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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8861

7 January 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 23
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/youth/earthquake

06/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Youth Forum joined vigils in Brussels and elsewhere in support of the victims of the earthquake in Asia. Renaldas Vaisbrodas, President of the European Youth Forum, stresses in a press release the importance of increasing and improving the distribution of aid, noting that young people in particular are in desperate need of help.

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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