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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8682

7 April 2004
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/defence
EU Defence Ministers want June decision to get Armament Agency up and running by end 2004

Brussels, 06/04/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, EU Defence Ministers unanimously supported the idea that the External Relations Council take a formal decision in June to render the EU Armament Agency operational before the end of the year. Nick Witney, Director of the team in charge of setting up the agency, presented ministers with the preliminary conclusions of his report on Tuesday. The External Relations Council had given the team the task of making proposals on different possible...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: EU defence ministers developing "battle groups" for 2007 (and some for 2005) - importance of rapid planning - UN mandate
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Planning cell for EU civilian and military operations expected to be operational in second half of year
(EU) EU/DEFENCE/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Council expected to approve "general concept" for EU take-over from EU in Bosnia-Herzegovina at end of April - Who's responsible for tracking down war criminals?
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: EU Defence Ministers want June decision to get Armament Agency up and running by end 2004
(EU) EU/DEFENCE/IRAK: French Defence Minister adamant France will not back NATO intervention in Iraq unless UN and Iraqi government take control
(EU) EU/DEFENCE/SOLIDARITY CLAUSE:
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/LIST:
(EU) EP/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: Accession to EU in "near future" is Georgia's number one priority, says new President Saakashvili - Relations with Moscow improving
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission to launch procedures to avoid excessive public deficit in Italy and Netherlands
(EU) EP/ECB: The EP's economic and monetary committee have approved the appointment of Mr Gonzalez-Paramon to the ECB board of governors
(EU) EP/EIB: MEPs who insist on transparency of banking activities not convinced by allegations on claimed irregularities
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Philippe Busquin will visit China from April 6-11
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commissioner Lamy expects negative reactions when EU makes offer on farming at Mercosur on 15 April - agreement on Russian accession to WTO is within reach
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Member States apply framework decision on confiscation of proceeds from crime wrongly
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: New deadline (26 April) for decision on Aventis/Sanofi-Synthélabo
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/SOCIAL: Massive immigration unlikely - Europe will urgently need workers in 25 years - education situation in ten future member states is positive says Peter de Rooij (ETF)
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: France risks fine for flouting 'wild birds' and 'habitats' Directive
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT/UNITED STATES: Negotiations to conclude air agreement with US moving forward slowly, but market access still a stumbling block
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Council adopts regulation protecting EU carriers against unfair tariff practices of third countries
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Council adopts regulation on aircraft safety
(EU) EP/FOOD SAFETY: Parliament paves way for agreement with council on hygiene rules for animal feed
(EU) EP/ENVIRONNEMENT:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/CULTURE:
(EU) EP/SPORT:
(EU) EP/BUDGET/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament proposes to toughen rules on mining waste
(EU) EU/PECHE: Parliament boosts role, competences and funding of regional consultative councils
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: EP approval for modifying protocol to EU/Greenland fisheries agreement
(EU) EP/COURT OF JUSTICE: Parliament to modify proposal instituting European Civil Service Tribunal
(EU) EP/LATIN AMERICA/ANDEAN COMMUNITY: Parliament approves political dialogue and co-operation agreements, as first step towards association agreements
(EU) EP/DATA PROTECTION:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE/SLOVAKIA: Two Slovak Constitutional Court judges, Jan Klucka and Daniel Svaby, to be new judges at Court of Justice and Court of First Instance
(EU) EU/CULTURE: for a Europe of culture
(EU) EP/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS:
(EU) EU/BUDGETS/NEW NEIGHBOURS:
(EU) EP/EURO:
(EU) EP/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/SCIENCE/RESEARCH: Community action planfor more scientists in Europe
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Making UNEP into an organisation is new challenge for Friends of the Earth International
(EU) EU/EESC/CROATIA:
(EU) EU/RECRUITMENT:
(EU) EU/IRISH PRESIDENCY/EESC: Informal ministerial conference on "Communicating Europe", with Dick Roche, Pat Cox, Antonio Vitorino, Pascal Lamy and Roger Briesch)
(EU) EU/EESC/ENVIRONMENT: Committee gives its support to European chemicals policy (REACH)
(EU) EU/EESC/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/EESC/SOCIAL ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/EESC/INDUSTRIAL CHANGE:
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