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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8829

18 November 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 29
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/barroso commission
MEPs judgements on Frattini, Piebalgs and Kovac is largely positive but with a few variations from groups

Brussels, 17/11/2004 (Agence Europe) - Several MEPs, notably the group co-ordinators in the hearings for the Commissioners-designate (Frattini, Piebalgs and Kovacs, EUROPE yesterday pp 4 and 9 to 12 for the hearings and p 5 on the subject of the press conferences by Pöttering, Cohn-Bendit and Wurtz), gave their reactions on Tuesday in press releases . The usual political differences were confirmed in some instances although they were what had been generally expected, with certain...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION: José Manuel Barroso tells MEPs his new team is ready to work, with their support for a better Europe - EPP-DE, PES, ALDE and UEN announce support, Greens/EFA and GUE/NGL have problems with Commissioners-designate Kroes and Frattini and Independence and Democracy group reject it
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION: Martin Schulz calls on Socialists to vote in favour of new team
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION: Conditional support of Liberals - Abstentions possible because of Commissioner Kroes
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION: Neelie Kroes replies to Jean-Louis Bourlangues' letter
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION: MEPs judgements on Frattini, Piebalgs and Kovac is largely positive but with a few variations from groups
(EU) EU/Iraq: Poul Nielson condemns assasination of Margaret Hassan and expresses his sorrow for her family and the Iraqies she helped
(EU) EU/TOGO: EU Council closes consultation with Togo due to lack of progress in restoring democracy
(EU) EU/EP/SOUTH AFRICA: Thabo Mbeki asks MEPs for their confidence in new Africa, which is resolved to take its destiny in hand
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Jan Peter Balkenende welcomes adoption of "The Hague Programme" in which crimes such as murder of Theo van Gogh cruelly demonstrated need for it - parliament has to get more involved in Lisbon strategy for which "there is no alternative" (assertion not greeted positively by all MEPS)
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: United States welcomes EU's "excellent progress" towards control of movement of capital, but do not comment on threshold
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/MONEY LAUNDERING: People transporting over 10,000 EUR will have to declare it at borders of EU - Italy votes against Council common position
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES/ECOFIN: Development of European legislation must be based on consultation and systematic impact studies
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Ministers pleased about Kok report priorities in favour of growth and employment
(EU) EU/INFLATION:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Court of Auditors criticises 1998 reform of tobacco aid regime and illicit pricing agreements
(EU) EU/USA: EU expected to impose sanctions against Washington in "Byrd amendment" at beginning of 2005
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission gives Germany two years to get rid of its aid to cereal eau-de-vie exporters
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/WTO:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Sharp state aid disparities in ten new Member States before their accession
(EU) STATE AID: Formal investigation into possible subsidies to Finland's Componenta
(EU) EU/CULTURE COUNCIL: Consensus on objectives under Culture 2007 and Media 2007 programmes- Member States with healthy audiovisual industries show solidarity towards weaker ones
(EU) EP/AUDIOVISUALS:
(EU) EU/REGION/CASPIAN/BLACK SEA: Beginning of negotiations between EU and Azerbaijan on cooperation in energy and transport sectors
(EU) EU/INDIA/CULTURE: Joint EU/India declaration on cultural relations announces development in several areas
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: Social Platform criticises Kok report's neglect of social cohesion - In favour of open debate with civil society before 2005 Spring Summit
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Health First Europe calls upon Commission for better management of patient mobility in Europe
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 17/11/2004: