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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8800

6 October 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 33
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/employment/social council
Political agreement on directive on equal treatment between men and women outside the workplace with abstention from Germany which does not want directive to apply to contracts between individuals

Brussels, 05/10/2004 (Agence Europe) - The effort made by Aart Jan De Geus on Monday in Luxembourg to reach a political agreement on the proposal for a directive on equal treatment between men and women outside the workplace will have paid off. At the end of the day, 24 ministers of the enlarged EU spoke out in favour of the proposal for a directive. Only Germany abstained, hoping to safeguard the foundations of its Constitution. Germany then expressed the hope that, by the next...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: On European controls on illegal immigration
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: On Wednesday, a European Commission green-light to open way for negotiations - José Manuel Barroso supports referendum
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission confirms 1 January 2007 as probable date for Bulgarian and Romanian accession - opening negotiations with Croatia next year
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/SPAIN:
(EU) EU/BARROSO COMMISSION/ENLARGEMENT: Olli Rehn says ticket for final destination is not automatic for Turkey (or other accessions) - Effort in favour of Bulgaria and Romania's accession (but with safeguard clause allowing deferral of accession by one year) and a solution for Cyprus - European prospects for Balkans - MEPs ask about fate of 'new neighbours' - Commission considers enlargement process and ratification of Constitution should be kept separate
(EU) EP/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/BARROSO COMMISSION/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Ms Ferrero-Waldner hopes to boost EU external policy with greater coherence and co-ordination - Permanent seat for EU at UN Security Council - "Open and frank" dialogue with Russia
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Francis Wurtz calls for plenary debate on Israeli military operations in Gaza Strip
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Monaco becomes 46th Member State
(EU) EP/TURKEY/CDU/CSU:
(EU) EU/TURKEY/CHURCHES:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION/JHA: Buttiglione is questioned on asylum and immigration proposals - "We are at war with terrorism" - Conservative positions on family and homosexuality
(EU) EU/EMU: Euro-zone growth continues in climate of uncertainty and internal demand
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Presidency to seek to reach political agreement on proposal to amend Eurovignette Directive
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT/SOCIAL COUNCIL: Political agreement on directive on equal treatment between men and women outside the workplace with abstention from Germany which does not want directive to apply to contracts between individuals
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT/SOCIAL COUNCIL: Aart Jan De Geus is sceptical about compromise on temporary workers directive in December
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Three blocks of countries face each down in sugar reform
(EU) EU/FISHERIES/ENLARGEMENT: Proposal on extending ban on trawling in Polish waters
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: EU-Seychelles renew fisheries protocol
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/BARROSO COMMISSION/TAXATION: Ingrida Udre of Latvia calls for harmonised corporate tax base and strengthened cooperation
(EU) EU/BARROSO COMMISSION/INTERNAL MARKET: Commissioner designate for internal market, Charlie McCreevy, defends mutual recognition and declines to anticipate Constitution
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Upcoming ratification of Kyoto Protocol by Russians will not suffice for efficient climate change management, UNICE states
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Eurogroup congratulates Commissioner-designate Stavros Dimas for his concern for animal welfare and takes him at his word
(EU) EU/TRADE/UKRAINE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Nine Member States excede milk quotas this year -total for penalties estimated at EUR 388 million
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Agricultural organisations merge activities
(EU) EU/ECONOMy: Rise in industrial production price of 0.4% in Euro-zone and 0.5% in EU 25
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court condemns French regulation banning earnings from current bank accounts
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Greece can maintain preferential customs duty on ouzo - directive on duty is valid
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Working time in EU cannot exceed 48 hours, on-call included, unless worker freely and explicitly agrees
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