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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/health

WHO applauds EU Irish Presidency's decision to make heart health a priority

Brussels, 06/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked its Department of Health and Children to take initiatives during the Irish Presidency of the EU Council, to tackle cardiovascular disease(CVD), Europe's single biggest killer. The Irish minister responsible for health and children, Micheál Martin T.D. has made this challenge a priority under Irish Presidency so that Member States reach an agreement to promote heart health.

Dr Shanthi Mendis (WHO), who...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Constitution approved during year, strengthened cooperation to be part of it and there won't be two separate Europes
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRISH PRESIDENCY/COMMISSION: Bertie Ahern assures Presidency will do all it can to reach agreement at IGC as soon as possible - Romano Prodi considers Irish approach to IGC to combine discretion with determination is the right one - Taoiseach and Commission President answer questions on two-speed EUROPE
(EU) EU/IGC: Chirac-Schröder/Blair meeting before March summit
(EU) EU/EP/IGC:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Nabil Chaat calls for double EU initiative - Meetings in Dublin after Paris, Berlin and London
(EU) EU/ANTISEMITISM: Preparations for February seminar are suspended
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: Javier Solana welcomes Mikhaïl Saakachvili's electoral victory
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EU/EP/TERRORISM: After wave of letter bombs, President Cox announces security will be stepped up, a matter MEPs wish to discuss, as well as the causes of attacks against European institutions
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Commission to come out with proposals on 25 January following Wednesday's orientation debate
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: On Wednesday Commission to adopt Europass, new instrument for assessing qualifications and competencies in enlarged Europe
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/EU/ECONOMY/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Informal Galaway social to focus on ways for making work financially attractive, investing in human resources to respond to Lisbon objectives
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission to investigate six Member States for non respect of legislation on pollution prevention and reduction
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Confirmation of EU court's decision in Bayer company "Adalat" medicines affair
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EP/NUTRITION:
(EU) EU/PAPER INDUSTRY:
(EU) EP/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Pirker report approves Commission communication on illegal immigration but stresses making external borders secure is a matter that is, in principle, national - too soon to create a European border guard corps
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Statewatch notes European arrest warrant is limping along in only eight out of fifteen Member States
(EU) EU/HEALTH: WHO applauds EU Irish Presidency's decision to make heart health a priority
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Ecopoints regulation in force since 1 January
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: GE sells Spacelabs to OSI, as required by Commission
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