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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/constitution/environment

Generally positive verdict reached by Greenpeace which welcomes call by Germany, Austria and Ireland to an IGC on Euratom Treaty

Brussels, 22/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Constitution "maintains a sound basis for European environmental policy-making", Greenpeace notes in a press release, while regretting that negotiation is mainly focused on institutional issues, neglecting EU policies which are largely "outdated". Jorgo Riss of Greenpeace mainly considers it "a great shame that governments did not discuss the Euratom Treaty, which has remained virtually unchanged since 1957". The Euratom Treaty "promotes...

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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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