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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8575

30 October 2003
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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Thoughts on a few developments in competition policy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: ICC President seeks to convince all countries to abide by court - Commissioner Patten criticises USA
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Troika proposes summit for 6 November
(EU) EU/GIBRALTAR: Commission considers United Kingdom right to have sent official recommendation
(EU) EU/IGC/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/WEU/IGC: Mr Glesener presents WEO assembly proposals
(EU) EU/BAROMETER: Most EU citizens support greater role of United Nations in Iraq - reservations on participation of USA in financial effort
(EU) EU/BALKANS:
(EU) EU/CHURCH/NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission forecasts growth of 1.8% in 2004 in Euro-zone - public deficits in German and France could remain above 3% of GDP until 2005 - worries on labour market situation
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/ENLARGEMENT: Commission welcomes good economic performances of candidate countries, but is concerned at budgetary situation
(EU) EU/BUDGET: 5 billion EUR of payment appropriations cancelled from structural funds, 2003 budget falls to 0.9% of Community GDP
(EU) EU/2004 BUDGET:
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT:
(EU) EU/CHEMCIAL PRODUCTS: Commission proposes modernising legislation on chemical products to protect public health and environment without damaging industrial competitiveness
(EU) EU/COMMERCE: Commission adopts proposal to protect current GSP
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Italian publishing sector under Commission's microscope
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) UE/COMPETITION: Commission prepares report to stimulate competition in liberal professions
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: United States extends time for registration of non-American audit companies by three months
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: "Market abuse" Directive rules on journalists' and analysts' sources approved
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Most Member States continue with efforts to reduce aid to struggling companies
(EU) EU/CHINA: Trade relations, human rights and regional conflicts at centre of 6th annual EU/China summit - problem of link between Yuan and dollar
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/TUNISIA: Commission grants EUR 48 million for modernisation of Tunisian higher education system
(EU) EU/MASHREQ/SYRIA: First "EU-Mashreq Europartnership" fair in Damas - Syria and EU close to concluding negotiations on association agreement
(EU) EU/EIB: Global loan of 150 million EUR to AIB to support SMEs in IRELAND
(EU) EU/WTO/ANTI_DUMPING:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/RESEARCH: Mr Busquin in Moscow from 30 October to 1 November
(EU) EU/WTO: Mr Lamy reiterates warning against hurrying into new Doha negotiations - Mr Cohn-Bendit and Mr Hannes Lorenzen call for international convention to prepare new talks
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Council adopts decision extending protection of Community trademark to members of Madrid Protocol
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/SPAIN:
(EU) EO/DRUGS: Conference in Malaga on youth drug consumption
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Improve prevention and treatment of osteoporosis
(EU) EP/HEALTH/TOBACCO:
(EU) EU/GMO/ITALY:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/MOBILITY:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: At Ministerial in Milan, Viviane Reding calls for reinforcement of co-operation in field of human capital, making full use of potential of open method of co-ordination
(EU) EU/VOCATIONAL TRAINING: European Training Foundation calls for reform of education and vocational training systems in EU's neighbour countries
(EU) EP/YOUTH/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/EESC/ENLARGEMENT: Hearing on employment in agriculture of future member states underlines urgency of creating business opportunities in countryside
(EU) EU/COURT OF 1ST INSTANCE: Galileo International Technology demands EUR 240 million from European Commission if it continues to use Galileo term
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2330/2331: Commission defines its priorities for improving vat system by 2005
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 29/10/2003:
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