European Report back issues from Saturday, June 15:
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: REFORM OF EURATOM SAFEGUARDS OFFICE IN THE PIPELINE.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The European Commission set up an expert group charged with bringing forward proposals on the Euratom Safeguards Office's remit and resources, in the light of an analysis of its working methods and inspection procedures. The Group assessed the Safeguards Office between June 2001 and ...
EUROPEAN CONVENTION: MEETING OF ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTING CITIES AND REGIONS.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... Representatives of several associations of local and regional authorities gathered in Brussels on June 10 to discuss the Convention on the Future of Europe. This was the first encounter of a contact group chaired by MEP Ana Palacio (EPP, Spain), who is representing the Spanish Government ...
BUDGET: EP BACKS REVISION OF FINANCIAL REGULATION.(European Parliament)(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... Sitting in plenary session, the European Parliament voted on June 12 to endorse the agreement secured on June 4 by its delegation, led by Terence Wynn (PES, United Kingdom), Chairman of the Budgets Committee, and the Council on revision of the Regulation applicable to the General Budget of ...
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS: PARLIAMENT SEEKS BETTER LEGISLATIVE CO-OPERATION WITH MINISTERS.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The notion of an inter-institutional Forum is not new to Pat Cox, who made a recommendation to this effect in his address to the Barcelona European Council (see European Report 2668 for further details). The idea has been given fresh impetus by the new guidelines defined by the European ...
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPS VOTE ON UNIFORM VOTING METHOD.(Members of the European Parliament)(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... Meeting in plenary session in Strasbourg on June 12, the European Parliament adopted a report tabled by former President Jose Maria Gil Robles (EPP-ED, Spain), by 399 votes to 111, thus giving its assent to the draft Council Decision amending the Act governing the election of Members of ...
ACCESS TO INFORMATION: EP PRESIDENTS APPROVE INTER-INSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT ON SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS.("top secret", "secret" and "confidential" documents)
Jun 15, 2002 ... Talks between the Parliament's head negotiator on the dossier, Elmar Brok (EPP, Germany), and the Council, notably through Spain's Secretary of State for European Affairs, Ramon de Miguel, almost broke down on several occasions. The IIA stipulates that the President of the European ...
EUROPEAN CONVENTION: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT STILL SCEPTICAL ABOUT PROGRESS.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The meeting on June 12 on the fringes of the plenary session in Strasbourg of the European Parliament's component of the European Convention highlighted the persistent tension directed against the Praesidium and its President as well as regarding the pace and scope of work. Elena Ornella ...
EUROPEAN COMMISSION.
Jun 15, 2002 ... Main activities in the week beginning June 17:* Weekly meeting of the Commission: Wednesday June 19 in Luxembourg. Points on the agenda:- Structural economic indicators (debate);- Communication on "the Euro-zone in the world economy - development during the first three years";- Competition ...
EU COUNCIL OF MINISTERS.
Jun 15, 2002 ... June17-18General Affairs Council Transport & Telecommunications Council21-22European Council (Seville)24 General Affairs Council27 Farm CouncilSessions under the Danish PresidencyJuly5-6 Meeting of ASEM Ministers for Finance (Copenhagen)12 EcoFin Council12-13 ...
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT:.
Jun 15, 2002 ... * Main activities in the week June 17 - 23 in BrusselsTHE PRESIDENT'S DIARY- June 17-18 - 4th Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Forum, Bari (Italy)- June 21-22 - European Council, Seville- June 21 - Speech to the Heads of State or Government COMMITTEE MEETINGS IN BRUSSELSReports referred to ...
INSURANCE: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT BACKS BROKER DIRECTIVE.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The draft EU Directive on insurance mediation moved forward one further stage on June 13 when the European Parliament backed the common position the Council of Ministers has taken on this proposal. The Directive will establish a common market for insurance mediation. A broker registered in ...
TRADE: EU CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS REACHES EURO 0.1 BILLION.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The current account figures come after a Euro 6.8 billion surplus in the fourth quarter of 2001, a Euro 1.6 billion surplus in the third quarter of 2001, and a Euro 5.2 billion deficit in the second quarter of 2001.Related statistics showed that the ...
TAXATION: COMMISSION SETS UP NEW ON-LINE SERVICE FOR BUSINESSES.(regulating VAT)(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... Under the current VAT system, deliveries of goods made by an operator in a Member State to an operator in another Member State are exempt from VAT in the country of origin because the tax is declared at destination by the receiving trader. But it is the responsibility of the supplier to ...
