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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8741

6 July 2004
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) nato/iraq
Fact-finding mission in Iraq. - Discussions in full swing to define NATO training role

Brussels, 05/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - A NATO fact-finding mission is in Iraq this week to assess the needs and possibilities for training the Iraqi army. The task force, headed by Admiral Gregory Johnson, Commander of the Joint Force Command for Southern Europe (JFC), will be comprised of "up to eight persons" and will remain "no more than five days", a senior NATO official said. The report by these military experts "will be one of the bases for developing options to be submitted to the...

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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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