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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8815

27 October 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 32
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha council
Candidates for Border Agency HQ - Agreements with
Switzerland - Russia -Europol director

Luxembourg, 26/10/2004 (Agence Europe) -Poland, Hungary, Estonia, Malta and Slovenia are candidates for accommodating the new HQ for the European border Agency. The decision will be taken at the European Council on 5 November or 17 December. On Tuesday the Council ratified the creation of the agency (EUROPE yesterday, p. 10).

Switzerland. The EU and Switzerland sign e ten bilateral agreements on Tuesday on fraud, freedom of movement of workers and accession to the Schengen area (EUROPE 22...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A few lessons to be learnt from events concerning the MEPs and the Barroso Commission
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION: Barroso announces anti-discrimination initiatives and indicates his support for possible modifications to his team during mandate - he has massive support but only from EPP-ED and UEN - new appeals to transfer Buttiglione (but also appeals to keep him where he his) - Barroso rejects criticism of not respecting MEPs
(EU) EP/NETHERLANDS: Queen Beatrix asserts Europe is more of an evolutionary process than an end in itself and welcomes progress achieved since signing of treaty of Rome
(EU) EU/SUDAN: EU to mobilise extra 80 million EUR to support enlarged African Union mission to make Darfur safe
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Political agreement on biometric passports
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Anti-drug framework decision adopted
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Some moves to qualified majority
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Candidates for Border Agency HQ - Agreements with
Switzerland - Russia -Europol director
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: draft proposal to ban paedophiles from cerain professions
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Sanctions for marine pollution on agenda of European Council
(EU) EU/CFSP.POLICE: EU prepares to send police mission to DRC - Statement by EU Chiefs of Police, meeting in Warnsveld, adopted
(EU) EP/ENERGY/ECONOMY: Commission to present report on measures likely to be taken against rising oil prices, while reaffirming principle of coordination
(EU) EP/CRISIS: Olli Rehn suggests creation of High Level Group to assess competitiveness of automotive sector
(EU) EU/EP/EMU: Adopted against rapporteur's opinion, ECB Annual Report nonetheless calls for more transparency in Governing Council decision-making
(EU) EU/EURO: Negotiations begin for Andorra's use of Euro
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/ENVIRONMENT: Commission attacks ban on green house producing hydrofluorocarbons in Denmark and Austria under internal market rules
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: France, Denmark, Italy and Netherlands infringe rules
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Council calls on Commission to assess effects of "life-assurance" and pension fund (UCITS) directives on development of risk capital
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Romania and bulgaria to take part in EU action programme on 1 january 2005
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission authorises co-existence of "Munster, Munster Géromé and Münster Käse" cheeses
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN PARTIES: Office of European Parliament shares out euro cake of 4.6 million between "European parties"
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Industry calls for caution when opening up defence markets
(EU) OECD/TERRORISM: New recommendation to block cross-border flows of money for terrorism
(EU) EU/SYMPOSIA: Humanitarian actors in war: heroes or victims?
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE/LISBON STRATEGY: ESBA calls upon Commission designate and new EP to put Lisbon agenda at top of list of priorities
(EU) EU/EESC/OCTOBER SESSION: Anne-Marie Sigmund, new President - Bureau renewed - Work to focus on Lisbon Strategy, Constitution for Europe, company competitiveness
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: After Irish judge's departure, Court has two women and twenty-three men judges - better representation of women in Court of First Instance
(EU) EU/CONFERENCE:
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