MEDIA: CINVEN/CARLYLE CLEARED TO BUY VIVENDI UNIVERSAL PUBLISHING ASSETS.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... On June 12, the European Commission granted clearance, under the simplified merger review procedure, for the acquisition of joint control by British venture capital firm Cinven and private equity fund Carlyle of some professional and health information assets sold by Vivendi Universal ...
SHIPBUILDING: EUROPEAN METALLURGY INDUSTRY WELCOMES COUNCIL DECISION ON STATE AID.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The decision by the Council of EU Industry Ministers on June 6 to implement the temporary defensive aid scheme in support of Europe's ailing shipbuilding industry (see European Report 2690, for further details) is "a clear signal from Europe to the rest of the world", according to the ...
FINANCIAL REPORTING: ACCOUNTANTS WELCOME EU'S DECISION TO SWITCH OVER TO IAS.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group has welcomed the June 7 decision by the EU Member States to switch over to International Accounting Standards for the purpose of financial reporting for listed companies within the European Union by 2005 (see European Report 2690). Goran ...
CEMENT INDUSTRY: CEMBUREAU ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT.(Michael Lodge)(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The European Cement Association - Cembureau - has just elected Michael Lodge as its President for a two-year term. He has been Managing Director of Castle Cement, the UK's second largest cement producer since 1993 and takes over at the helm of Cembureau from German Jurgen Lose. Alessandro ...
ENVIRONMENT: JURY OUT ON EUROPEAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AWARDS.(European Awards for the Environment)(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The jury of the European Awards for the Environment for companies, presided over by Spanish MEP Cristina Garcia Orcoyen (EPP/ED), Executive Director of the Fundaci[cent]n Entorno, met on June 6 to select 20 business projects from the Member States and six candidate countries (Czech ...
FILM INDUSTRY: EUROCINEMA INTERVIEWED BY CONVENTION ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPE.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... Eurocinema, which represents cinema and television producers, was grilled on June 12 by the contact group on culture attached to the Convention on the Future of Europe. The group was chaired by Alojz Peferle, representing Slovena, a guest member of the Convention Praesidium. He was ...
MOTOR FUELS: COURT REJECTS DUTCH APPEAL OVER DECISION ON AID TO SERVICE STATIONS.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The Court upholds the Commission's decision that the threshold for de minimis aid was being breached in many of the cases examined, because the conditions of the aid allowed an owner operating more than one service station to receive as many aid grants as service stations.Furthermore, ...
ENERGY: NOK GETS EU REGULATORY CLEARANCE TO BUY WATT.(Nordostschweizerische Kraftwerke to buy Watt AG)(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The European Commission has granted clearance under the Merger Regulation for an all-Swiss takeover in the power sector. It said on June it was approving under the simplified merger review ...
RETAIL TRADE: CASINO GETS FAST-TRACK CLEARANCE TO ACQUIRE DUTCH GROUP LAURUS.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The European Commission said on June 14 that it had granted clearance, under the simplified merger review procedure, for the French retailer ...
RESEARCH: PARLIAMENT ADOPTS OPINION ON SPECIFIC FP6 PROGRAMMES.(European Union)(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... Sitting in plenary session in Strasbourg on June 12, the European Parliament adopted its Opinion on specific programmes of the EU's Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (2002-2006). Five reports were tabled for a vote by MEPs: the report by Wim Van Velzen ...
MICROCHIPS: COMMISSION ALLOWS SIEMENS TO ACQUIRE 10% OF AEROLAS.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The European Commission has given the go-ahead for Siemens to acquire a 10% shareholding in German air bearings producer AeroLas. The Commission investigation into the transaction raised no competition concerns because it found that there would be sufficient competitors in the relevant ...
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: COUNCIL BACKS COMMON VOCABULARY.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The EU Council of Ministers has endorsed the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) proposed by the European Commission. The Council adopted its Common Position on the draft Regulation June 7, without it needing to be debated at ministerial level. One minor amendment approved would make the ...
CIVIL PROTECTION: COMMISSION DEFENDS RECORD ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMME.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... It is important to know whether the EU has appropriate structures, skills and networks to respond immediately and effectively to emergency situations, such as the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York. In view of the European alarm over this question, EU leaders meeting at the Ghent ...
EMPLOYMENT: STUDY SHOWS TWICE AS MANY MEN ARE SELF-EMPLOYED AS WOMEN.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 15, 2002 ... In 2000, the proportion of self-employed women in industry and services amounted to 7.9% compared to 15.8% for men, according to an analysis of the 2000 EU Labour Force Survey published June 13 by Eurostat, the EU's Statistical Office. For those self-employed persons with employees, the ...
