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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8861

7 January 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 23
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/asia/earthquake
Extraordinary Council on Friday to brainstorm avenues for improving EU's disaster response capabilities and prepare for 11 January donor conference

Brussels, 06/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - The extraordinary General Affairs and External Relations Council in Brussels on Friday, convened to coordinate EU aid to the tsunami-struck countries of South-East Asia and consider all avenues for improving the EU's response to such disasters in the future, marks a first in terms of the speed of organisation and the fact it will be attended by officials form outside the EU. Chaired by Jean Asselborn, this will be the first Council meeting attended by...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Disagreement over Turkey's membership becomes more radical
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EPP-ED: Ratification of Constitution is top priority for 90% of Group, Hans-Gert Pöttering assures - Group hopes to invite President Yuschenko as soon as possible - Invitation to Bush?
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Both sides resolved to give fresh impetus to transatlantic relations, Solana says
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Turkish officials to visit Luxembourg and Brussels to prepare for accession negotiations
(EU) EP/NUCLEAR: Caroline Lucas renews call for nuclear arms ban
(EU) EU/EGYPT/NUCLEAR: IAEA suspects Egypt has produced weapons-grade uranium
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ASIA/EARTHQUAKE: Additional aid of EUR 450 million announced by Barroso takes EU total to around EUR 1.5 bn (emergency and medium-term reconstruction aid) - EIB issues EUR 1 bn in loans
(EU) EU/EARTHQUAKE/EMU: Commission could show clemency towards excessive deficit countries given their aid to Asia
(EU) EU/ASIA/EARTHQUAKE: Extraordinary Council on Friday to brainstorm avenues for improving EU's disaster response capabilities and prepare for 11 January donor conference
(EU) EU/INDUSTRIAL POLICY: Verheugen says Union has to create enterprise-friendly environment and European champions - as part of return to "large-scale programmes" planned by Chirac, France calls on EU Member States to support its project and create industrial innovation agency
(EU) EU/EMU:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Tax on lorries driving through Germany
(EU) EU/FARMING/POLAND: Commissioner Fischer Boel says Polish farm income has risen sharply since accession
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/EARTHQUAKE:
(EU) EU/REGIONS/EARTHQUAKE:
(EU) EU/YOUTH/EARTHQUAKE:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Main total allowable catches and quotas 2005
(EU) EU/ANIMAL WELFARE: Adoption of regulation on animal transport conditions - new initiatives in sight
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: Medicines in Europe Forum considers draft regulation on paediatric use too focused on laboratories' financial concerns
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Eurodis critical of WHO report on priority medicines for Europe and world
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