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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8851

18 December 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 45
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/european council/ep
Parliament wants to be consulted on any possible suspension of negotiations with Ankara, says President Borrell. Financial perspectives: "strange" that States in favour of further enlargement are "those that are least in favour of adequate funding"

Brussels, 17/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - In his speech to the EU heads of state and government on Friday at the European Council; the President of the European Parliament Josep Borrell talked mainly about the accession negotiations with Turkey and the financial perspectives 2007-2013 (see EUROPE/Documents annexed to the bulletin, EUROPE of 14 December p. 9 to 12 and of 16 December p. 4 and 11).

In deciding to open negotiations with Turkey, you have made a choice which "corresponds to the...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: EU takes historic decision to begin negotiations with Turkey - long wranglings over Cyprus - open process but without special partnership
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Accession treaties with Bulgaria and Romania to be signed in April - March 2005 starting point for accession negotiations with Croatia
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Twenty-five want enhanced relations with Ukraine, but without going beyond neighbouring country policy
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/TERRORISM: 25 determined to combat terrorist threat
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/TURKEY/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/TURKEY/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/TURKEY/ARMENIA:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/ESDP: For establishment of EU civil and military operation planning cell by end of the year and reinforcement of civil capacities by 2008
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/MIDDLE EAST: Israelis and Palestinians must cooperate closely to guarantee smooth running of Palestinian elections
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Summit wants report on future EU diplomatic service for June 2005
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Twenty-Five restate attachment to European Security Strategy - Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: EU gives very clear support for Kofi Annan
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Council and Commission are invited to examine feasibility of new framework agreement with China
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/EP: Parliament wants to be consulted on any possible suspension of negotiations with Ankara, says President Borrell. Financial perspectives: "strange" that States in favour of further enlargement are "those that are least in favour of adequate funding"
(EU) EU/BOSNIA: International community again sanctions Republika Srpska authorities for failing to cooperate with the ICTY - Paddy Ashdown denounces Bosnian Serb leaders
(EU) EU/SERBIA:
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA:
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/TURKEY:
(EU) EP EUROPEAN COUNCIL/TUNISIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Agreement on Financial Perspectives expected for June - Delicate balancing act between solidarity and budget discipline
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: EU Emissions Trading Scheme unveiled for the first time to global audience, but US and emerging economies refuse to agree to cut greenhouse gas emissions post-2012
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial production down 0.5% in eurozone and 0.3% in EU25 in October
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/EQUALITY: Directive adopted on gender equality outside workplace
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EU25 and euro zone inflation down to 2.2%
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Zsuzanna Jakab may become first director of European Disease Prevention and Control Centre
(EU) EU/HEALTH: European agency for medicinal products warns against use of anti-depressants under eighteen years of age
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/UN/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:
(EU) EP/HUNTING:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Parliament gives go-ahead to Europass
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Social partners generally happy with 'Maastricht Communique'
(EU) EU/REGIONS: CEMR calls for debate on role of local public services and extension of EU town twinning programme to countries bordering EU
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Ombudsman says Commission fails to take sufficient account of safety standards
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB and Interamerican Development Bank sign memorandum of understanding
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB Bureau in Nairobi
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 54.6 million loan for financial sector in Africa
(EU) EU/EIB: New FEMIP micro-credit support for Morocco
(EU) EU/CALENDAR: Major European activities next week
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2389: Turkey's EU accession progress: Parliament's position at European Council
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