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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8731

22 June 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 42
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/political groups
Ideas Factory in favour of new "Building Blocks for the New Europe" group

Brussels, 21/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - Following in the footsteps of the European Commission and the European Parliament, the Ideas Factory, the Brussels-based constitutional platform for young professionals with the support of The European Policy Centre to launch ideas about Europe's future, has just published its Manifesto for a "European" Political Group, after an initial contribution on the future European Commission (see EUROPE of 12 June, p.7). The Ideas Factory, co-ordinated by...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The significance and importance of approving the Constitution must not make us forget the worrying and negative aspects of the IGC
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Mr Ahern continues consultation on future Commission President - Extraordinary European Council on 27 or 30 June? - New candidates emerge - "Group of Wise" to break deadlock?
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/COMMISSION: European Commission happy with agreement - Constitution to be signed October-November, under Dutch Presidency - two years for ratification
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/CONVENTION: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Dehaene pleased with draft getting approved - seeking entry into force of constitution around 1 July 2006 - confidence over ratification (according to VGE there will be referendum in spring next year)
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/CONSTITUTION: Agreement by 25 on European Constitution is broadly welcomed by MEPs, who stress need to sell it to citizens - It is regretted no decision was reached on who would be president of European Commission
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/REFERENDUM: British will not be consulted before 2006 - referendum in at least nine countries
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/CHURCHES: Pope and bishops welcome constitution while regretting absence of reference to Christianity
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/BERTELSMANN FOUNDATION:
(EU) EP/POLITICAL GROUPS: Ideas Factory in favour of new "Building Blocks for the New Europe" group
(EU) EP/WOMEN: New European Parliament 30.3% women - Sweden, Lithuania, Netherlands and France lead
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS: Nineteen new MEPs in Sweden
(EU) EU/SUDAN: EU provides African Union with observers for Darfur
(EU) EU/IRAN: Europeans express their dissatisfaction about situation on human rights in Iran - Iran reacts sharply
(EU) EU/AFRICA/DEFENCE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council political agreement on upper fishing limits in western waters
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council is opposed to "EU" labelling of beef and veal
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: GMOs have polluted debate on organic farming
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: New proposals on liberalisation of port services by end of October
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Saturday's debate to open with adoption of seven joint declarations - Agreement on Galileo/GPS interoperability
(EU) EU/JORDAN: Association committee meeting 24 June in Luxembourg
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Round Table on EU/Japan trade
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition of Flagship Foods by Danish Crown
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY: Protection of Community label could be extended to Madrid protocol countries in October
(EU) EU/AUSTRALIA/WTO: Problem of Australian quarantine could be resolved in July, according to Commission
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Agreement between Hungary and Slovakia on Tokaj wine
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission website on technical barriers to trade notified to WTO
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Spain cancels National Hydrological Plan
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/HEALTH: Several ministers at WHO ministerial conference in Budapest will give blood samples in a WWF "chemicals check-up"
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/NGO: Enlarged EU as concerned as E15 about GMOs - Greenpeace demands Environmental Councl to reject GT73 oilseed
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS/PUBLIC SERVICES: Public Service Unions object to Bolkestein Directive
(EU) EU/INDEPENDENT TRADE UNIONS/WORKING TIME: Helmut Müller says working time directive must not be watered down
(EU) EU/INSURANCE/ENLARGEMENT: CEA stresses advantages of enlargement for single insurance market
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: A woman who takes parental leave does so in her own private interest and cannot therefore demand advantages granted to men called up for national service, judges say
(EU) EU/ANTISEMITISM/AUDIOVISUAL/EUROMED: Jewish organisations CEJI and CRIF concerned at anti-semitism in extra-community TV
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CULTURE: Seven "cultural itineraries" chosen
(EU) EP/FRANCE/WOMEN/CHILDREN:
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL TRADE:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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