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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8820

4 November 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 41 / 54
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/regulation agencies/hq

03/11/2004 (Agence Europe) - The ISUPE Association (Initiatives for public untility services in Europe) and the EPSG (European Policy Study Group) is organising a seminar on 25 November in Brussels on "European Regulation Agencies". In a press statement, the two organisations note that with the multiplication of agencies from the European Union and "issues involving coordination of national regulation agencies in the area of SGEI (energy, transport, communication) is raising more questions...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Too many machiavelian interpretations of Barroso's "mistakes"
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Uncontroversial agenda - Dutch Presidency hopes Mr Barroso will present re-modelled team - No debate planned on Turkey
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/PPE: President-designate Jose Manuel Barroso participating at EPP summit on 4 November
(EU) EU/BARROSO COMMISSION: Hungary and Netherlands want to keep Kovacks and Kroes - energy portfolio for new Latvian candidate? No decisions yet from Italy - Hans-Gert Pöttering says don't make Barroso's task any more difficult
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/DENMARK: Compromise between five parties to recommend ratification but on certain conditions
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: EU reaffirms support for IAEA - In Vienna, France, Germany and United Kingdom put compromise to Teheran
(EU) EU/SOMALIA:
(EU) EU/GREAT LAKES:
(EU) EU/GUINEA-BISSAU:
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Council recommends extending common strategy for Mediterranean until January 2006
(EU) EU/BELARUS: In-depth Council discussion on 22 November
(EU) EU/NICARAGUA: EU calls for dialogue and more independence of institutions
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/UNITED KINGDOM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: European Commission welcomes Kok report on mid-term revision - Wim Kok speaks of reactivating strategy by 2005 Spring Summit
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN SUMMIT/LISBON STRATEGY: EEB deplores fact that Kok report makes no mention of sustainable development strategy for environmental pillar of Lisbon strategy
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN SUMMIT/LISBON STRATEGY/CEEP: Mixed reception for Kok report from public enterprised
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Impala announces intention to appeal Commission's decision on Sony-BMG merger
(EU) EU/ECB/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Bush or Kerry, Washington will seek to boost dialogue and relations with EU, says Ambassador Schnabel
(EU) EU/JHA/ITALY: Italian senate examines European arrest warrant
(EU) EU/ECB: Central Bank set to leave rates as they are on Thursday
(EU) EU/ARMS: EU will continue to fight unlawful trade of small arms and light weapons
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: EU lacks political resolve to develop ballistic missile defence capability with maritime component
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: New Member States might import up to 460,000 tonnes of bananas in 2005
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/UNIONS/SOCIAL: John Monks repeats firm commitment to European Constitution - Future of Europe depends on its social policy
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT/IMF:
(EU) EU/COURT OF AUDITORS:
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY:
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Annual "Les Reconcontres" meeting in Lille from 28 to 31 October takes theme of Europeans and their film industries
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/YOUTH: Young Europeans want more democracy at school
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(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/EMPLOYERS:
(EU) EU/USA/FEDERALISM:
(EU) EU/CANADA:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: New Irish judge joins court
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/KOREA: signing of EU/Seoul agreement makes cooperation official
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/REGULATION AGENCIES/HQ:
(EU) EU/CANADA/YOUTH:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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