FOODSTUFFS: COMMISSION BIDS TO END EIGHT YEAR BATTLE OVER FETA CHEESE.(Regulatory Committee on geographical Indicaitons and Designations of Origin)(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The issue was debated at the Regulatory Committee on Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin on May 16 but no opinion was expressed. There were 47 votes in favour of the Commission proposal, 23 votes against and three countries abstained. Portugal, Belgium, Greece, Spain, ...
AGRICULTURE: MEPS VOTE ON ETHYL ALCOHOL RULES.(Members of the European Parliament)(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The European Parliament has adopted a report on the Commission's proposal to reform the EU market regime for ethyl alcohol. In approving the report by Pilar Ayuso Gonzalez (EPP-ED, Spain) under the consultation procedure at the plenary session in Strasbourg on June 13, MEPs rejected the EU ...
ENERGY EFFICIENCY: COMMISSION AND PARLIAMENT TACKLE COUNCIL COMMON POSITION ON BUILDINGS.(European Union energy policy)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The European Parliament adopted its Opinion in first reading on February 6, 2002, approving some thirty amendments. The Council accepted 17 of these amendments in substance or in principle. The Council considers that certain amendments were either too detailed, failed to respond to the ...
HEALTH: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT BACKS COMMON POSITION ON BLOOD SAFETY.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The European Parliament has reached agreement on the Council of Ministers' common position for setting the standards of quality and safety in the collection, testing, processing, storage and distribution of human blood and blood products. The second-reading report by Giuseppe Nistico ...
FISHERIES: EU MINISTERS AGREE CATCHES FOR DEEP-SEA FISH.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... Last-minute deal on catches.A Spanish Presidency compromise succeeded in unblocking the deal on the first part of the overall package. "It means there will be responsible fishing in this sector for the first time", said the Spanish Minister, Miguel Arias Ca[currency]ete. Eight deep-sea ...
JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS COUNCIL: MINISTERS AGREE DEADLINES FOR MEASURES TO TACKLE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The Council had a lengthy discussion on illegal immigration, focusing on human-trafficking by sea. Justice and Home Affairs Commissioner Antonio Vitorino said more pressure needs to be put on source countries, but preferred "the carrot, not the stick" approach. The Council Conclusions ...
JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS: COUNCIL STRUGGLES OVER DEFINITION OF REFUGEES.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The Council's working group on asylum has devoted about four sessions to the draft Directive, which was first tabled on September 12, 2001. One difficulty has been linking the text into the other parts of the Commission's asylum/immigration package by ensuring all its components are ...
JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS: HUMAN RIGHTS UNDER THREAT FROM FORTRESS EUROPE, SAYS AMNESTY.
Jun 15, 2002 ... In an open letter, the human rights lobby calls on the Council to "step back from the brink in their so-called war on illegal immigration". Amnesty wants the implications for civil liberties of every decision taken in this area to be assessed. It believes the EU should channel more energy ...
JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS COUNCIL: DEAL ON ANTI-DRUG TRAFFICKING LAW FALTERS ON SANCTIONS LEVEL.
Jun 15, 2002 ... This was the final JHA Council of the Spanish EU Presidency. A large part of it was devoted to operational measures to tackle illegal immigration (see separate article). This left Ministers little time to make progress on the legislative proposals. The Presidency had foreseen the ...
FISHERIES: ROUND-UP OF JUNE 11 COUNCIL.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... Cod and hake.There was a very perfunctory discussion of the cod and hake recovery plans at the Fisheries Council. Based on a Spanish Presidency questionnaire, Member States gave very general opinions on the Commission proposal. Basically, all countries are playing a waiting game and want ...
INFORMATION SOCIETY: MEPS BACK EXCHANGE PROGRAMME FOR ADMINISTRATIONS.(electronic interchange of data)(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... Two draft Decisions are concerned: a proposal amending Decision 1719/1999/EC defining a series of guidelines, including the identification of projects of common interest, for trans-European networks for the electronic interchange of data between administrations ("Guidelines" Decision); and ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: COMMISSION REVIEWS OUTLOOK FOR THIRD-GENERATION MOBILE SERVICES.(European Commission)(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... As reported in the previous issue of European Report, the European Commission voted on June 12 (and not June 11 as originally scheduled) to adopt a Communication on third-generation mobile communications to be forwarded to the Seville European Council. This document reviews the situation ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL: INTERNET, IDA AND TENS TO DOMINATE AGENDA FOR JUNE 18 SESSION.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... Exchange of data between administrations.The Council should reach a political agreement on the review of the second phase of the IDA programme (electronic data exchange between administrations). The European Parliament, sitting in plenary session in Strasbourg on June 11, adopted its ...
