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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8753

23 July 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 42
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/questateurs
Parliament elects 5 questateurs

Strasbourg, 22/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - Lon Wednesday the European Parliament elected five questateurs, after several problems had arisen causing a number of delays. The questateurs are responsible for administrative and financial issues involving the MEPs.

Six candidates were in the running, Finnish Liberal Anneli Jäätteenmäki was not re-elected.

Those elected in the first round, for which an absolute majority was required (338 votes) British Conservative James Nicholson, 389 votes,...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/COMMISSION PRESIDENCY: José Manuel Barroso is voted in by 413 votes to 251 and 44 abstentions - Barroso wants "24 full Commissioners" and at least one third of women in Commission
(EU) EU/DUTCH PRESIDENCY/ROMANIA:
(EU) EP/COMMISSION PRESIDENCY: José Manuel Durão Barroso totally rejects idea of "super-Commissioners" and hopes for "positive complicity" with Parliament - Daniel Cohn-Bendit launches heated attack - Mitigated criticism but also praise of candidate
(EU) EP/GREENS: Greens vote against Barroso - "I see no majority in this Parliament" says Daniel Cohn-Bendit, criticising Europe of "scheming and things left unsaid"
(EU) EP/EPP/POLAND: Mr Saryusz-Wolski maintains Josep Borrell's election is linked to expected support of Socialists to appointment of José Manual Barroso - Reservations on Constitution, or outright rejection - Ambitions of head of Polish delegation
(EU) EP/VICE-PRESIDENTS: 14 vice-presidents elected by acclamation
(EU) EP/QUESTATEURS: parliament elects 5 questateurs
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU support to Palestinian resolution on Israeli security fence causes further tension in relations with Hebrew state
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Egypt and EU optimistic about how situation will develop in Palestinian territories and about restructuring of security forces
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU and Mercosur suspend negotiations on free-trade agreement
(EU) EU/TRADE: Euromed countries agreement on guidelines for liberalisation of services
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TRADE: Sugar imports from Serbia-Montenegro can again benefit from EU preferential system
(EU) EU/TRADE: Council adopts decisions revising Indian and Pakistani rice concessions
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/TRADE: French precision on veterinary negotiations
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/TRADE: On Monday foreign affairs ministers discuss EU's Geneva negotiating position
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission allocates €8 million in humanitarian aid to Sahrawi refugees in Algeria
(EU) EU/ACP: First commitments from Guinea authorities to return to rule of law
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Commission approves changes to Euratom loan for nuclear safety of power stations of K2R4 project
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Council of Europe report says Romanian government is determined to fight corruption
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/MARKET: Commission take Spain to court and sends reasoned opinions to Luxembourg, Austria, Portugal for VAT infringements
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Germany will have to justify itself at Court of Justice for its handling of territorial limitation in its allocation of accommodation in the internal market
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Infringement proceedings against three Member States in regard to mutual assistance in taxation
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission puts proposed abolition of registration tax to public consultation, as no agreement among Member States
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Council formally adopts decision to postpone tax on savings directive until July 2005
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EU/EUROPOL/MONACO:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission initiates and pursues legal action against Spain
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission reminds Greece of its obligations in nine cases of breach of EU environmental law
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Belgium must abolish tax on stock exchange transactions
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: France found guilty of failure to transpose directive on transparency of Member State/public enterprise financial relations
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Court notes imperfections of Finnish law on protection of nature compared to requirements set out in European environmental directive
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/BORDERS:
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Commission and the ILO pool their efforts to strengthen social dimension in development co-operation
(EU) EU/AUDIO-VISUAL: FERA congratulates Ms Reding for supporting cultural sector
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial production up by 0.7% in euro-zone and by 0.6% in EU25
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents N° 2374-2375: Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (sent in separate document)
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