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Conclusions of the Transport Council of 26 March 2002 on the GALILEO Satellite Radio-Navigation Programme



Approval for launch of Galileo satellite navigation project

EU Transport Ministers have overcome the final obstacles, with agreement on financing the development phase of the Galileo project and on creating an undertaking to administer the project until the beginning of its commercial phase, planned for 2008.

MIDDLE EAST CRISIS/EU: Piqu� asks for Saudi proposal to be used to relaunch peace process

Madrid, 26 Mar (EFE).- Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Piqu� said today that the Arab League Summit constitutes "an unprecedented opportunity for peace" in the Middle East, and underlined that the Saudi plan "should create a new atmosphere making it possible to return to the negotiating table on a much surer footing."

President of European Council to attend Arab League Summit

Jos� Mar�a Aznar will take part in the opening of the Arab League Summit scheduled to take place in Beirut this Wednesday and Thursday.

SPAIN-GIBRALTAR: Piqu� offers Gibraltarians greatest possible self-government with agreement

Madrid, 26 Mar (EFE).- Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Piqu� today encouraged Gibraltarians to take part in the Spanish-British dialogue, which will ensure them the "greatest possible degree of self-government within a framework of shared understanding", and warned that without agreement the current situation "can only get worse".

POLAND-SPAIN/EU: Arias Ca�ete encourages candidates to speed up adaptation to EU rules

Warsaw, 26 Mar (EFE).- Spain�s Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Miguel Arias Ca�ete, currently on a visit to Poland, has today spoken to his hosts about Spain�s experience of integration into the European Union, and encouraged them to speed up the adaptation of the Polish farming sector to Community rules.

Safiya Hussaini reprieved



EU Telecom Council pushes forward eEurope 2005 Action Plan to develop Information Society

The Council dealt with the following items:

Telecommunications Council approves regulation to implement .eu Internet domain

The regulation lays the basis for awarding the .eu domain to a private non-profit organisation to manage it, and specifies the contents of the registry policy, inter alia.

US-STEEL/EU: European Commission proposes safeguard measures with tariffs of up to 26%

Brussels, 25 Mar (EFE).- The European Commission today proposed that the Fifteen adopt safeguard measures to protect their steel markets, measures which could hit 40% of third country exports with tariffs of up to 26%.

UK-DIPLOMACY: Straw: We need to deal with bullies like Saddam Hussein

London, 25 Mar (EFE).- British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has said today that "we need to deal with bullies like Saddam" [Hussein, the Iraqi President], rearrange the world and prevent future conflicts and atrocities.

Documentos por Tem�tica/Tipo Contenido
Conclusions of the Transport Council of 26 March 2002 on the GALILEO Satellite 
Radio-Navigation Programme

Approval for launch of Galileo satellite navigation project
<i>EU Transport Ministers have overcome the final obstacles, with agreement on 
financing the development phase of the Galileo project and on creating an undertaking 
to administer the project until the beginning of its commercial phase, planned for 
2008.</i>
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS/EU: Piqu� asks for Saudi proposal to be used to relaunch peace 
process
Madrid, 26 Mar (EFE).- Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Piqu� said today that the Arab 
League Summit constitutes &#034;an unprecedented opportunity for peace&#034; in the 
Middle East, and underlined that the Saudi plan &#034;should create a new atmosphere 
making it possible to return to the negotiating table on a much surer footing.&#034;
President of European Council to attend Arab League Summit
<i>Jos� Mar�a Aznar will take part in the opening of the Arab League Summit scheduled 
to take place in Beirut this Wednesday and Thursday.</i>
SPAIN-GIBRALTAR: Piqu� offers Gibraltarians greatest possible self-government with 
agreement
Madrid, 26 Mar (EFE).- Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Piqu� today encouraged 
Gibraltarians to take part in the Spanish-British dialogue, which will ensure them the 
&#034;greatest possible degree of self-government within a framework of shared 
understanding&#034;, and warned that without agreement the current situation &#034;can 
only get worse&#034;.
POLAND-SPAIN/EU: Arias Ca�ete encourages candidates to speed up adaptation to EU rules
Warsaw, 26 Mar (EFE).- Spain�s Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Miguel 
Arias Ca�ete, currently on a visit to Poland, has today spoken to his hosts about 
Spain�s experience of integration into the European Union, and encouraged them to 
speed up the adaptation of the Polish farming sector to Community rules.
Safiya Hussaini reprieved

EU Telecom Council pushes forward eEurope 2005 Action Plan to develop Information 
Society
<i>The Council dealt with the following items:</i>
Telecommunications Council approves regulation to implement .eu Internet domain
<i>The regulation lays the basis for awarding the .eu domain to a private non-profit 
organisation to manage it, and specifies the contents of the registry policy, 
<i/>inter alia<i>.</i>
US-STEEL/EU: European Commission proposes safeguard measures with tariffs of up to 26%
Brussels, 25 Mar (EFE).- The European Commission today proposed that the Fifteen adopt 
safeguard measures to protect their steel markets, measures which could hit 40% of 
third country exports with tariffs of up to 26%.
UK-DIPLOMACY: Straw: We need to deal with bullies like Saddam Hussein
London, 25 Mar (EFE).- British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has said today that 
&#034;we need to deal with bullies like Saddam&#034; [Hussein, the Iraqi President], 
rearrange the world and prevent future conflicts and atrocities.

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