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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The institutional debates do not excite European citizens, and yet the response to their demands necessarily requires a reform of the institutions - How to resolve the contradiction?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Commission wants to play a "driving" role
(EU) EU/TURKEY/ESDP: Next Monday, Fifteen called on to ratify agreement with Ankara
(EU) EU/LAEKEN SUMMIT: Chirac raises chair of Convention and headquarters of agencies - Verhofstadt-Putin talks over Middle East
(EU) EU/BELARUS: Khostov calls on EU to alter its common position
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Braibant is opposed to option formula and urges for mandate clearly indicating that the Convention should reach consensus with single text
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: After Eurogroup meeting, Solbes calls implicitly on Berlin to make a budgetary effort
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Luxembourg and Austria still block adoption of agreement on savings taxation
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Council adopts VAT and UCITS directives and encourages Commission to extend aid regime to airline companies - Concern about Galileo financing
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission highlights requirements for healthcare for the elderly
(EU) EU/FISH: Commission proposes average cut of 18% in Total Allowable Catches and calls on Commission to be courageous for once
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: 6/7 December Council to focus on European arrest warrant - Europol agrees to cooperate with United States
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: In Kabul, Poul Nielsen inaugurates resumption of "Food for Work" project for Afghan women
(EU) EU/WTO: Supachai stresses that EU shows example placing trade at the service of poor countries
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Council agreement on directive relating to energy efficiency of buildings and move forward on issue of liberalisation of gas and electricity markets
(EU) EU/SPORT: Conditions required for granting Community funding to World Anti Drugs Agency not met
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Appeal by International Osteoporosis Foundation and positive response by Commissioner Byrne
(EU) EU/OPEC: Ali Rodriguez-Araque and Loyola de Palacio agree to promote dialogue between oil producers and consumers
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission requires United Kingdom to change its import procedures for pesticides and other products
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission considering fining Interbrew
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission decides to launch second phase of investigation into Bayer's acquisition of Cropscience