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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8732

23 June 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 45
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/dutch presidency
EuroComment anticipates highly effective Presidency, but not all plain sailing

Brussels, 22/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - "The Dutch Presidency of the European Union- Reconciling duty with interest". Under this title, in the latest EuroComment Briefing Note, Peter Ludlow anticipates a tough Presidency, which is at the same time exposed to difficult discussions on a range of dossiers- which will be partly resolved by the following Presidencies- just at the start of the phase of ratifying the European Constitution (to be signed under the Dutch Presidency: see yesterday's...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Constitutional provision on European Commission are unsatisfactory but can still be amended
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(eu) eu/Commission: special summit on appointing president june 29 - search continues, according to ahern
(EU) EP/EP/CONSTITUTION/UNITED KINGDOM: Appeal from EP Liberal Democrats to hold referendum earlier than planned (also demanded by Conservatives) - Labour rebels against constitution
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/POALND:
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/ITALY:
(EU) EP/CUBA: Protests from MauritzioTurco about lack of opportunity to visit Cuban prisons
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Javier Solana reasserts support for Boris Tadic
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Terry Davis is elected Secretary General
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/OSCE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/VETERINARY AGREEMENT: EU wants end to Russian imbroglio over veterinary agreement - Ministers stress need to stand together
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Several Member States present "red lines" for Doha round negotiations
(EU) EU/ANIMAL WELFARE: EU signs Council of Europe Convention on international animal transport
(EU) EU/JAPAN/TRADE: Move toward joint EU/Japan initiative
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Prodi urges Japan to invest in EU
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND/TAXATION: Commission does not have Swiss commitment for entry into force of savings tax agreement in January 2005
(EU) EU/EMU: European Commission contemplates more flexible working of Stability and Growth Pact
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission extends inquiry into Areva/Urenco venture
(EU) EU/RYANAIR: Commission to be told sum total of aid Belgian authorities intend to reclaim from Ryanair by early July
(EU) EU/WTO/TEXTILES:
(EU) EU/SPORT: Viviane Reding welcomes status of sport in Constitution - Very positive mid-term review of European Year of Education through Sport
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/ENLARGEMENT: Signing on Wednesday of "new structural fund" programmes for 2004-06 for ten new Member States confirms agreement reached last December
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Aircraft noise down 6 decibels by 2008
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Improving understanding of climate change
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Towards better scientific publishing system
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EP/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/DUTCH PRESIDENCY: EuroComment anticipates highly effective Presidency, but not all plain sailing
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: European Commission appears to back agreement on BMG and SONY merger
(EU) EU/AID/AGRICULTURE: Regulation on Maltese tomato juice recipe, "Kunserva"
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/CONSTITUTION: Peter Straub welcomes fact that Constitution recognises role of regions and towns in European construction
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/ENVIRONMENT: Generally positive verdict reached by Greenpeace which welcomes call by Germany, Austria and Ireland to an IGC on Euratom Treaty
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/INDUSTRY: Positive reactions from European employers and US Chambers of Commerce
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS/CONSTITUTION: ETUC considers new Constitution adopted by European Summit falls short of draft Constitution
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE/SERVICES: CEEP's Leipzig Congress underlines how important services of general interest are for European integration
(EU) EU/ILO/EQUALITY: Geneva Conference calls for specific measures to combat gender wage gap
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Why is Peloponnese a "peninsula" when surrounded in water when Ceuta and Melilla, anchored on African continent, are "islands"?
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: France is found guilty of failing to carry out sufficient controls on vessels entering French ports
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission communications
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Pablo Picasso's heirs cannot prevent DaimlerChrysler from using Picaro mark as degree of similarity with Picasso mark used by Citroên is not sufficiently great
(EU) EU/ROMANIA:
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