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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8872

22 January 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade/germany

21/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - According to the Munich economic research institute IFO, Germany was the world's second biggest exporter in 2004 (after the United States). It was the country in the world exporting the highest value of goods (EUR 909.3 bn) ahead of the United States (EUR 800 bn). Based on projections for December 2004 (the figures have not come in yet), Germany's service exports in 2004 are expected to total USD 137 bn (USD 338 bn for the US). Germany's total exports in 2004,,...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Comments on a couple of topical issues
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Kiev will present a request for accession “very quickly”, according to future Deputy Prime Minister - Proposals from Solana and Ferrero Waldner to implement and intensify action plan - Yushchenko at Parliament on 27 January
(EU) EU/USA: EU welcomes Mr Bush's intention to relaunch trans-atlantic relations
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: European movement “YES!” launches campaign in favour of yes vote and appeals for mobilisation of civil society
(EU) UE/EXTERNAL RELATIONS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE-FISHERIES COUNCIL: Fisheries aid to Asia following tsunami and consequences of sugar reform for third country producers on the agenda for Monday's meeting
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Wheat export refunds to be restored
(EU) EU/TRADE: Member States agree to fast track reform of GSP to 1 April 2005 to help tsunami-hit countries
(EU) EU/TRADE/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/EMU:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission foresees phasing out unfair company tax regime in Gibraltar
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission accepts request from Irish authorities to bring in more competition for national mobile communications market
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Argentinian President Nestor Kirchner calls on EU and Latin America to step up political dialogue
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Commission earmarks humanitarian aid of more than EUR 80 million
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/COURT: President Barroso and eleven new Commission members are sworn in
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Greens/EFA call on Commission to limit number of night flights within EU
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Working group formed of government, MEPs, regions and social partners
(EU) EP/EUROMED: APEM political committee meeting with Ferrero-Waldner on 25 January in Brussels
(EU) EP/GLOBALISATION: GUE/NGL and Greens/EFA at World Social Forum and World Parliamentary Forum in Porto Alegre
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE/GMO: Presidency unveils very ambitious programme and hopes to relaunch debate on coexistence of GMOs and traditional farming with Commission
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Action plan for giving boost to electronic procedures in public procurement
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Charlie McCreevy raises issue of IASB's political responsibility
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission refers Italy to the Court of Justice for failure to recover illegal aid
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission partly approves aid for De Tomaso Cutro in Italy
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission authorises German aid for developing regional airports
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Green light for welfare measures to accompany Czech railway restructuring
(EU) EU/CEMR/SERVICES: CEMR says Court of Justice ruling in Stadt Halle/RPL Lochau case is 'unbalanced prioritisation of the market over local democracy and self-government'
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS:
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY/EMPLOYERS: Jurgen Strube briefs Jean-Claude Juncker on employers' ideas for getting Lisbon Strategy back on track
(EU) EU/ECONOMICS: Eurozone external trade surplus 2.9 bn euro - 8.5 bn euro deficit for EU25
(EU) EP/REACH:
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