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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ep/development

Wijkman report calls for financial resources to guarantee effective energy cooperation with developing countries - special fund for renewable energy

Brussels, 25/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament's Development Cooperation Committee feels that the European Commission's strategy for energy cooperation with developing countries lacks ambition. Adopting the report by Anders Wijkman (EPP-ED, Sweden) on the Commission Communication in this connection, the MEPs aimed to critically assess the Communication from the viewpoint of the objective of eradicating poverty set out in the EU's development policy and the commitments to...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Moving to qualified majority voting in taxation would require political, economic and semantic points to be ironed out
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: At Washington Summit, EU and USA adopt joint statement on combating the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction - Explicit warning to North Korea and Iran and to countries that do not heed international norms for non proliferation or which "cheat"
(EU) EU/ITALIAN PRESIDENCY: Ambassador Vattani gives warning about IGC: do not open Pandora's box -ensure security and prosperity in enlarged Europe - for strong trans-Atlantic relationship
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/IGC: EPC suggests how to make next IGC as transparent as possible
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/CAP: Graefe zu Baringdorf calls for codecision
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE-EAST:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: “All cards on table” for CAP negotiations
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/UNITED-STATES:
(EU) EU/SHIPBUILDING: Commission extends temporary defensive mechanism to Liquefied Natural Gas carriers
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: In Washington EU joins forces with international partners on research to 'clean up' fossil fuels
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/GERMAN TRADE UNIONS:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Margot Wallström pushes for pan-European cooperation for EU's sustainable use of marine resources
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: WWF urges Union to reduce energy consumption by 1% a year if it really wants to save the climate
(EU) EU/WOMEN/DISCRIMINATION: Women's lobby supports draft directive on discrimination, including in media and insurance
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CYPRUS:
(EU) EP/BUDGETARY CONTROL: Socialist MEPs criticise decision to hear David O'Sullivan behind closed doors
(EU) EU/HONG KONG: Kinnock meets Hong Kong's Secretary for the Civil Service
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Verheugen recommends acceding countries should not be hasty in joining euro zone - Economic advantages of enlargement will be considerable, if reforms are followed through, some business leaders say - Louis Michel stresses concrete advantages of consolidating legal security
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Training programme for postal operators
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission wants Member States to adopt new international liability scheme for transport of passengers and luggage at sea before the end of 2005
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Agriculture Council expected to adopt Council common position on second rail package
(EU) EU/EPIDEMICS:
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Commission won't support Germany if country's budget policy doesn't respect stability pact
(EU) EU/MOLDAVIA: Commission could grant additional EUR 15 million to Moldavia to support balance of payments
(EU) EU/CANADA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE/ETHNIC MINORITIES:
(EU) EP/SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST: New strategy is needed for common standpoint on SIG, Philippe Herzog states
(EU) EP/GMO/UNITED STATES: EP Greens react strongly to remarks by Bush
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EP wants to step up salmonella and other disease monitoring in the interests of public health
(EU) EU/EP/DEVELOPMENT: Wijkman report calls for financial resources to guarantee effective energy cooperation with developing countries - special fund for renewable energy
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission unveils regulation to phase out Persistent Organic Pollutants
(EU) EU/DRUGS:
SUPPLEMENT
“EUROPE”/Documents No. 2320: Javier Solana's first paper on broad lines for European Security Strategy
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