Matters of interest: Helsinki European Council: European Parliament (EP) association with IGC on institutional reform, Turkey: deficit, taxation, beef; Speech by President Jacques Chirac: positive, growing role of EP; Visit by Javier Solana, High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, to Ankara to "explain not negotiate"; Giorgio Napolitano on the Helsinki decisions; Human resources changes within the EP; Austria: grave situation after gains by Jörg Haider, Chairman of the Freedom Party (FPD) – anti-European and anti- democratic; Rise of xenophobia, populism and nationalism not confined to Austria

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