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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8694

28 April 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha council
Irish presidency seeks agreement on asylum procedures constantly being criticised by HCR and NGOs

Brussels, 27/04/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Irish presidency is dead set on getting an agreement at Thursday's Council on examining asylum demands and is threatening to keep ministers behind for a second day of discussions, if this is not forthcoming. After three and a half years of discussions on this draft, Interior ministers from the Fifteen may actually obtain an agreement. They are therefore respecting the 1 May 2004 deadline set five years ago in the Trearty of Amsterdam for the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Events in Cyprus cause Union serious problems
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Tripoli accepts Barcelona process acquis, but has not yet formalised request for relations with EU
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: After victory of "no" vote in referendum of 24 April, Turkish Cypriots ask for Cyprus's accession to be suspended
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Constitutional Committee proposes statement for Pat Cox to read on 4 May reaffirming Parliament's support for Convention draft
(EU) OMBUDSMAN: First annual report by Nikiforos Diamandouros
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Monaco could become 46th Member State
(EU) EU/CHINA:
(EU) EU/MYANMAR:
(EU) EP/DEMOCRACY/ARAB COUNTRIES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Protocol on extending PCA to ten accession countries signed, due to joint declaration to satisfaction of both parties
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: 4th session of EU/Morocco Association Council
(EU) EU/EEA/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Unsuccessful negotiations on animal transport - texts adopted on food safety
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Texts on Mediterranean produce aid reform are amended - Spain finally obtains EUR 20 million more
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Irish presidency seeks agreement on asylum procedures constantly being criticised by HCR and NGOs
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: At Thursday's Council, Fifteen to attempt agreement on selecting Europol director -other subjects: terrorism, confiscation, passport data
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: On Wednesday European Commission to propose that every suspect or accused party is given "bill of rights
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: Ministers from 25 dead set on adopting aid coordination and harmonisation action plan
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Adoption of directive harmonising sanctions against piracy and counterfeiting
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2005: Commission proposes budget of 117 billion EUR in a sharp increase for agriculture and structural actions
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Almunia confirms activation of excessive deficit mechanism for Netherlands and United Kingdom, with early warning for Italy - review of budgetary framework without affecting Stability Pact principles - in support of strengthening economic policy coordination
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Acquisition of Aventis by Sanofi-Synthélabo subject to conditions
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Proposal authoritising Czech Republic and Poland to reduce VAT in high labour intensive services
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EP/CUSTOMS:
(EU) EP/ECB: Trichet expects gradual recovery but indicates inflation risks - satisfaction with providing 306 million people living in Euro-zone with very low interest rates
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: First "high level group meeting on Lisbon strategy" chaired by Wim Kok on 6 May in Brussels
(EU) EP/PES/EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: Heads of Government, parties and election candidates speak of stakes of June ballot
(EU) EP/PES/CITIZENS: Round Table of Socialists asks how Europe can be sold to voters
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Parliament requests countries to present candidacies from at least two cities to allow genuine choice of cultural capitals
(EU) EP/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Parliament's "e-content plus" programme on European digital content
(EU) EP/IMPROVING LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE: EP makes proposals to analyse environmental, social and economic impact of legislative proposals
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: EUR 34.5 million for Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2368: Financial Perspectives 2007-2013: position taken by outgoing Parliament
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