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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8833
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/italy/financial perspectives

23/11/2004 (Agence Europe) - Gianni Pittella, Democratici di sinistra member, regrets in a press release that Gianfranco Fini's debut as Italian Foreign Minster at Monday's Council had not been "bolder". The new minister was like "Pontius Pilate", the MEP deplored, noting that Mr Fini admitted he feared controlling EU spending would be reflected in the financing of structural funds (from which Italy considerably benefits) but "he did not have the strength to enter the fray to increase the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A look behind the news, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Mr Juncker's guidelines on changes to be made to the Stability Pact
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Summit could decide to create new body for regular human and minority rights dialogue in Baltic countries and Russia - one of four common spaces is ready
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: EP observers call upon Ukrainians to challenge result of presidential elections before Supreme Court
(EU) EU/BELARUS: EU criticises lack of progress in democracy and negative attitude of Belarusian authorities
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Negotiations continue with Romania and Bulgaria
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Security on African continent is focus of Council concerns
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Conference in Sharm el-Sheik, Javier Solana urges for regional security mechanism
(EU) EU/ACP/SUDAN: Joint parliamentary assembly wants promise on overall peace agreement before end of year and all parties to provide real proof of implementation on the ground
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: President Barroso opens academic year in Bruges
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/JACQUES BARROT: Graham Watson calls on Parliament, Commission and Council to discuss Barrot affair, revealing "gulf" between Member States' political cultures
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Carlos Tavares heads GOPA - Anna Melich is Information Policy Adviser
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION:
(EU) EP/UEF/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/CORRIGENDUM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Opinions in Council differ over sugar reform arrangements - Fischer Boel hopes for agreement before December 2005
(EU) EU/ANIMAL WELFARE: Details of political agreement on conditions for animal transportation
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Member States divided about post-2007 continuation of public aid for modernising fishing boats
(EU) EU/FISHERIES/ENLARGEMENT: Council agreement on symbolic volume of deep sea species quotas for new Member States
(EU) EU/FISHERIES/NORWAY: Commission hopes to conclude agreement soon
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Member States and Commission commit to work closely to achieve Millennium objectives - Commissioner Michel in Sudan
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for Piaggio - Aprilia merger
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT/HEALTH: 40 million people living with HIV
(EU) EU/COMPETITON:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/SPACE: First "Space" Council on Thursday is to start preparations for future European space programme
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: According to Greenpeace, four Member States object to ban on cadmium in batteries and accumulators
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES 2007-2013: Rapporteur Reimer Böge hopes his report will be voted during 11 May plenary at latest and calls for monthly trialogues
(EU) EP/PATENTABILITY OF SOFTWARE: Row between MEPs
(EU) EP/ITALY/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES:
(EU) EP/TEN/ITALY:
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: Association committee meeting and follow-up to negotiations on "action plan" in "neighbourhood" policy framework
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Illegal immigration and security in region, central themes in ministerial concertation "5+5" in Oran, Algeria on Wednesday
(EU) EP/CHECHNYA:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Cost wants to develop research network
(EU) EU/HEALTH/MEDICINES:
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