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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8742

7 July 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 51
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecofin
Council awaits Dutch proposals to facilitate future talks on financial perspectives

Brussels, 06/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - In addition to questions of a budgetary kind (see yesterday's EUROPE, pp. 8/9), Monday's Ecofin Council tackled a series of other points in a more succinct fashion. After the meeting, Dutch Finance Minister Gerrit Zalm was pleased with the welcome given by his peers to the Dutch working programme on economic matters (see EUROPE of 2 July), noted by ministers "after a short discussion", he stressed. During the lunch, the Dutch Presidency spoke of future...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A few observations on the Union's foreign policy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/Commission: Mario Monti wants another mandate
(EU) EP/SOCIALIST GROUP: Josep Borrell from Spain is Socialist candidate for parliament presidency
(EU) EP/EPP: Pöttering asserts that EPP-ED will be driving force in new parliament
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: New Quartet meeting on Israeli withdrawal
(EU) EU/KENYA: EU concerned about lack of progress in fight against corruption
(EU) EU/INDONESIA: EU welcomes peaceful holding of Presidential elections
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: priorities of EU in Bosnia-Herzegovina and development of EU military capability
(EU) EU/CFSP/MACEDONIA:
(EU) EP/GREENS:
(EU) EU/CHINA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2005: Divergence between Council and Parliament on financing method for aid to Iraq and CFSP
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/VISAS: Commission wants to make mechanism more flexible for imposing visas on third countries that have a visa requirement for certain EU Member States
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Ecofin Council recognises it is urgent to step up fight against terrorist funding
(EU) EU/JHA: G5 wants Europol to fight more against funding of terrorism
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Commission to propose on Wednesday to open trade between EU and Northern Cyprus - Reservations from Greek and Cypriot Commissioners
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission presents two "non-papers" on company taxation, in preparation of Scheveningen informal Ecofin
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Commission could open infringement proceedings this Wednesday against six old Member States
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Agreement in sight at Council for negotiating new banana imports system
(EU) EU/WTO: Ten net agricultural countries including Japan want to maintain protection of their sensitive products
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Democratic situation, European neighbourhood policy and economic status on agenda of Thursday's Summit
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: New technological platform for chemicals
(EU) EU/AFRICA/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Reasoned opinion on PEP in France
(EU) EU/PERSONAL DATA: Deferral for Bolzano Report
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: This week's informal Council is to focus on development of competitive European air industry
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: SMEs call on Commission to use flexibility when interpreting Basel II agreements on solvency
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Supporting more rigorous implementation of VAT Directive
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council awaits Dutch proposals to facilitate future talks on financial perspectives
(EU) EU/ESDP:
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Air hostess dismissed by Ryanair learns to her cost complexity of international private law rules on competence of European courts in case of conflict
(EU) EU/OECD:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Environment Bureau submits priorities to Dutch Presidency
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: EUROCOOP calls on Presidency to prioritise sustainable development and consumer protection
(EU) EU/EESC/AGRICULTURE: Committee relaunches debate on coexistence of GMOs and conventional and organic crops
(EU) EU/PATENTS: European Patent Office reviews 1992 GM mouse patent
(EU) EU/PRESIDENCY/EMPLOYERS: Jürgen Strube transmits employers' priorities to Jan Peter Balkenende on Wednesday in The Hague
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Netherlands and European Commission conclude agreement on Dutch manure policy
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