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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8504

15 July 2003
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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Problems and uncertainties with EU plan to stimulate investment in research and infrastructure
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Marc Otte succeeds Miguel Angel Moratinos
(EU) EU/INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE: Italian Presidency wants Constitution agreed before December's European Council
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Italian government in favour of NATO intervention in Iraq
(EU) EU/ITALIAN PRESIDENCY: Berlusconi accepts Stefano Stefani's resignation
(EU) EU/CUBA: France invites Cuban dissidence to celebrate 14 July at its Embassy in Havana
(EU) EU/IRAQ:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2004: Council to adopt reasonable draft budget at first reading on Wednesday - concertation with Parliament to focus on CFSP, administrative expenditure and various points of procedure
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Debate on draft 2004 budgets and growth
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commission to propose use of 56.2 million EUR of solidarity fund for Spain and ITALY on Wednesday
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Mr Chirac wants Stability Pact relaxed
(EU) EU/TOBACCO: Commission's proceedings against three Member States for non-respect of legislation on sales and marketing of tobacco products
(EU) EU/TOBACCO: Commission asks Germany to align taxes for "home-made" cigarettes and "ready made" ones
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission to fight pie-in-the-sky claims about health benefits of food
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Italian action plan to reactivate growth is the focus of work at informal Competitiveness Council on 11 and 12 July
(EU) EU/CONSUMPTION: Four Member States brought before the Court for failure to transpose Guarantees Directive
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Cyprus ratifies accession treaty
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/REGIONAL POLICY:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission to reinforce road safety with new technical standards for motor vehicles
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Four Member States referred to Court of Justice for delay in security measures for cableway installations
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Head of European Aviation Safety Agency appointed
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission proposes strengthening international cover for nuclear risk within the EU
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional approval to merger between Konica and Minolta
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: Commission tables offer on government procurement
(EU) ACP: Disappointed at failing to win round Australia and Brazil in the sugar dispute, ACP countries are determined to defend their interests at the WTO in Cancun
(EU) EU/WTO/STEEL: American appeal confirmed
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU's prosecution suspended following agreement with Canada on wines
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Tough negotiations in Varese - Anna Diamantopoulou against early retirement schemes operating for company restructuring
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Lawyer Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer rejects “social tourism”
(EU) EU/ANIMAL WELFARE: Commission to propose, on Wednesday, improving animal transport conditions with compulsory rest periods
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Four Member States are taken before Court of Justice for not having transposed the "laying hen" directive
(EU) EU/EIB: 40 million to support audiovisual production and distribution in France
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Committee of Regions calls on Commission to protect services of general interest during WTO negotiations
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Committee of the Regions calls for greater cooperation between European and local authorities
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on Commission Green Paper on entrepreneurship in EUROPE
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Committee of the Regions wants greater role in EU decision-making
(EU) EU/IMMUNITY: European network against racism calls on EP to go back on its refusal to lift Camre's immunity
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 560
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