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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8866

14 January 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/transatlantic relations
Virtual unanimity in Parliament in hoping President Bush's visit will mark new era - For reinforcement of relations with Congress

Strasbourg, 13/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - A few weeks ahead of George W. Bush's visit to Brussels (on 22 February), the European Parliament voiced its hopes on Wednesday that talks with the American President and the start of a new administration will bring in a better phase in transatlantic relations. Will the meeting on 22 February be of the "troika" variety, or a "25 + 1"? Answering this question in a press conference, Jean-Claude Juncker admitted that he would not support this formula,...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Solana encourages Israelis and Palestinians to cease hostilities and get round the table
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: President Mahmoud Abbas invited to address plenary
(EU) EP/UKRAINE: President Yushchenko invited to plenary
(EU) EU/CROATIA:
(EU) EP/UKRAINE: Potocnik says "accession prospects" called for by EPP is not on agenda but says no door has been left closed
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: As US is "primary target of terrorism", its policy is justified, says Secretary for Homeland Security
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Teheran warns IAEA off from military espionage
(EU) EU/EESC:
(EU) EP/NATIONAL FRONT:
(EU) EP/RUSSIA/CHECHNYA/HUMAN RIGHTS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY/AUTOMOBILE: Commission creates High Level Group, CARS 21, to strengthen competitiveness of European motor industry
(EU) ILO/INDUSTRY/CARS: International labour organisation examines world car trends
(EU) EP/INSURANCE: Parliament in line with Council common position on 5th car insurance directive
(EU) EP/TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS: Virtual unanimity in Parliament in hoping President Bush's visit will mark new era - For reinforcement of relations with Congress
(EU) EP/TSUNAMI: Barroso says aid to Asia won't be to Africa's disadvantage
(EU) EP/NORTHERN IRELAND:
(EU) EP/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB maintains rates in moderate growth context
(EU) EU/EURO: Europeans becoming increasingly used to single currency
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Juncker hopes to rediscover debt criteria in "all its magnitude"
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission should decide on 9 January to open inquiry into Alitalia restructuring plan
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Commissioner Olli Rehn to visit Ankara in February
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Lithuania plans to build new nuclear power station
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Member States must protect sites not included in "conservation of natural habitats" directive
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission pursues legal action for failures against France
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission sends final warning to UK over inadequate implementation of Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission refers matter of tax legislation in Portugal and Greece to Court
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission inquiry shows lack of fiscal coordination in European Union is costly to business
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Commission clarifies procedure to ascertain whether a given activity is directly exposed to competition
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: In 2002, over half of regions in EU25 with employment rate over 75% were in UK, and mountainous and island regions had highest accommodation densities, according to Eurostat
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions enters debate on financial perspectives 2007-2013
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