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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/european trade unions

ETUC asks Italian Presidency to act to ensure European citizens do not lose interest in European project

Brussels, 19/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - During their meeting with the President of the European Council, Silvio Berlsuconi, in Rome on 18 September, a delegation from the European Trade Unions Congress (ETUC), led by its Secretary General John Monks, and its chairman, Candido Mendez, stressed the need to "speed up economic growth and employment in the EU with investment strategies based around sustainable development, qualifications, research and development" and to "bring in new measures to...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IGC: Divergences at Prague on Czech Republic's representation at opening of IGC - Mr Kwasniewski in Rome to defend Polish demands
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Lightening visit of Wurtz and Morgantini to Ramallah
(EU) EP/TERRORISM: EPP-ED and PES groups want compensation fund for victims of terrorism
(EU) EU/SWEDEN:
(EU) EU/CYPRUS:
(EU) EP/EPP-ED: EPP priorities for next legislature
(EU) EP/EPP-ED: Agreement on Iraq is possible with United States, Aznar says
(EU) EP/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Joint meeting of two assemblies on "Building Europe"
(EU) EU/CUBA:
(EU) EU/ITALY:
(EU) EU/EURO/DENMARK:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Europeans' right of residence, stem cell research, agreement with ESA, ITER site and Community patent
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Council to support development of common terminology in field of contract law
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Common values between EU and DCs, failure of Cancun and forthcoming reform all on agenda of four-day informal meeting in Sicily
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Commissioner David Byrne congratulates Thai Minister of agriculture for progress made by his country
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes extension of aid to hops sector - options for further reform
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Parliament delegation in Moscow believes Russia will ratify Kyoto Protocol
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Ten new Commissioners won't have own portfolios between 1 May 2004 and setting up of new Commission - "Partnership" with current Commissioners
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Switzerland will also be able to benefit from a transition period of seven years after opening up its borders from future EU Member States
(EU) EU/DENMARK/ENLARGEMENT: Government intends to prevent arrival of "cheap labour" from new members
(EU) EP/EUROSTAT: Parliament and Commission appear to want to "calm things down" in enbezzlement allegations affair
(EU) EP/STRASBOURG:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/NETWORKS: Karel Van Miert talks of conditions for relaunching European investment programme for trans-European networks - For increased Community funding and European loans
(EU) EU: /STATE AID: Ryanair loses another case on aid received in Sweden
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Negotiations on Alstom stepped up - Mr Herzog calls for rules on State aid to be reformed
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Air France and KLM to notify their plans to Commission
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: France, Italy and Austria are still the Member States that are lagging behind the most as far as transposition of directives is concerned
(EU) EU/ECB: Duisenberg meets Governor of Bank of China
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Vincenzo Falcone kept until 8 October as provisional Secretary General
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EP/SEPTEMBER SESSION II: Amendments to agenda and parliamentary committee meetings
(EU) EU/GROWTH: Eurochambres calls on Member States to stick to Lisbon and growth pact objectives
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Victory of two telecommunications companies over Italian State could cost Italy's budget up to three billion EUR in lost profits and reimbursement of tax ruled illegal
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN TRADE UNIONS: ETUC asks Italian Presidency to act to ensure European citizens do not lose interest in European project
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