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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8860

6 January 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 26
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/ luxembourg presidency
Meeting postponed till 26 january

Brussels, 05/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - The meeting with the Luxembourg presidency, Conference of presidents of the political groups at the European Parliament and president of the du EP Josep Borrell, will take place on 26 January in Brussels. It had been planned for 6 January in Luxembourg but was postponed because the Luxembourg prime minister Jean-Claude Juncker will be in Jakarta that day for the summit on helping Asian countries suffering from the earthquake that struck at the end of...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Is Turkey up to meeting European Parliament accession conditions?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CUBA: Commission welcomes reopening of official contacts but stresses decision has to include all countries
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/GERMANY: Wuermeling reacts to misgivings of some CSU members of Bundestag
(EU) EUCONSTITUTION/FRANCE: Balladur amendment for strengthening French parliament powers of control
(EU) EU/GENDARMERIE: French brigadier general heads European gendarmerie force
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ASIA/EARTHQUAKE: Consolidated EU offer for Jakarta Summit will include emergency and reconstruction aid - Preparations are heating up for Friday's extraordinary Council
(EU) EU/EARTHQUAKE: After meeting ambassadors of Asian countries hit by tsunami, Elmar Brok and Hartmut Nassauer say European Parliament will do all it can to facilitate aid - Galileo may be used as early warning system
(EU) EU/CARIBBEAN/TRADE: Peter Mandelson in Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana
(EU) EU/WTO: Four candidates for Supachai Panitchpakdi succession
(EU) EP/ LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY: Meeting postponed till 26 january
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY/DEVELOPPEMENT: Presidency priorities are fight against poverty, millennium development objectives and EU coherency policies
(EU) EFTA/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY/COMMON MARKET: Luxembourg Presidency priorities include adoption of professional qualifications directive
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY/HEALTH: Full speed ahead
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Luxembourg Presidency wants to get all Council formations to consider sustainability in their work
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY/CDU-CSU: Hartmut Nassauer says Luxembourg Presidency will have to consider cost of Turkey joining the EU in the Financial Perspectives negotiations
(EU) EP/STABILITY PACT: Silvana Koch-Mehrin says successful appeal could be lodged against Commission's treatment of France and Germany - Werner Langen disagrees
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament tightens up health and consumer protection measures
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/DUTCH PRESIDENCY: Lisbon review process broadly welcomed with some reservations
(EU) EU/ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT: Commission strengthens Energy Star label for more efficient computer monitors
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Germany says European Commission has exceeded its margin of discretion in MobilCom case
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: MobilCom lodges appeal against European Commission's state aid ruling
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