Internet sites on health
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission communication on problems of migrant workers and their families
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/TRADE UNIONS:
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Parliament takes stance in favour of retaining State aid and is opposed to extending Commission powers on stock management
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: EP regrets absence of environmental objectives in Communication on coordinating economic and employment policies and wants to be involved in preparing the spring summit
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) OECD/AGRICULTURE/FISHERIES:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: EP amends proposal on protection of geographic descriptions and name of origin for registration of new products
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Publication of regulation on maritime security committee
(EU) EU/FRAUD/OLAF/KOSOVO: A senior EU official is arrested
(EU) ACP/EU: 48 million euro allocated to co-operation programme with Guyana over five years
(EU) EU/EIB: 110 million euro loan for the Asturias
(EU) EU/EIB: 100 million euro loan in Poland
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for air safety in Central and East Africa and Madagascar
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 531
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