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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8883

8 February 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto/trade
Philosophy, programmes and ambitions of the four candidates running for position of WTO director general

Brussels, 07/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - As we previously indicated (EUROPE 27 January p 10), the four candidates running for the post of director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) presented their philosophy, programmes and ambitions at the end of January to the ambassadors of the 148 member countries of the General Council of the organisation. Here are the main points of their speeches:

Pascal Lamy (European Union candidate). The former European Commissioner for trade underlined...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Lisbon Strategy: Making the “European Transport Network” a reality
THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) EU/CROATIA: EU keeps pressure up on Croatia for arrest of general Gotovina before opening membership talks
(EU) EU/UKRAINE:
(EU) EU/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/BALKANS:
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: talks between Europe and Iran resume
(EU) EU/UN/DARFUR: Union concerns over investigation results describing crimes committed by Sudanese government and Janjaweed as “crimes against humanity”
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/G7: Majority of EU Member States are in favour of tax on kerosene for increasing development aid - G7 repeats its Boca Raton argument on exchange rate volatility
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG AND BRITISH PRESIDENCIES: Juncker pleased with his meeting with Blair, presidency “less pessimistic” about financial prospects
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Preliminary agreement for extending north-south trade
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission approves international accounting standard IFRS 2 for “share-based payments”
(EU) EU/WTO/TRADE: Philosophy, programmes and ambitions of the four candidates running for position of WTO director general
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Thirteen Member States launch joint drive to combat “spam”
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Experts call for reform of wine sector, and France may ask for crisis distillation measures
(EU) EP/SERVICES:
(EU) EU/GMO: Twenty European “GMO-free” regions sign charter to preserve conventional and organic farming on their territory and call on European institutions to legislate on coexistence between crops
(EU) EU/LISBON AGENDA: Eurobarometer says European citizens see more investment in knowledge and innovation as key to higher growth
(EU) UE/COLLOQUIUM: European Conferences and E seminars in February
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES/ENVIRONMENT: Nine NGOs call for financial perspectives 2007-2013 to take account of needs of environment
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Schmitt report favours single licence for air-traffic controllers
(EU) EU/PUBLIC SERVICES: Minister Wiseler starts preparations for informal Council of 8 June
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY/EPP: Wilfried Martens calls on Socialists to get over differences
(EU) EU/EIB: Greece joins FEMIP in support of private investment in Mediterranean
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: GSM European calls for constraints on mobil phone industry to be removed
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Volume of retail trade up by 0.5% in euro-zone EU25 up by 1.8%
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Commission calls on schools Worldwide to take part in “Spring Day in Europe 2005”
(EU) EU/REGIONS/EQUALITY: Conference on “A European Town for Equality”
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Women in Austria can henceforth apply for diving actvitiy
(EU) EU/COURSES:
(EU) EU/EESC/FEBRUARY SESSION: Plenary, attended by Nicolas Schmit and Jose Manuel Barroso. to discuss Beijing+10, EESC's role in employment post-enlargement and in light of Lisbon Strategy, regions with natural and structural handicaps, services in the internal market and REACH
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: 46 media ministers to discuss the media, terrorism, globalisation and human rights in Kiev in March
(EU) EU/OECD/GOVERNANCE:
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