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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8743

8 July 2004
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/green/ale
Greens/ALE support Geremeck-Borrell ticket

Brussels, 07/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - Ecologists and regionalists appealed on Wednesday for the EP presidency to be shared between Bronislaw Geremeck and Josep Borrell. Meeting up for a press conference to make official their new co-operation at the EP, Monica Frassoni and Daniel Cohn-Bendit for the Greens and Ian Hudghton of the European Free Alliance (ALE) consider that the Geremeck-Borrell ticket could get a majority. If the Socialists decide to join the Greens and the Liberals (in which...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: ACP sugar and "global governance" according to Pascal Lamy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Europeans pay tribute to European convictions of Austrian President Thomas Klestil, deceased
(EU) EU/ANTISEMITISM: Telephone conversation between Romano Prodi and President of European Jewish Congress
(EU) EP/PRESIDENCY: Liberals and Centrists support Bronislaw Geremek for Presidency of European Parliament
(EU) EP/GREEN/ALE: Greens/ALE support Geremeck-Borrell ticket
(EU) EP/PES: Martin Schulz thinks Manuel Barroso's candidacy interesting
(EU) EU/POLICE: EU expected to have European police force in first six months of 2005
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Iyad Allauwi in Brussels next Monday
(EU) USA/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/KOSOVO:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission proposes simplification of GSP, reducing number of regimes and concentrating on poorest countries - Mr Lamy wants political support of 25 before adding details
(EU) EU/WTO: Mr Lamy says mood is right for mid-term agreement by end of July on Doha cycle
(EU) EU/WTO: EU joins WTO panel on Mexican soft drink tax
(EU) EU/WTO: ACP States hopes to promote Mauritius-based common G90 platform to help multilateral negotiations along
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: Technical discussions ahead of 19 July negotiations
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/FISHERIES: Sugar, fruit and vegetables, wine, bird flu, laying hens, fish stock replenishment plans and access to resources on agenda for work under Dutch Presidency
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTICS: 419 cases of BSE in first six months of year
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission calls on France to authorise television advertising for publishing and film sectors
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: France is called upon to end discrimination against PEP taken out in EEA (Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway)
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: United Kingdom cannot confiscate vehicles of nationals bringing alcohol into country over legal limits
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission may partially adopt IAS 39
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission again tackles Salva Calcio decree protecting major Italian football clubs from bankruptcy
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission invites States that want corporate tax harmonisation to come forward
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Aid to northern Cyprus and trade measures are recognition of needs of northern part of island but not of a State
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: 8 national emission quota plans approved - Infringement proceedings against Greece and ITALY
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Towards a fairer system of budgetary adjustment?
(EU) EU/STATE AID: New guidelines outline Commission approach to saving companies in difficulty
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Aid for Alstom approved, subject to conditions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: commission fines Tetra Laval EUR 90000
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Dutch presidency thinks EU should highlight areas for knowledge and innovation
(EU) EU/EMU: Lamy and Sarkosy call for greater transparency in debates on European economic policy
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Pat Cox, Romano Prodi and Peter Straub call on local and regional representatives to present and explain Constitution to citizens - 1000 debates on eUROPE
(EU) EU/SOCIAL TROIKA: Rainer Plassmann believes it is a priority to manage change for a more dynamic social eUROPE
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Zero tolerance for domestic slavery
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