RESEARCH: COMMISSION FLOODED WITH MORE THAN 15,000 PROJECT IDEAS.
Jun 15, 2002 ... Universities, companies and research centres have sent more than 15,000 ideas for European research projects to the European Commission. More than 100,000 groups and institutions were involved in drafting the ideas, which potentially involve several hundreds of thousands of researchers ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: COMMISSION TO STAGE HEARING ON LOCAL LOOP UNBUNDLING.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The public hearing follows the publication by the Commission of an study prepared by the consultant law firm Squire, Sanders and Dempsey on local loop unbundling on the basis of the material gathered by the Commission and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Surveillance Authority in ...
FOOD SAFETY: MEPS VOTE FOR TIGHTER LABELLING RULES FOR ALLERGENS.
Jun 15, 2002 ... The Commission tabled the draft legislation (COM(2001) 433) in September 2001 to amend the Food Labelling Directive 2000/13/EC partly in response to new advanced food production methods. It also wanted to give the growing ranks of allergy suffers in Europe better information especially ...
SHIPPING: EURO-MPS VOTE ON EUROPEAN MARITIME SAFETY AGENCY.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The European Parliament has adopted but a few technical amendments to the EU Council of Ministers' common position on setting up a European Maritime Safety Agency (second reading under the co-decision procedure). Admittedly, the Council has agreed to take account of a sizeable number of ...
TRANSPORT COUNCIL: SINGLE SKY, PORT SERVICES AND WHITE PAPER TOP JUNE 17 AGENDA.
Jun 15, 2002 ... White Paper.The Council is aspiring to adopt a set of conclusions on the White Paper the Commission presented last September with a view to describing the overall shape of EU transport policy in the period up to the year 2010 (see European Report 2681 and 2690 for details about the status ...
ENVIRONMENT: COUNCIL FORMALLY APPROVES DIRECTIVE ON MOTORCYCLE EMISSIONS.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The European Union Council of Ministers, meeting in Luxembourg on June 11, voted by a qualified majority (with the United Kingdom abstaining) to formally adopt the Directive aimed at reducing polluting emissions from two- and three-wheeled vehicles (amending Directive 97/24/EEC). The ...
ENVIRONMENT: COUNCIL RUBBER-STAMPS SIXTH ACTION PROGRAMME.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... Meeting on June 11 in Luxembourg, the EU Council of Ministers formally adopted a Decision establishing the Sixth EU Action Programme for the Environment to cover the 2001-2010 period. This is in keeping with the agreement reached on March 13 with the European Parliament (co-decision ...
ENVIRONMENT: MEPS GIVE VIEWS ON AZO-DYES.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... Azo-dyesThe Parliament adopted the report and the proposed recommendation that were presented together by Emmanouil Bakopoulos (EUL, Greece) thus supporting the common position adopted by the Council on the draft Directive on the marketing and use of azo-dyes (19th modification of the ...
SPORT/COPYRIGHT: COURT BACKS ARSENAL SOCCER CLUB IN MERCHANDISE BATTLE.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The issue came to the Court of Justice when the High Court in London referred the case for an interpretation of European trade mark law in April last year. The British judge ruled that the vendor, Mr Matthew Reed, was not "passing off" his goods as official merchandise, but added there was ...
CIVIL PROTECTION: COMMISSION DEFENDS THE RECORD ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMME.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... It is important to know whether the EU has appropriate structures, skills and networks to respond immediately and effectively to emergency situations, such as the terrorist attacks on the twin towers in New York. In view of the European alarm over this question, EU leaders meeting at the ...
FOOD PRODUCTS: COMMISSION IMPOSES STRICTER LABELLING RULES FOR OLIVE OIL.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... Commenting on the move, Agriculture Commissioner Franz Fischler said "coherent rules" were needed to improve the marketing of the product. "With today's decision, olive oil will have to be marketed in a clearer way. Shoppers will see uniform rules and clear labelling across the EU", he ...
RESEARCH: COMMISSION CALLS FOR EURO 700 MILLION BOOST FOR NANOTECHNOLOGIES.(European Commission to provide funds for research)(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The information day is expected to gather some of the best specialists from research, industry and finance, and to address key scientific, technological, and economic challenges of nanotechnology, and highlight the opportunities for Europe to reach critical mass in this promising new area ....
