Smaller States call for Constitution re-drafting- September 25, 2003 19 smaller Member States of the enlarged EU have called for substantial negotiations on the draft constitution, proposed by the European Convention. Austria and Finland convened a meeting of 19 "like-minded" states on 23 September at the United Nations General Assembly in New York to discuss common interests before the IGC which starts on 4 October. Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the...http://eunewsdigest.blogspot.com/2003/09/smaller-states-call-for-constitution.html EU studies plans to introduce immigration quotas- September 17, 2003 EurActiv.com Portal - News nr 1506199: "EU studies plans to introduce immigration quotas EU interior ministers have decided to study an Italian plan to introduce quotas for immigration into the European Union, designed to control the flow of illegal immigrants."http://eunewsdigest.blogspot.com/2003/09/eu-studies-plans-to-introduce.html Eurozone teetering on brink of recession- September 15, 2003 EU Business - Eurozone teetering on brink of recession Europe's beleaguered economy is teetering on the edge of recession, data confirmed Tuesday, but officials forecast that the 12-member eurozone will pull back from the brink over the next few months.http://eunewsdigest.blogspot.com/2003/09/eurozone-teetering-on-brink-of.html |