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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8804

12 October 2004
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/enlargement/turkey
Sweden supports negotiations with Ankara beginning 2005 - Austria, Cyprus and Greece express doubts - Slovenia insists on constructive attitude from Croatia

Luxembourg, 11/10/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Monday the General Affairs Council had a brief exchange of views on the EU enlargement process on the basis of regular reports and opinions of the European Commission presented on 6 October on Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia. After a verbal introduction by Commissioner Verheugen, only five delegations spoke, almost exclusively about Turkey. Sweden welcomed the Commission's objective assessment report and requested negotiations for accession...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Peter Mandelson: a balanced view of world trade
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/TURKEY: Sweden supports negotiations with Ankara beginning 2005 - Austria, Cyprus and Greece express doubts - Slovenia insists on constructive attitude from Croatia
(EU) EU/CHINA: Bot explains Council needs more time to decide on lifting arms embargo and human rights questions
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Member States to apply post-11 September measures - Cooperation with seven third countries
(EU) EU/IRAN: EU prepared to take up "policy of engagement" and various incentives if Teheran suspends uranium enrichment programme
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Restrictions and embargo on arms exports lifted - EU's technical missoin on illegal immigration
(EU) EU/BURMA: EU applies further sanctions to Burma
(EU) EU/BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA: Council approves ALTHEA Operational Plan - Transfer of authority from NATO to EU scheduled for 2 December
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA:
(EU) EU/SERBIA MONTENEGRO/TRIBUNAL:
(EU) EU/KAZAKHSTAN:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/ASEM: Europeans and Asians hope to reinforce cooperation on security, terrorism and economy, but remain tight-lipped about Burma
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: EU welcomes calm unfolding of elections
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CHECHNYA: Assembly wants better protection of fundamental rights in Chechnya - Discussion forum is created
(EU) EP/GEORGIA/ABKHAZIA:
(EU) EP/MOLDOVA/TRANSNISTRIA:
(EU) EU/EP/COR/SOCIALISTS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION: committee on Civil Liberties says no to Buttiglione - Left and Liberals do not want him in justice, EPP refuse to allow his portfolio to be changed
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION/ADMINISTRATION AND FRAUD: Mr Kallas hopes to concentrate on implementation of Kinnock reform and hopes to satisfy Court of Auditors of EU credits
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION/JEF: Young Federalists want EP to be able to reject Commissioners on an individual basis
(EU) EU/TRADE: Council supports GSP reform project but wishes to know details of Commission proposal before giving final stance - Conclusions on Doha Round
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Ministers skirt around the subject
(EU) EU/SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: Feasibility report on SAA agreement
(EU) EU/TAJIKISTAN: Partnership and Cooperation Agreement signed - Trade plank to be applied immediately, pending ratification
(EU) EU/JORDAN: 3rd session of Association Council
(EU) EU/VIETNAM: Agreement between EU and Hanoi on Vietnam joining WTO
(EU) EU/FOOD: Commission proposes revision of legislation on food additives to reduce nitrates and nitrites in meat, and authorise new additives
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission gives conditional clearance to Total's purchase from GDF of gas assets
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Adoption of regulation banning deep sea trawling in some ultra-peripheral areas
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Reduction of black halibut in international waters of north west Atlantic
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/HEALTH: European social partners propose gradual procedure for fighting agtainst stress at work
(EU) EU/CITIZENS:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission intends to flesh out on-line European Pollutant Emission Register in run up to 2009
(EU) EP/EU/FISHERIES: Spain must not flout shark finning rules
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/ECHO/UGANDA: Echo expert mentions "forgotten crisis" in Uganda
(EU) EU/POLICY NETWORK/GOVERNANCE:
(EU) EP/TURKEY/WOMEN:
(EU) EU/RACISM/ROM:
(EU) OMBUDSMAN:
(EU) EU/SPORT/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Football is source of European integration, insists Arsenal manager during debate at Committee of Regions
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Production of tele-films falls in Europe in 2003, European Audiovisual Observatory states
(EU) EU/CULTURE: "Europeans and their Films" event to end with adoption of Declaration of Lille
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION/AUDIOVISUAL:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 614
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