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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/lisbon strategy

ETNO thinks solutions are required in short-term to get strategy back on track

Brussels, 08/11/2004 (Agence Europe) - In a press statement the European Telecommunications Network Operators (ETNO) welcomed the support given by Heads of State and governments in the EU for revision of the Lisbon strategy. ETNO has warmly welcomed the new Kok report, which underlines the important role of the information and communication technology sectors (ICT) in implementing the Lisbon objectives but regrets the absence of concrete recommendations in this respect. Michael Barholomew,...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The new Barroso Commission moves towards its investiture
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Moscow's request for Hague summit postponement is certainly due to continued divergencies on road maps for four common spaces
(EU) EU/INDIA: Europeans and Indians on road to new strategic partnership
(EU) EU/IRAN: Europeans and Iranians reach provisional agreement on Teheran's nuclear programme
(EU) NATO/PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY: 50th annual NATO parliamentary assembly from 12 to 16 November in Venice
(EU) EU/TURKEY/CYPRUS:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/NETHERLANDS:
(EU) EU/FYROM: Javier Solana welcomes failure of referendum on de-centralisation
(EU) EP/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Progress achieved but more efforts needed
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION: ALDE and UEN express satisfaction, while Greens/EFA regret "minimum" reshuffling
(EU) EP/EPP-ED: Summit of Presidents of EU25 Parliamentary Groups
(EU) EP/IRAQ:
(EU) EU/BARROSO COMMISSION: Council to set date for new Commission to take up its duties
(EU) EU/IVORY COAST: EU strongly condemns violence in Ivory Coast and describes attack on French peace-keeping troops as unacceptable - Appeal for peace agreements to be respected - Troika meets ECOWAS
(EU) EU/EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: SOLIDAR Prize for Social Justice goes to Burmese opposition, Graça Machel and Ukrainian NGO
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU goes to WTO to get sanctions imposed by United States and Canada on hormone beef removed
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Conference on integration in Groningen
(EU) EU/JHA: HRC warns that much needs doing on 2010 objective on common political asylum - EP content with co-decision
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears Cinven's acquisition of German clothing company CBR
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES/THIRD COUNTRIES:
(EU) EU/FRAUD/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Microsoft reaches compromise with CCIA and Novell
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Verheugen says it is "possible and necessary" to conclude accession negotiations before end of month
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Future consumer policy priorities in enlarged EU debated in general assembly
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Inauguration of Community Reference Laboratory for methods of detecting additives in animal feed
(EU) EP/SERVICES: Hearing of Parliamentary Committee on Internal Market on "Bolkestein Directive"
(EU) EP/NOVEMBER SESSION: investiture of re-shuffled Barroso Commission - Brussels summit - Situation in Iraq, Cyprus, Cuba and Colombia - lifting of arms embargo on China -Althea mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina - speech by president of South Africa - climate change - software patents
(EU) EU/REGIONS: "Capital Regions and Cities" and "Cities for Cohesion" voice recommendations on cohesion policy and for European policy for cities and urban areas
(EU) EU/OECD/EDUCATION: Teachers matter is theme of forthcoming OECD conference
(EU) EU/REGIONS:
(EU) EP/LISBON STRATEGY: MEPs urge Member States to heed warning in Kok Report
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: SMEs disappointed by Kok Report
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: Eurochambres gives generally positive verdict on Kok Report
(EU) EP/STABILITY PACT/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: ETNO thinks solutions are required in short-term to get strategy back on track
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: AEIP study on pensions underlines that 2003 directive does not clearly define national social and labourlaw
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: 14th annual summit of young entrepreneurs to focus on rising economies, especially China and India
(EU) BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Professions divided over digital cinema (Les Rencontres, Lille, 28-31 October 2004)
(EU) EU/CHILDHOOD: New European street children network
(EU) EU/TOURISM:
(EU) EU/RAIL TRANSPORT:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 618
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2384/85: European Council of 4 and 5 November 2004
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