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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8734

25 June 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 33
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) council of europe/monaco

24/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Peter Schieder announced on Thursday that "Monaco's road to membership as the 46th member of the Council of Europe is open". Mr Schieder said he had received letters from the Minister of State of Monaco and the Permanent Representative of France at the Council of Europe indicating above all that an agreement had been found on the principle of allowing citizens of Monaco to have access to all public...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Forgotten results of summit on economic and social matters
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION PRESIDENCY: Final consultations to take place on Monday on sidelines of NATO summit in Istanbul
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Spain and Portugal confirm referendums - dual referendum (Constitution and Euro) in United Kingdom?
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Dutch Presidency confident that Ankara will make progress in reforms in coming months
(EU) EU/USA: Amnesty International calls on EU to end its "embarrassing silence" on human rights violations in "war on terrorism" and in Iraq
(EU) EU/USA/NON PROLIFERATION: Step up fight against proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Quartet supports Egyptian efforts to prepare Israeli withdrawal from Gaza Strip
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/COMMISSION: According to former European Commissioner Karel Van Miert, it will take two decades to "digest enlargement and put the house in order" - Scepticism about a Commission with vice-presidents to chair Commissioner groups - Turkey's membership: problem of public opinion
(EU) EP/GROUPS: Francis Wurtz remains president of GUE/NGL Group
(EU) EP/PES/PARLIAMENT PRESIDENCY: Socialist Group to take decision on 5 July
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Assembly gives full marks to Turkey
(EU) EP/EUROSCEPTICS/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/MONACO:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMU: In annual report on public finance in Member States, Commission points out worsening public debt - Commissioner Almunia's ideas for rejuvenating stability pact - national parliaments should be allowed to deal with debate on BEPG
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission calls for excessive deficit proceedings against 7 Member States
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission's broadly positive view of ten new Member States' convergence programmes
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Towards "European technological platform" to develop plant biotechnology research programme by 2025
(EU) EU/RYANAIR: Wallonia puts pressure on Ryanair
(EU) EU/ACP: Fourth summit of ACP heads of state makes commitment to adopt pro-active approach to peace, security and defence of its interest and development at WTO and in negotiations with EU
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission to propose ambitious reform of sugar regime - Quotas reduced and prices down 30%
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission condemns Belgian architects' fee system
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Microsoft could obtain dispensation enabling it to avoid having to market its media player that has been disassociated from the Windows version
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/CONSUMERS: Consumers feel left out of Saturday's summit
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Insurers call for legislative moratorium mainly in consumer and environmental interests
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: EUREKA and European Research Area after year of French presidency - Dutch Presidency from 1 July
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/MEDICATION:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/POSTAL SERVICES/CONSUMERS:
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Viviane Reding says publishers are key actors in building common cultural identity - promotion of "European Year" of reading
(EU) EU/ARCHITECTURE: Policy book from Architects Council of Europe on impact of legislation on European policies
(EU) EU/CATALONIA:
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