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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8478

7 June 2003
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: Our offices will be closed on Whit Monday, 9 June 2003. The EUROPE bulletin No 8479 will be dated Wednesday 11 June 2003.
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Praesidium keeps to institutional architecture system with a few changes (especially super-qualified majority) - after Friday's consultation, VGE notes "more positive development" of government component - Madrid obtains some flexibility over date when new voting procedures begin
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Extension of qualified majority is focus of plenary debates on Thursday - several Convention Members criticise the Member States that wish to maintain the Nice institutional provisions
(EU) EU/CUBA: Eu decides to re-assess common positition on Cuba
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/PREAMBLE:
(EU) UE/BURMA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/FISHERIES COUNCIL: "Marathon" meeting next week for compromise on CAP reform - political agreement on FMD directive in sight - deblocking Irish Bow dossier will be difficult
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Go-ahead to signature, on 25 June, of extradition and judicial cooperation agreements between the EU and the United States
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Political agreement on parental responsibility - no other agreement
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: No progress on Swiss involvement in Schengen
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/IMMIGRATION: Tricky debate on financial solidarity between States on immigration and borders post 2006
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council agrees to make rules for attributing slots more flexible after air sector difficulties due to Iraq and SARS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Out-lying countries are concerned about the introduction of new tolls on European roads
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council defines ways to create maritime careers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Lagardère/VUP detailed enquiry
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/GERMANY: Messrs Prodi and Schröder discuss Lisbon process - investments in trans-European networks and research
(EU) EU/EURO/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament confirms opposition to total decoupling of aid and sectorial measures proposed under reform
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Parliament votes to keep Irish Box
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Parliament requests update of action plan on socio-economic consequences of sector restructuring
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EP/BSE:
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EP/USA: Appeals for caution in reassessment of trans-Atlantic relations
(EU) EP/FOOD SAFETY:
(EU) EU/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPBULIC: First consultation meeting on article 96 from Cotonou agreement to take place on 12 June Brussels
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA/SOCIAL: Joint Commission - Inter-American Development Bank campaign for a fairer society in Latin America
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Health ministers support setting up European inspection centre for tcontagious diseases but some see this a "head of network"
(EU) EU/ROAD SAFETY: Red Cross and European Commission launch campaign to protect children on way to school
(EU) EU/HEALTH/CONSUMERS: BEUC thanks Health Council for rejecting direct consumer information on prescription medicines by pharmaceutical laboratories
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