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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8860

6 January 2005
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/cuba
Commission welcomes reopening of official contacts but stresses decision has to include all countries

Brussels, 05/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has welcomed the decision of the Cuban government on Monday (EUROPE yesterday p 4) to re-open official contacts with some EU Member States: France, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Austria, Greece, Portugal and Sweden (those with Spain and Hungary have already been re-established). Françoise Le Bail, the Commission spokesperson declared on Wednesday that this was a positive development and a step in the right direction....

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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