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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8793

25 September 2004
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/cfsp
Solana urges for strengthened civil capacities and civil-military coordination for crisis-management operations

Brussels, 24/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - CFSP High Representative Javier Solana, speaking before the Security Council, reaffirmed the crucial role of civilian capacities during a crisis-management operation on Tuesday in New York. During a debate on civilian crisis management, organised during the 59th session of the Assembly General, Mr Solana insisted on the need to strengthen this component by providing the international community with EU expertise.

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Jacques Delors rejects Europe based on competition between States, reaffirming the existence of a solid economic pillar In the EMU
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/TURKEY: EPP-ED confirms its position (supported by very large majority, says Pöttering) that opening talks would be "premature" - ADLE Group majority supports Turkey's membership, Watson recalls - Verheugen explains on torture
(EU) EU/TURKEY/EDUCATION: Appeal by non-Muslim minorities
(EU) EU/CFSP: Solana urges for strengthened civil capacities and civil-military coordination for crisis-management operations
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Unanimous political agreement to ban six phtalates in toys
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Political agreement on machinery directive
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Dutch Presidency notes deadlock over direct selling techniques - Commissioner Bolkestein defends ' country of origin' concept
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Twenty-Five approve Commission's conclusions on industrial policy and structural change
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Presidency optimistic about future of "services" directive following informal talks
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Mario Monti hopes to decide on Oracle's takeover of PeopleSoft before he steps down as Commissioner
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EU/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: EEB calls on Barroso Commission to boost EU's sustainable development strategy - Margot Wallström reiterates commitment
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION/INDUSTRY: Günter Verheugen will increase competitiveness of European industry and work closely with Parliament to conclude "REACH legislative process"
(EU) EU/BARROSO COMMISSION: Vladimir Spidla hopes to maintain balance between different Lisbon chapters and work toward gender equality
(EU) EU/BARROSO COMMISSION/BUDGET: Dalia Grybauskaité recalls that new Commission can change financial framework proposals
(EU) EU/EP/EDUCATION/CULTURE: Jan Figel's top priorities - intercultural dialogue, language learning, student mobility and a true European area for education and training
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION/ITALY:
(EU) EU/BARROSO COMMISSION/REGIONAL POLICY/COHESION: Danuta Hubner warns against budget limits being set too low for EU to be able to take effective action
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: New fishing quotas for Greenland
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Senior officials at follow-up committee meet on Monday and Tuesday to prepare November's ministerial conference in The Hague
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Euromed Satellite Navigation Project launched in Cairo
(EU) EU/EUROMED/AGADIR AGREEMENT:
(EU) EP/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA/REFUGEES:
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Pascal Lamy to attend conference in Tunisia on 28 September on future of textiles and clothing industry
(EU) EU/ISRAEL/PALESTINE: Commission supports joint Israeli-Palestinian maternity unit
(EU) EU/ASIA:
(EU) EP/RELIGION/POLAND:
(EU) EP/EUROSCEPTICS/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Appointment of EP representatives at European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
(EU) EP/EUROMED: Three EuroMed Committees established ready for February 2005 Parliamentary Assembly meeting
(EU) EP/RELIGION/GREENS/EFA:
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