31/1: Pat Cox talks about generating a sense of change. EU needs to be more democratic and less technocratic. Discusses with Francesco Cerri, ANSA journalist: institutional reform on European Company Statute (ECS)
31/1: Meeting with Secretary-General on European Company Statute (ECS)
4/2: Jonathan Dimbleby interview
5/2: Press Conference in Wigan with Cox and Romano Prodi: future of European Parliament (EP), communications strategy of EP, ECS, transparency in capital markets
19/2: Meeting Cox and Ambassador Burghardt: on attempts to invite President Bush to address the EP. EU-US Summit in Washington
20/2: Interview talks with Adrianna Cerretelli, journalist with Il Sole – 24 Ore: Convention. EP support for constitutionalismyyyk of EU . EU more political – in defence and foreign policy fields. EP had duty and responsibility to show leadership
21/2: Koldo Gorostiaga, MEP from the Herri Batasuna, the Basque separatist party in Spain and the political wing of the terrorist organisation ETA: Cox agreed to meet Gorostiaga as elected MEP by the people. Cox welcomes any initiative for peace and dialogue to end terrorism. Cox speaks from Irish experience with terrorism. EU must respect that solution to be found in the Spanish constitutional order. EU available for peace-finding and assistance. Cox wants to keep meeting private.
28/2: Meeting between Cox, Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission and José María Aznar, President of the European Council with no press presence preparing for Barcelona Summit in March 2002
28/2: Cabinet Meeting to discuss Barcelona Summit: Working Group on better regulation, substance on policy matters, labour market reform, environment and sustainability
25/2: Cox dinner with Danish PM Anders Fogh Rasmussen : Blair- Schroeder initiative, political dialogue, war in Iraq, second referendum in Ireland on the Treaty of Lisbon
26/2: Meeting with Arlene McCarthy, MEP: CAP reform, Convention – need to strengthen the EP, "German language" on tax harmonisation

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