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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8864

12 January 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/visas
European Commission proposes common data base for granting visas - technical problems on biometric visas

Brussels, 11/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is proposing to provide the European Union with a common data base for issuing visas for third country nationals by the end of 2006. With digital imprint information and facial photographs for those requesting visas, as well as the verification of data at borders, this visa information service (VIS) will provide the EU with a similar programme to the USA's US-VISIT system. Member States have in principle already given their...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: With Turkey it's a question of achieving a level of calm and respecting the priorities
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Broad support from MEPs for European constitution but opposition from far-right and far-left - Margot Wallström says constitution equals "more rights, more democracy and more openess"
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: "No" from just British could call membership of EU into question, says Mr Watson - Mr Cohn-Bendit advises Irish Greens to visit Danish Greens
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: President Borrell hopes Israeli government will seize "chance" presented by election of Mahmoud Abbas - McMillan-Scott and Napoletano say Palestinian elections should provide example for whole region
(EU) EU/PRESIDENT BORRELL/POLAND: Having been asked to resign from League of Polish Families, Mr Borrell calls on Polish Foreign Minister to apologise
(EU) EU/CUBA: Commission sees "new prospects" for relations with Havana - Forthcoming visit of Louis Michel
(EU) EU/EGYPT: Cairo rejects accusations that Egypt has secret nuclear arms programme
(EU) EP/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY/LISBON:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Three-month truce for negotiating bilateral agreement on elimination of public aid to makers of large civil aircraft
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Commission will try to convince Member States of need for joint approach on legal immigration
(EU) EU/VISAS: European Commission proposes common data base for granting visas - technical problems on biometric visas
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/ASIA/EARTHQUAKE: Commission identifies additional action to increase aid for south Asian countries
(EU) EP/CLIMATE CHANGE: Mr Dimas and Mr Florenz return overall positive judgement on Buenos Aires conference, but South Asian tsunami prompts many disappointed MEPs to call on the US to take up its responsibilities
(EU) EP/OMBUDSMAN: Mr Diamandouros's ambitions for new mandate
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB report confirms Euro's international role
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission satisfied after examination of five convergence and updated stability programmes
(EU) EU/ECB: Central G10 banks anticipate global growth at 4% for 2005
(EU) EU/OECD/UNEMPLOYMENT:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Report on compliance with 2000-2002 control rules
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Fishery production falls by 17% between 1995 and 2002
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Security research begins - Commission soon to make second call for proposals
(EU) EP/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: Hearing on REACH on 19 January
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTICS/ITALY:
(EU) EP/IMMIGRATION/ALDE: ALDE conference warns against hasty mixtures - Integration remains EU priority
(EU) UE/COURT OF JUSTICE: Russian professional footballers legally employed in a Member State have same rights as Community players, Advocate General Stix-Hackl says
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission launches consultation to allow as many citizens as possible, including elderly and disabled, to make the most of ICT
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: Commission's new women's entrepreneurship web portal
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Cork, European Capital of Culture 2005
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