24/9: Pat Cox meeting with Nigel Sheinwald, UK Permanent Representative: 2nd referendum in Ireland on Nice Treaty (October 2002). "No" campaign playing on immigration, fears of EU taxation, farmers’ doubts; Turkey- Cyprus-NATO-EU; Iraq – UK and European Parliament (EP) points of view
25/9: Cox press conference on Irish referendum
25/9: Cox meeting with Neil Kinnock, MEP: Irish referendum
7/10: Cox addresses the Foreign Press Association, London: Iraq: MEPs against US pre-emptive strikes. Cox support for UN role. Irish referendum on Nice Treaty. Possibility of EP Office in Taiwan
7/10 : Cox and Lord Hannay, MEP meeting: Cyprus – UN technically ready to bring proposal to the table in early November
16/10: Cox meeting with Gary Titley, Leader of UK MEPs: Franz Fischler’s (Commissioner) proposals on: relations between Kinnock and Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control, chaired by Diemut Theato
22/10: Visit by Shimon Peres, Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs to Strasbourg. Discussion with Cox: sensitivity of some EP resolutions for Israel. Peace in Middle East – Israel has no viable partner. Both sides destined to accept "Quartet Position". Yasser Arafat (PLO) failed in rejecting Clinton’s peace plan at Camp David.
22/10: Shimon Peres press conference: 3 criticisms of EP (1) Why did EP accept call to end to association with Israel (2) EP was initiator of "land for peace" – Israel gave land but didn’t get peace (3) it doesn’t understand why Palestinians go the terror route. What are they fighting for? The EU can’t help them until they help themselves first. During the Qs & As – Pottering: What should the EU position be on rebuilding of Palestinian Governance?
25/10: Brussels European Council Summit, press conference – Anders Fogh Rasmussen (President of European Council), Prodi (President of European Commission), Solana (EU High Representative): accord given to EP and Commission to conclude important decisions with regards to enlargement. Financial package agreed upon - Structural funds and cohesion funds; Turkish accession – progress made
6/11 : Cox interviewed by Gerry Foley, Tyne-Tees TV: UK turnout for EP elections extraordinarily low – among people feeling of disengagement. UK at heart of Europe
7/11: Cox talk with J. A. Sanchez , TVE: Enlargement, convention, EUROMED dialogue

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