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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8853

22 December 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 35
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/european council/dutch presidency
Balkenende hopes that different sides in Cyprus canbenefit from Kofi Annan's services - parliamentarians insist on recognition of Cyprus and Barroso calls on Turkey to "put some extra mileage in" - commission president says agreement on financial perspectives in June 2005 is "crucial"

Brussels, 21/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Council's report on 16-17 December submitted on 21 December in Brussels by Jan Peter Balkenende to the European Parliament on 21 December in Brussels (at the Conference of the presidents of the political groups extended to all MEPs interested) provided the occasion for the prime minister of the Netherlands to draw up a positive balance sheet of the Dutch presidency and to express his optimism for Europe's future in the current phase of...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY: Financial Perspectives, Lisbon Strategy and strengthening Stability Pact to be prioritised
(EU) EU/TURKEY/CYPRUS: Erdogan prepared to consider new UN initiative on reunification of Cyprus
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/DUTCH PRESIDENCY: Balkenende hopes that different sides in Cyprus canbenefit from Kofi Annan's services - parliamentarians insist on recognition of Cyprus and Barroso calls on Turkey to "put some extra mileage in" - commission president says agreement on financial perspectives in June 2005 is "crucial"
(EU) EU/BOSNIA: Resignation of Bosnian Serb ministers causes unprecedented political crisis
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMU: New disciplinary proceedings again Greece and Hungary - suspension of procedings for five other new Member States
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Tough implementation for conditions on aid
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Agreement in sight over re-constituting endangered stocks and quotas for 2005
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/COMMON MARKET/SOFTWARE: Vote on patenting of software is postponed
(EU) EU/EMU:
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: EU has means to reach Kyoto goals or even go beyond them slightly according to most recent European Environmental Agency forecasts
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Council hasn't given verdict on proposal to authorise genetically modified colza GT73 imports into EU - Commission could give GMO go-ahead on 26 January
(EU) EU/CANADA/TRADE: Negotiations for agreement to enhance trade and investment will begin in 2005
(EU) EU/TRADE/TEXTILES: Mandelson wants protection for poorest countries after elimination of quotas
(EU) EU/COMMON MARKET: Countries taken to court over professional qualifications and copyright
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission calls on Luxembourg to fully apply competition regulations
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears Cytec's acquisition of UCB's Surface Specialties business, subject to conditions
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 50 million loan for semi-conductor research centre in Austria
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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(EU) EU/COMMON MARKET/SERVICES: AER calls for impact study for Services Directive
(EU) EU/COMMON MARKET/SERVICES: Two French associations call for subsidised housing to be excluded from Services Directive
(EU) EU/COMMON MARKET/SERVICES: European Lotteries describes Services Directive as an incomprehensible attempt to liberalise gambling
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Accounting Regulatory Committee approves IFRS on share based payments
(EU) EU/EESC/PRESIDENCY: Warm welcome to Anne-Marie Sigmund's work programme
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Austria violates legislation providing basic safety standards for people carrying heavy loads at work
(EU) EU/CITIZENSHIP: Commission launches public consultation on future programme for active citizenship
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/MEDIA: Right of apply should also cover electronic media
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/YOUNG PEOPLE:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 21/12/2004: