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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8866

14 January 2005
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/ukraine
President Yushchenko invited to plenary

Strasbourg, 13/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday the Conference of president of the EP agreed to the proposal by president of the EPP-ED, Hans-Gert Pöttering, to invite as soon as possible, the president-elect of the Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko to the parliament. Pöttering said that they wanted to demonstrate their sustainable support for democracy and reform in Ukraine.

On a visit to Washington, the Russian minister of defence, Serguei Ivanov, declared on Wednesday that "Ukraine would...

Contents

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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