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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8847

14 December 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 34
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/ukraine/russia

13/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday in Moscow that Russia can but be "pleased" about the possibility of Ukraine one day joining the EU. "If Ukraine wants to enter the European Union and if the EU is willing to take it in, then we have everything to be pleased about", Mr Putin said after his meeting with Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. "The question of the EU one day enlarging to Ukraine does not concern us, although we do of...

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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
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 623
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