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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8759

31 July 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/youth
Eligibility criteria for receiving Community subsidies are too strict, Youth NGOs state

Brussels, 30/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - The international student organisations, members of the IFISO (Informal Forum of International Students' Association), an independent forum that defends the interests of around 2 million students in Europe, are concerned about the strict conditions for granting Community subsidies to international NGOs operating in the youth sector. They have thus decided to heighten the awareness of European institutions (especially the DG for Education, Audiovisual...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A few comments on Mr Landaburu's explanations on Commission's stance concerning Sudan, Ukraine, Russia, etc
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) BARROSO COMMISSION: Margot Wallström remains Commissioner
(EU) EU/SUDAN: EU team of civil and military experts to leave for Sudan next Tuesday - EU support for draft resolution implicitly authorising sanctions against Khartoum
(EU) EU/ESDP: Nick Witney is appointed Chief Executive of European Defence Agency
(EU) EU/ESDP/ISS: White Paper by Paris institute on European defence urges for post of homeland defence coordinator to be created
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Security conditions have not improved - voter registration could be extended
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO/TRADE: Difficult race against the clock in the WTO negotiations in Geneva - new draft agreement, presented Friday morning, satisfactory to the EU (except France)
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Parliament officially brings two appeals against the EU/United States agreement on air passenger registration
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EP/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection wants to wait for results of additional impact assessment of REACH before declaring position on first reading
(EU) EP/COMMITTEES/WOMEN'S RIGHTS: socialists will make life difficult for President Zaborzka, announces Martin Schulz
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: examination of practices imposed by BMW on multi-brand dealerships
(EU) EU/COMMERCIAL DEFENCE: Commission proposes initiation of anti-dumping proceedings with regard to imports of PET from Australia and China
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: construction SMES demand that the rules governing public-private partnerships protect sub-contractors
(EU) EU/COMMERCIAL DEFENCE/THAILAND:
(EU) EU/EIPA:
(EU) EU/MADAGASCAR: Commission approves two programmes to the tune of 103 million euros to reduce poverty in Madagascar
(EU) EU/GHANA: 62 million euros to combat poverty
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION: Community Action Programme extended for two years to the end of 2006
(EU) EU/POLICE: seat of the European Police College in Bramshill (UK)
(EU) EFTA/COURT/LIECHTENSTEIN:
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for construction of 2 sections of Prague motorway ring
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB finances project for environmental protection on Tunisian coast - femip office to be opened in Tunis
(EU) EU/EIB: Citigroup Hungary loans for financing smaller projects
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Eligibility criteria for receiving Community subsidies are too strict, Youth NGOs state
(EU) EP/ALGERIA/PRESS FREEDOM: Wife of director of Algerian daily "Le Matin" denounces government offensive against the press
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