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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8854

23 December 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/stability pact
MEPs slam Commission's kid glove treatment of France and Germany

Brussels, 22/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission's decision to suspend the excess budget proceedings against France and Germany has enraged a number of MEPs, mainly from Germany (see Europe of 15 December, p.12). In a press release, the CDU MEP Christoph Konrad comments that the new Commission's behaviour continues the kid glove treatment of the previous, Socialist-dominated, Commission, describing this to a driver caught speeding who has their driving licence removed but is...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY: Luxembourg Presidency outlines work programme
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission changes its ways of working: more political debates, more impact studies, more communication
(EU) EU/NEPAL: EU urges Maoist rebels to enter dialogue with government
(EU) EU/MOZAMBIQUE: EU urges opposition to accept outcome of recent elections, despite a number of irregularities
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: CPT publishes report on Bosnia Herzegovina
(EU) EU/PAN-EUROPEAN UNION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission wants excess budget procedures lifted for five new Member States but notes lack of impact of measures taken in Greece in Hungary
(EU) EU/JHA: 20 experts call on EU to enhance aid to victims of trafficking in human beings
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE/MICROSOFT: Bo Vesterdorf rejects Microsoft's request for interim measures to suspend Commission's remedies
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Agreement on restocking threatened fish species and catch quotas for 2005
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: More questions about "celecoxib"
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Council moves towards tighter greenhouse gas emissions targets for post-2012
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of HMG by Sovion in abattoir and meat products sector
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Final adoption of Transparency Directive will help investors and boost trust in markets
(EU) EU/SERBIA/TRADE: Free trade agreement for textiles
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Eurozone external trade surplus 5.5 bn euro in October, 7.1 bn euro deficit for EU25
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EMU:
(EU) Ep/first january SESSION: Vote on European Constitution- Programme for Luxembourg presidency - Trans-ATlantic Relations
(EU) EP/STABILITY PACT: MEPs slam Commission's kid glove treatment of France and Germany
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N. 2392: The European Parliament's position on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU
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