15/01: Results of vote for European Parliament (EP) President
16/1: Pat Cox interview with journalist Margareta Kopeinig , European correspondent Austrian newspaper Die Kurier – EP as strategic partner, value in practical issues, Convention needs more democracy and less technocracy, WTO
17/01: Cox interview by journalist Ana Romero, El Mundo : allusions to Cox being soft on terrorism and questions him on minorities in the EU
17/01: Meeting PC and Romano Prodi, President of the Commission – priorities: members' statute, internal reform, political priorities – enlargement, Lisbon Process/Barcelona, Convention, Wider World – transatlantic relations, Russia, Euromed dialogue
17/01: List of proposed points to raise at a meeting with PC and the A-grade officials (Administrators) in his Cabinet.
22/1: Meeting with Jaume Duch (EP Press Service): call to change Art. 202 (Comitology to obtain callback mechanism) to grant EP "equivalent treatment"
23/1: Interview of Cox by Carlos Yañez , El Pais: Cox says he is not a nationalist. His use of Gaelic is expressing cultural diversity as Gaelic is official language of EU. Hopes for proper respect for balance of decision making in 2010. Hopes for diverse but dynamic Europe. Need for more effective communication strategy to reconnect with citizens. EP is democratic counterweight to excessive technocracy. Terrorism – any extradition from EU to US involves need for guarantees that death penalty should not be applied. EU must not be involved in member states constitutional orders
23/1: Meeting with Ana Palacio, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs: Human Rights
23/1: Interview of Cox by F. Papitto, La Reppublica: Convention – constitutional expression of the new Europe. His impression of Gianfranco Fini
23/1: Meeting with Hans Brunmayer, DG Information: Council to prepare working group 12/3
24/1: Meeting between Cox and Paul Adamson, owner of leading Brussels-based PR agency and editor of pro-EU magazine E!Sharp: EP’s communication strategy
29/1: Harley visits London to organise meeting between Cox and Tony Blair. Meets with Sally Morgan and Stephen Wall: Discuss the Euro, Convention, economic reform, suggests that Cox meets David Trimble, Belfast European City of Culture 2008
30/1: Notes for Harley on draft legislation on a European Company Statute (ECS)

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