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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8741

6 July 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 40
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey

05/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople, Bartholome 1, called during a visit to Rome for Turkey's accession to the EU. He also invited Pope Jean-Paul II to go to Istanbul on 30 November.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Reflections by Pascal Lamy on world governance
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ITALY/COMMISSION: Commission refuses to comment on Monti's possible departure to become new Economy Minister in Rome
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/FINLAND: Olli Rehn (Professor in Political Science) will take over from Erkki Liikanen
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Prodi is in favour of direct election of Commission President but this will not be possible for at least one generation
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Verheugen confirms Germany's wish for Commissioner with "strong" economic portfolio
(EU) EU/CAUCASUS: Potocnik in Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia to speak of including three countries in European neighbour policy
(EU) NATO/IRAQ: Fact-finding mission in Iraq. - Discussions in full swing to define NATO training role
(EU) EP/SOCIALIST GROUP: Martin Schulz is elected PES leader
(EU) EU/PORTUGAL/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Different reactions following dismissal of Bosnian Serbs
(EU) EU/INDONESIA:
(EU) EU/GEORGIA:
(EU) CZECH REPUBLIC:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Measures announced by Silvio Berlusconi to reduce Italian deficit satisfy Council which does not set off early warning mechanism
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Debate on improving way Eurogroup works - Majority in favour of long-term president
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council approves convergence programmes of ten new Member States - excessive deficits for six of them and for Greece
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Almunia "quite optimistic" about Court of Justice verdict expected 13 July
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commissioner Almunia would personally support harmonisation of corporate tax rates
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission to impose fines on Tetra-Laval for failure to notify Sidel takeover during inquiry
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Consultations with Brazil and Mexico on possible involvement in Galileo - Ukraine confirms commitment
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Increased short-distance maritime activities in EU
(EU) EU/EUROPOL: Eurocop criticises 25's inability to appoint Europol director
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/PRESIDENCY/SOCIAL: Ministerial conference on cultural diversity and integration
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Future of European social policy at centre of Informal Employment and Social Affairs Council in Maastricht and social Troika meeting with European social partners
(EU) EU/AFRICA/COTTON: Pascal Lamy calls for all developed countries, especially United States, to set pace on EU proposals to make WTO negotiations a success
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT/TRADE: Trade negotiations between EU and SADC to open on 8 July in Windhoek (Namibia)
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: High Level Group on textile and clothing makes recommendations on future of sector after abolition of WTO quota system
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission could make France Telecom pay back several million EUR
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: 2004 cereal production looking promising
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/ARCHITECTS:
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: NGO warns EU that European development policy is inadequate to meet millennium development goals
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTICS: EU vets criticise Italian scheme to fight bluetongue
(EU) EU/CITIES: Atlantic cities to take on more active citizen-facing role in ratification process for new Treaty
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Dalia Grybauskaite traces broad EU guidelines on education and youth
(EU) EU/EESC/ENERGY: Committee appeals for greater promotion of research and development programme into nuclear fusion
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 605
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