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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8784

14 September 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 33
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/council of europe

13/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - The new Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Terry Davis, is to meet the French Foreign Minister, Michel Barnier, in Paris on Tuesday 14 September. He will also meet Claudie Haigneré, Minister Delegate for European Affairs, and Jean-Pierre Lafon, Secretary General of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Points of the agenda for discussion include: strengthened cooperation between France and the Council of Europe and the latter's role in the European...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The debate on the European Constitution begins to clarify the stakes - A choice of significant stances
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ASEM: EU formally approves Burma strategy - Possibility that sanctions will be tightened on 11 October
(EU) EU/IRAN: 25 still calling for increased co-operation with IAEA
(EU) EU/SUDAN: Council increases pressure on Sudan authorities - Support for UN investigation of genocide claims - Experts to be sent on Tuesday to assess AU police efforts
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS:
(EU) EP/IRAQ: President of Interim Government cancels visit to European Parliament to President Borrell's regret
(EU) NATO/EU: NATO Secretary General calls for wider cooperation with European Union
(EU) EP/SOUTH AFRICA:
(EU) EU/EP/EPP-ED/TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS: In Berlin, Ambassador Schnabel underlines role of EU and US as 'stabilisers' - Edouard Balladur says Washington must realise it needs European ally
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA:
(EU) EU/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/DEBATES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Finance ministers agree to form a working group to look at harmonised company taxation
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Finance ministers ask Commission to look at regulatory obstacles to cross-border bank mergers
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/BUDGET: Ministers rally behind Dutch Presidency's approach to Financial Perspectives for 2007-2013
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Dutch Presidency's approach welcomed, but Commission's role must be respected
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Ministers want tightening and clarification of Stability Pact - Little agreement over 'exceptional circumstances'
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Ministers hope to boost Lisbon strategy
(EU) EU/EURO: Europeans dislike one- and two-cent euro coins
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Presidency to sound out Member States' positions on "Services" directive, at dinner on 23 September - State of play with debate in Council
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: New liberalisation plans to be unveiled on 20 September to thaw trade negotiations
(EU) EU/UNITED NATIONS/DEVELOPMENT: Commission and FAO sign agreement on Millennium Targets
(EU) EU/PPE-DE/GLOBALISATION: contribution by Edouard Balladur, on behalf of the Assemblée nationale, on a common European position after debates in European and national parliaments
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: European chemical industry wants real dialogue
(EU) EU/YOUTH: World Bank and youth organisations promise to cooperate
(EU) EU/EESC/TURKEY: Committee says "yes" to accession negotiations as long as irreversible turning point has been reached by 31 December
(EU) OECD/PORTUGAL:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Various Member States convicted of violating legislation concerning border issues, architects, telephony and bioethics
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING: Commission wants to apply full anti-dumping levy to glysophate imports from China
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 610
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