ENVIRONMENT: PROGRESS ON REDUCING HARMFUL IMPACT OF WASHING POWDERS.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 15, 2002 ... Figures in the report show good progress towards the voluntary target of reducing the environmental impact of washing powders and other detergents in the EU by 10% in 1996-2002. In the reporting period (1996-2000), use of detergents fell by 4.6%, packaging by 5.9%, and poorly biodegradable ...
EU/ESTONIA: COMMISSION APPROVES TALLINN'S PARTICIPATION IN ENERGY SAVING PROGRAMME.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The European Commission has approved Estonia's participation in SAVE, the European Union's programme for the promotion of energy saving. The Memorandum of Understanding approved on June 13 puts into effect a political deal made ...
EU/IRAQ: NEW GUIDELINES ON APPLYING OIL FOR FOOD PROGRAMME.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The European Commission has issued a draft Regulation revising procedures to implement the latest United Nations sanctions against Iraq. The Regulation, which has to be approved by the European Union's Member States, amends a 1996 Council Regulation (EC 2465/96) on economic and financial ...
EU/US: FSC RULING DELAYED AGAIN.(Foreign Sales Corporations)(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The World Trade Organisation has again delayed a ruling on the amount of damages the European Union can claim from the United States in the wake of the EU's dispute panel victory on American tax subsidies known as Foreign Sales Corporations. The WTO's dispute settlement body told the ...
EU/BALKANS: COMMISSION PRAISES AGENCY AND ASKS MEPS FOR PATIENCE.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... Parliament protests.EAR was set up in Salonika in November 1999 to manage EU aid for the reconstruction of Kosovo. Its mandate was extended to Serbia and Montenegro in December 2000 after Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic was overthrown. A year later it took responsibility for aid to ...
EU/MIDDLE EAST: CALL FOR EARLY PEACE CONFERENCE.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... Mr Pique was in Vancouver on June 12 to discuss the plans with US Secretary of State Colin Powell, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov. He was also helping to prepare the G-8 Summit, scheduled for June 26-27.However, the plans for a conference could be ...
POLLUTION AT SEA: MEPS ENDORSE RATIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AGREEMENTS.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... Carriage by sea of noxious substancesThe European Parliament adopted a report by Paolo Bartolozzi (EPP-ED, Italy), approving, without further amendment, a draft Council Decision to allow the Member States, to ratify, in the interests of the EU, the 1996 International Convention on ...
EU/UN: PARLIAMENT GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO RATIFY CARTAGENA PROTOCOL.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The Biosafety Protocol was adopted by consensus on January 29, 2000 in Montreal. Negotiated under the aegis of the United Nations and concluded in the context of the Convention on biological diversity, it establishes a legal framework which aims to guarantee the safe transfer, handling and ...
EU/CZECH REPUBLIC: ELECTION FOCUSES THINKING ON ACCESSION.
Jun 15, 2002 ... A lacklustre campaign has failed to ignite public enthusiasm, and at least a fifth of the electorate said they were undecided in the last surveys before polling day. It is impossible to guess whether they have been more deterred by the face of Vaclav Klaus - one of the country's few ...
EU/HUNGARY: GREATER FOCUS NEEDED ON SMALL FIRMS AND AGRICULTURE, SAYS JCC.(Brief Article)
Jun 15, 2002 ... The Hungarian Government should consolidate and develop policy measures in favour of smaller firms, and in particular it should guarantee more stable and accessible legislation, according to the EU-Hungary Joint Consultative Committee, the joint body with the EU Economic and Social ...
MEDICINES: COMMISSION SEEKS TO SQUARE POOR COUNTRY CIRCLE.
Jun 15, 2002 ... The Commission is currently working with Member States on a draft Communication in which the central idea is to propose to the WTO to create an exception in the TRIPS Agreement. The Commission's idea is not to remove protection of intellectual property. But what it does propose is that ...
ENLARGEMENT: "NO DELAYS", SAY COMMISSION AND PARLIAMENT.
Jun 15, 2002 ... Speaking at the opening of the plenary session debate, Commissioner Verheugen warned against a delay of the enlargement process due to division amongst the fifteen EU Member States. Referring to the General Affairs Council's failure to agree on direct payments to candidate country farmers ...
EU/ARAB MAGHREB UNION: PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR PACT FOR STABILITY, DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT.
Jun 15, 2002 ... The motion adopted by the European Parliament on the establishment of a privileged partnership between the EU and the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) proposes the creation of structures for dialogue and reflection at the regional level within the Euro-Mediterranean inter-parliamentary Forum, ...