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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8708

18 May 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 31
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/constitution
Greens call for single, Europe-wide referendum

Brussels, 17/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Greens at the European Parliament have written an open letter to Foreign Ministers and Heads of State and Government with a view to the EU Foreign Ministers' discussion on the European Constitution in Brussels, on Monday. The letter proposes that the future Constitution be ratified during a single Europe-wide referendum (see above). Co-presidents of the Greens/EFA Group Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Monica Frassoni, Vice-President Pierre Jonckheer and...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A few words on the Lamy/Fischler initiative on the phasing out of export subsidies in agriculture
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IGC: Progress on Council Presidency - Problems with financial programming - No unanimity of "Dublin acquis"
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Foreign affairs ministers shocked by abuse of Iraqi prsoners and demand "rectification"
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Twenty Five calls on Israeli government to immediately cease demolitions of Palestinian houses and Palestinian Authority to take immediate action against terrorists
(EU) EU/"EXTERNAL RELATIONS" COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Council approves objectives for military capability in European Union up to 2010
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: France and Germany hope to continue strengthening cooperation - Franco-German Brigade in Afghanistan
(EU) EU/ESDP: Third EU military exercise to take place from 18 to 27 May
(EU) EU/ARAB LEAGUE: Prodi and Ahern are invited to Tunis Summit
(EU) EU/SYRIA: Commissioner de Palacio insists EU wishes to reach Association Agreement despite US sanctions
(EU) EP/HUNGARY: Polls forecast victory for conservatives
(EU) EP/PORTUGAL: former commissioner heads list for the right and former finance minister heads list for socialists
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Greens call for single, Europe-wide referendum
(EU) EU/COMMISSION PRESIDENT/IRELAND/PORTUGAL: Bertie Ahern says he will not run as Prodi's successor
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/PASSENGER DATA: Agreement on passenger data approved on Monday by Council and Commission, to be signed next week despite Parliament opposition
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRANSPORT: Toward transatlantic air agreement by EU/US summit on 26 June?
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Council green light to conclude negotiations with Switzerland, at EU/Switzerland Summit on Wednesday
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Twenty-five adopt conclusions on competitiveness and to improve the rules
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission publishes alarming study on EU coastal erosion - international conference Tuesday
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission close to deal with France on Alstom
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Request for 300,000 to Polish wheat to be dealt with at Community level, points out Commission
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Meeting with Gijs de Vries - counter-terrorism coordinator mainly wants to ensure Member States co-operate by applying decisions taken - importance of transatlantic relations
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/ENLARGEMENT: Washington asks EU for financial compensation following enlargement
(EU) EU/WTO: Doha round back on track - cautious optimism about framework agreement by the end of July
(EU) EU/CHINA/COKE:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Informal Waterford Council sketches out its contribution to future strategy for preventing and recycling waste based on life cycle of natural resources and products
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Mr Fischler welcomes new mediterranean fisheries association
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: judges now "operational"
(EU) EU/UNIONS/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: John Monks calls on Europe to set out genuine industrial policy
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 598
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