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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/lisbon strategy/employers

UNICE asks EU to focus on competitiveness

Brussels, 09/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - Europe has all it needs to be competitive, but, if it is to do so, it will have to change and do something about it. How? This is what representatives of the European employer organisation (UNICE) explained to the press on Thursday 9 September, in a presentation of their document entitled "Business Vision for Europe: Growth, Jobs and Prosperity ... for our Future". In this document, which was written in close collaboration between all member federations...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Debate on reorientation of stability pact is launched - wisdom of Joaquin Almunia and feistiness of Pervenche Berès, as well as Trichet, Juncker, Zalm and Monks etc
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Commission thinks about timetable to open negotiations - Plans to penalise adultery come at wrong moment
(EU) EU/TURKEY/SURVEY: Turks support accession, but not strong role for EU - Diversity and scepticism on Turkish candidacy amongst Europeans
(EU) EP/TURKEY/CDU-CSU: Mr Nassauer and Mr Ferber feel Commission should take political, financial and institutional consequences of accession into account - Warnings issued by Ms Sommer and Mr Langen
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Dutch Presidency warns against recourse to UN Security Council
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Three-quarters of Europeans disapprove foreign policy of Bush Administration - Other "transatlantic trends"
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Geneva Initiative (meeting in Brussels) calls for return to Roadmap and Israeli-Palestinian negotiations
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: EU takes first step in Althea military planning - Force Generation Conference on 14 September
(EU) EU/GREAT LAKES: Aldo Ajello calls for quality enhancement of European MONUC component
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/INDONESIA:
(EU) EU/CYPRUS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission survey shows nine firms out of ten take taxation into account before deciding to set up business in another Member State
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Gerrit Zalm says British insistence over rebate is not sustainable
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission grants EUR 76 million for nature conservation
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission approves financing of 109 innovative environmental projects for 2004
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission grants 8 million EUR to environmental projects in third countries
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission confirms that it wants to set up specific research programme on security from 2007
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Most Member States support partial adoption of IAS 39 accounting standards while awaiting solution that banks find more favourable
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro-zone GDP up by 0.5%, EU25 GDP up by 0.6%
(EU) EU/EMU:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TRADE/AGRICULTURE: Australia and Brazil welcome WTO's ruling against European sugar subsidies
(EU) EU/PACIFIC: Commissioners Lamy and Nielson go to Fiji for opening of trade negotiations between the EU and the Pacific Region of ACP group on 10 September
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: European Parliament to approve tuna fish protocols on 16 September
(EU) EU/GMO: Greenpeace pleased Commission has not set tolerance level for seeds accidentally contaminated by GMOs
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Suggestions for more balanced make-up of Commissioners' cabinets
(EU) EU/BULGARIA: Bulgaria wants to take part in European Drugs Observatory
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: New Eurydice publication on educational integration of immigrant children in European schools
(EU) EU/OECD/EDUCATION: OECD launches annual statistics study next Tuesday
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Dutch presidency of EU inaugurates its "Image of Europe" exhibition in Brussels
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY/EMPLOYERS: UNICE asks EU to focus on competitiveness
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Germany condemned for waste disposal contracts signed in breach of Community law
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF REGIONS/SEPTEMBER PLENARY: Employment, crime prevention, transparency of financial relations between Member States and public enterprise, internal market services at focus of work - Josep Borrell and Jan Figel take part
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 09/09/2004: