login
login
Image header Agence Europe
Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8865
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 39
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/ukraine

Following official announcment of results, EU welcomes election of Yuschenko

Brussels, 12/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - Following the announcement on Monday of the official results of the presidential elections in Ukraine on 26 December, the Luxembourg presidency on Tuesday addressed an official message of congratulations to the new Ukrainian president, Victor Yuschenko.

"The European Union welcomes the preliminary report of the International Electoral Mission Observation, which has described the conditions in which the election was carried out, the significant...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Nations rejecting the Constitution should be invited to take position on their continued membership of the Union
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Mendez de Vigo/Corbett report recommending ratification of Constitution endorsed by 500 to 137 - All Independence and Democracy MEPs vote no, as do most GUE/NGL and Czech and Polish Socialists - 40 abstentions, including nine French Socialists - Jean-Claude Juncker expresses joy
(EU) EU/UN/SUDAN: AU calls on EU for additional technical military assistance for Darfur - Jan Pronk calls for strengthened international presence in region
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Solana and Ariel Sharon discuss "new opportunities" arising from Palestinian elections
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Priorities identified by African Union peace and security council of DRC get full EU support - renewed appeal for Darfur solution
(EU) NATO/EU/UKRAINE: Ukraine puts priority on joining EU and NATO
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Following official announcment of results, EU welcomes election of Yuschenko
(EU) WEU/ASSEMBLY: Work programme for first half 2005
(EU) EU/CHINA:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt urges for renewal of transatlantic dialogue
(EU) EP/USA: Watson and Cohn-Bendit happy to speak to George Bush
(EU) EU/USA: Visit from Ferrero-Waldner to Washington
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY: Mr Junker pleads for ratification of Constitution and confirms that absence of agreement on financial perspectives in June will be "failure of Europe" - Mr Barroso agrees, but feels agreement will be tricky if not "unlikely"
(EU) EP/TSUNAMI: Cohen-Bendit suggests sending Wednesday's plenary session attendance allowance to Indian Ocean victims
(EU) EU/ASIA/TSUNAMI: In Geneva, Louis Michel confirms EU donation of 100 million EUR in emergency humanitarian aid, available within days
(EU) EU/ASIA/TSUNAMI: 100 million EUR in humanitarian aid to tsunami victims to be paid early next week
(EU) EU/IRAN: Negotiations resume on trade and cooperation agreement, and to boost political dialogue
(EU) EU/INDIA: Commissioner Mandelson visits India
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Airbus welcomes joint willingness to reach agreement on end of State aid - Positive results for 2004
(EU) EU/TRADE: Oxfam calls for immediate end to duty on textile imported from countries hit by tsunami
(EU) EP/TEXTILES: Mr Van Hecke calls on Commission to use appropriate trade defence instruments to support European textiles
(EU) EU/WTO: EU appeals ruling against its sugar regime this Thursday
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP/ECB: Jean-Claude Juncker promises constructive dialogue between Eurogroup and ECB
(EU) EP/STABILITY PACT: ALDE has to decide whether it will act on FDP MEPs' suggestion to take Commission to court - Greens support pact reform
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: GDP in Euro zone euro and EU 25 rises by 0.3%
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Moderate forecasts for euro zone growth according to three economic institutes
(EU) EU/OECD: Irlane one of richest countries in OECD zone
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) UE/DRIVING LICENCE:
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTIES: Greater flexibility on Bulgarian poultry embargo
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTIES: Embargo on poultry from eight Asian countries extended - lifting of measures against Japan and South Korea
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTIES: Lifting of restrictions on Argentinian bovine meat
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: thorough inspections of imports of Sea Food products into EU from Asian countries affected by Tidal wave
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Seminar on EU contribution to EU debate on promoting social development
(EU) Ep/COMMISSION/LUXEMBOURG: Signing of memorandum on cooperation in communications
(EU) EP/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY/SERVICES: Juncker calls on institutions to make common effort to read draft directive
(EU) EU/customs: European Communities' inventory of chemical substances (ECICS) conference
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 12/01/2005: