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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8804

12 October 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 40 / 49
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/policy network/governance

11/10/2004 (Agence Europe) - Several European Commissioners will take part in the "Progressive Governance Conference" on 13 -14 October in Budapest organised by the Policy Network, think-tank presided by European Commissioner-designate for Trade Peter Mandelson. Other participants in Budapest will include Pascal Lamy, Joaquim Almuni and Laszlo Kovacs, as well as the MEP and former Danish prime minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, former Italian and Portuguese prime ministers respectively Giuliano...

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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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