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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/education

Viviane Reding wants budget for future programmes to be tripled - For "cinema" Erasmus

Brussels, 10/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, presenting both of the Commission's communications of Tuesday on education and citizenship to the press (yesterday's EUROPE, p.12), Commissioner Viviane Reding said that for the time being, she did not wish to raise the budget to be allocated to future programmes. "I do not wish to talk euros now. The Commission wants to invest in knowledge, putting the necessary means into this (...). Yesterday, the European Parliament applauded it. It is...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Could the 1984 "Spinelli Treaty" help get the "Giscard Constitution" off the blocks?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/IGC: Dick Roche gives assurances that Irish presidency will immediately move if there's a chance for progress - European Commission supports double majority based on 50% states and 55% population, says Kinnock - large majority of MEPs seeks swift agreement on constitution
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Brok underlines effort made by ten future members - Romania and Bulgaria will be treated according to their merits - Verheugen says Member States should have explained enlargement better
(EU) EU/NeIGHBOURHOOD: Report on all consultation
(EU) EP/COMMISSION:
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Giscard d'Estaing tables on compromise at end of Irish Presidency playing on transition to double majority vote rather than on voting mechanism itself
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Five MEPs launch initiative so EP may vote on Convention's draft Constitution if there is no agreement in May
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Anna Diamantopoulou leaves Commission to be replaced by Stavros Dimas
(EU) EU/GREECE: Caramanlis forms his government
(EU) EP/SRI LANKA: Third EU election observation mission once more headed by John Cushnahan
(EU) EP/POLAND:
(EU) EU/ROMANIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: No agreement on pricing of road infrastructure - Member States not happy with latest American proposals on aviation agreement
(EU) EU/TAXATION: French "non-paper" on application of reduced VAT rates for recorded music
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: European International Economy Centre could see light of day in 2005
(EU) EU/EP/FOOD SAFETY: EP gives green light to swift adoption of strict rules on animal feed and foodstuffs - greater transparency but no sanctions
(EU) EP/FREE MOVEMENT: Establishment of permanent right to stay after 5 years' residence - Abolition of residency permit
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament confirms critical position on Mediterranean product reform
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Applicants for Galileo management seek industrial and financial partners
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Viviane Reding wants budget for future programmes to be tripled - For "cinema" Erasmus
(EU) EU/EESC: Jacques Delors says "we should be talking about the hygiene of participative democracy"
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: 28th interparliamentary session in Jerusalem
(EU) EP/DEMOCRACY: Mr McMillan-Scott criticises Commission
(EU) EU/UN/AFRICA: Agreement in Geneva setting up international work group for voluntary repatriation and re-integration in Africa of 2 million African refugees - European Commission signs up to it
(EU) MIDDLE EAST/SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Luxembourg guilty of failing to transpose EC Directive on transparency of financial relations between Member States and public undertakings
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Geelhoed believes European law is opposed to free movement of homeless persons
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