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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8594

28 November 2003
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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The Debate on services of general interest taken up again in Parliament
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IGC: On eve of Naples conclave Tremonti still reclaims strengthening of Ecofin powers - Commission demands respect for balance found by Convention for EU funding
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: Union ready to work with new leaders
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND:
(EU) EUROPEAN DEFENCE/NATO/UNITED STATES: Lord Robertson warns EU against trying to rival NATO or United States
(EU) WEU: Armand De Decker to be next President of WEU Assembly
(EU) EU/CFSP:
(EU) EU/CFSP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Council adopts agreement on lighter take-overs directive by unanimity, against the recommendation of Commission but with support of EP
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Council approves by unanimity political agreement on "merger" ruling"
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Still no agreement on patent
(EU) EU/PUBLIC SERVICE: Commission plans to present guidelines and White Paper on services of general interest in 2004
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Political agreement on sanctions for drug trafficking - personal consumption is excluded from field of application - Dutch exception is preserved but could change
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Common rules are adopted on parental responsibility - Still no agreement on enforceable instrument - Inventory for arrest warrant
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Asylum issues are postponed till 2004 - Agreements on borders
(EU) EU/INDIA: Fourth EU-India Summit
(EU) EU/WTO: Union makes its luggage lighter but does not change course
(EU) EP/GLOBALISATION: Forum to prepare Social Democrats' response to challenges of globalisation get underway
(EU) EU/FREE CIRCULATION: Commission decides to bring in passport for pets travelling with their owners within the Union
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Schröder announces that Germany will refuse to increase contribution to EU budget after 2006
(EU) EP/STABILITY PACT: Ecofin Council's decision a "premeditated crime", says Mr Bourlanges, openly criticising Paris and Berlin
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Awareness campaign on possibilities for staff training since launch of reform
(EU) FISHERIES/MEDITERRANEAN: Venice ministerial conference confirms desire of neighbouring countries to better protect resources, fight against illegal activities and reflect on implementation of protected zones
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WTO: Mr Fischler to plead for relaunch of agricultural negotiations at Monday's FAO conference in Rome
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission, Poland and Ukraine support extension of Odessa-Brody pipeline to POLAND
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Adoption of Directive on transit between member states of persons expelled by plane
(EU) EU/EUROPOL: Cooperation agreement signed between Europol and Romania
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Last meeting of the EuroMediterranean Parliamentary Forum before transformation into joint parliamentary assembly
(EU) EP/DRUGS:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Mr Verheugen refutes concerns over enlargement, 'without which European integration would be incomplete'
(EU) EP/LATVIA: Visit by Mrs Schroedter to Riga in view of first EP report on monitoring of acceding countries
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Conclusions from Advocate General Stix-Hackl in case concerning deposit-guarantee schemes
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Balance sheet of 52nd plenary session of Committee of the Regions - services of general interest, European citizenship, social protection, SMEs
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2004: Commission committed to guarantee funding for urban info points and rural information centres
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB loans for Mulhouse and Valenciennes tramways
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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SUPPLEMENT
“EUROPE”/DOCUMENTS No. 2341: Intergovernmental Conference: Explanatory note by Franco Frattini for conclave in Naples
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