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* Romania's path towards accession to the European Union and NATO : Ion Iliescu, the President of Romania, will speak on this subject at this lunchtime membership meeting. Iliescu was re-elected President of Romania last November, having previously served as President from the fall of the Ceausescu regime in 1989 until losing office in the 1996 elections. In his new mandate, he has surprised many observers by his enthusiasm for Euro-Atlantic integration. Organiser: CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies), Date: July 10, Venue: Brussels, Information: Anne-Marie Boudou, Place du Congres 1, 1000 Brussels, Fax: (+32) 2/ 219 4151, E-mail: amboudou@ceps.be* Life-environment : This is an information day by the European Union's Life-environment programme, which supports environmental project by businesses. . Organiser: the French Environment Ministry and the Euro Info Centre of Lorraine, Date: July 4, Venue: Metz (France), Information: Isabelle Letellier, Tel: (+33) 3/ 8733 6032* Turkey in Europe and Europe in Turkey : This cultural evening is being organised in the context of the series of events: Forum of the Regions - bridges for Europe. The evening will show the variety of mutual streams of influence in the area of culture between Turkey (and the Ottoman Empire) and the West of Europe (in particular Baden- W?rttemberg). Organiser: the Representation of the Land of Baden-W?rttemberg at the European Union, Date: July 10, Venue: Brussels, Information: Vertretung des Landes Baden-W?rttemberg bei der Europaischen Union, Square Vergote 9, 1200 Brussels, Tel: (+32) 2/ 741 7711, Fax: (+32) 2/ 741 7799* Revision of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive: What will change for the sports sector? : European experts will explain the implications of changes being made to this Directive and the major implications for European sports goods manufacturers. The central idea of the Directive is to harmonise the level of product quality throughout the European Union. Organiser: The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI), Venue: Munich, Date: July 23, Information: Av; de Janvier 3, B-1200 Brussels, Tel: (+32) 2/ 762 8648, Fax: (+32) 2/ 771 8746, E-mail: info@fesi-sport.org, Web site: www.fesi-sport.org* The EU Common Fisheries Policy After 2002: The Scope for Change The conference will provide a forum for frank, off-the-record discussion of key issues arising from the European Commission's Green Paper on the Future of the Common Fisheries...