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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8847

14 December 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 34
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT / European library
No. 623

*** JEAN BAUBEROT (Ed.): La laïcité à l'épreuve. Religions et libertés dans le monde. Universalis (18 rue de Tilsitt, F-75809 Paris Cedex 17. Fax: (33-1) 45720343 - E-mail: contact@univresalis.fr - Internet: www.universalis.fr). "Le tour du sujet" series. 2004, 196 pp, 12.50 euro. ISBN 2-85229-786-8.

As a French law banning the wearing of ostensible religious insignia at school hits the headlines, secularism is a very topical issue. Jean Baubérot, honorary president of the Ecole...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Caution on the part of the next Presidency of the Council (Luxembourg) on the Bolkestein directive - The European Parliament is taking its time
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: European Council to decide on date and outcome of negotiations - Mr Erdogan comes to Brussels
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Move to accession treaty with Bulgaria and Romania at end of April beginning of May? Uncertainties about Croatia
EU) EU/GREAT LAKES: Louis Michel off on political mission to Great Lakes to listen and find definitive solution to problem of ex-Far/Interahamwe in Eastern Congo
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN : EU representative in Afghanistan hopes president Karzai will dismiss corrupt ministers or those involved in drugs
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA:
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: EU will continue to support democratisation in Afghanistan
(EU) EU/OSCE: Michel Barnier argues in defence of OSCE - One French, one Swiss and one Albanian national vie for post of secretary general
(EU) EU/UKRAINE/RUSSIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: European Council to confirm hopes of agreement in June 2005 - Presidency's report shows differences on ceiling for expenditure and regional policy
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Exchange of best practice, cross-border enforcement and funding to improve road safety
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Political agreement on inland waterway vessels
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council mandates Commission to negotiate aviation agreements with Morocco and Balkans
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Third railway package, liberalisation of port services and "Eurovignette" directive on Luxembourg's agenda
(EU) EU/EMU: EU likely to suspend excessive deficit proceedings against France and Germany
(EU) EU/EMU: Italian tax measures of concern to Joaquin Almunia
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: 48 measures for better integrating European funding for housing
(EU) EU/TRADE: WTO opens doors to Afghanistan and Iraq but not to Iran
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: 5th association council session
(EU) EU/EUROMED/TUNISIA: Inauguration of EIB representation in Tunis
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Appeal for 30% of British waters to be put off limits
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: analysis of EU fishing capacity reduction in 2003
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Wholesale prices for “international roaming" subject to ERG investigation supported by Commission
(EU) EU/BAROMETER: 56% of citizens happy at belonging to EU
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Pro-Basque organisations Pro-Amnistia and Segi lodge appeal and claim compensation for being included on a list of European terrorists
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Italian legislation to transpose the EC directive on airport ground-handling services is incompatible with European legislation
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