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A "contagious" spirit” “

If one were to link the bloody events of the Middle East with the Day of prayer for peace in Assisi, one might be tempted to reach the conclusion that it was a failure. Some have not hesitated to point out that, two days previously, all the absent guests at Assisi – those involved in […]

di Yves Pitette " "Roman correspondent of the French daily "La Croix"" "" "

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Holland: tragic abuses” “

“We must be on our guard against any kind of violation and suppression of life. ‘We are… the guardians of life, not its owners'”, writes the Pope in his message for the 10th World Day of the sick that the Church throughout the world will celebrate on 11 February, feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. […]

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” “The French bill on bioethics” “

The French National Assembly has just given the go-ahead to research on surplus human embryos, but opposed – at least for the time being – cloning for therapeutic purposes. This is the result of the overhaul of the bill on bioethics of 1994 containing 29 articles and 300 amendments which the French deputies passed in […]

di Maryvonne Gasse – Paris" "" "

Presentation of bids” “

· EQUALITY BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN – Open competition – Implementation of the decision of the Council of 20/12/2000 relating to the programme concerning EU strategy on matters of equality between the sexes (2001-2005) – Deadline for the presentation of bids: 15/3/2002. For further information, please contact: European Commission, GD Employment and Social Affairs, Unit […]

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European Parliament” “

· Meeting of the Political Groups in Brussels, in preparation for the Plenary Session in February, from Monday 28 to Thursday 31 January 2002; · Meetings of the Interparliamentary Delegations of the EP; · The European Parliament has nominated its own delegation to the Convention for the future of Europe, due to begin its work […]

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EU legislation” “

In the course of last week, the following legislative acts and communications were published in the Official Gazette of the European Community: · Draft regulation of the Epand the Council relating to the common Vocabulary for public contracts (OGEC C 25 E/1, 29/1/2002); · Draft regulation of the Council relating to the specific restrictive measures, […]

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Dailies and periodicals” “

The annual address on the state of the Union, given by American President Bush to the two Chambers gathered in Congress in recent days, was the occasion for the main European dailies to review the state of American foreign policy four months after the tragic attacks of 11 September. “George W. Bush on the front […]

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WTO: difficulties for the development agenda” “

The “Development Agenda” adopted at Doha last November during the 4th ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is encountering obstacles to its effective implementation. The Director General of the WTO (and candidate for the post of President) Mike Moore, addressing the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, lamented the lack of an […]

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Middle East: relaunching the peace process” “

On his return from a mission in Jordan, Egypt, Israel, Syria, Palestine and Lebanon, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Josep Piqué confirmed the commitment of the Spanish Presidency of the EU to relaunch the peace process in the Middle East. In spite of the fact that violence and terror continue to form part of everyday […]

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Convention: agreement reached” “

The General Affairs Council (GAC), composed of the Foreign Ministers of the fifteen member countries of the EU, reached a unanimous compromise on the composition and funding of the Convention for the institutional reforms of the Union which will begin its work on 28 February. The GAC thus put an end to the dispute over […]

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