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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8887

12 February 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 38 / 47
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social agenda
In general, new social agenda is welcomed but some criticism is voiced on employers' side

Brussels, 11/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - The new European social agenda presented on Wednesday by Commissioner Vladimir Spidla (see EUROPE of 10 February, pages 7 and 8), gave rise to a variety of reactions depending on whether they came from employers, trade unionists or politicians.

In a press release, fiery British Labour member Stephen Hughes, MEP, welcomes the document's integrated approach to social policy, feeling that it is important for social policy to be built into issues such as...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The debate on services, an example of democracy in action
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/SPAIN: Demonstration in Barcelona with Juncker, Borrell, Wallström, Chirac, Schröder and Zapatero
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Macedonia will hand questionnaire on request for membership back to Commission on Monday
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Jean Asselborn to meet Iran's foreign minister next week - Further warning from President Khatami
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/NORTH KOREA:
(EU) EU/ITALY:
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Israel's formal request to ban Lebanese group Hezbollah examined in European institutions
(EU) EU/SAUDI ARABIA: Delegation led by Lilli Gruber meets Prince Abdullah, MPs and women's organisations
(EU) EU/CAMBODIA:
(EU) EU/UKRAINE:
(EU) EP/USA/NUCLEAR:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Presidency and Commission propose debate on mutual information and early warning system at JHA Council of 24 February
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Millennium development actions, future priorities of development policy and follow-up to post-tsunami actions on agenda of informal Council
(EU) EU/SINGLE MARKET/PATENTS: No decision on software on 17 February
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/BEPG: Ministers to adopt conclusions on BEPG implementation in 2004 report, in which they will say that current speed of reform is inadequate
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/STATISTICS: In conclusions on statistical governance, Council says strengthening Eurostat's powers must not mean additional administrative burden
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission to examine multi-annual programmes of seven Member States and recommend that Hungary take measures to reduce its excessive deficit - Meeting between Mr Almunia and Mr Alogoskoufis
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission recommends flexibility on deregulation of “Voice over Internet Protocol”
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/INDUSTRY/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/ENERGY/SOUTH-EAST EUROPE: Signature of treaty instituting South East Europe energy community is close at hand, says Andris Piebalgs
(EU) EU/SYRIA: Association agreement to be signed in two months at earliest
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Olli Rehn to visit Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/TRADE: Commissioner Kyprianou visits Moscow to raise phytosanitary and veterinary issues
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Conversion aid for tobacco producers
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: New import quotas for garlic and mushrooms
(EU) EU/EP/GMO: Greens/EFA calls on EU and other partners at United Nations Convention on Biodiversity to resist Canada's call to overturn worldwide ban on terminator seeds
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE/LATIN AMERICA: EP delegation for Andean Community raises alarm in Caracas
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/PATENTS: Dutch Parliament calls on Council not to discuss software patents directive - Government acquiesces without enthusiasm
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET/BANKS/ITALY: Cirino Pomicino questions Commissioner McCreevy
(EU) EU/OECD/TAXATION: Andorra agrees to take part in work of Global Forum on Taxation
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Ormala report supports Commission's objectives for next framework programme on research
(EU) EU/REGIONAL COHESION: Riccardo Illy calls on Heads of State and Government to approve suggestions on future regional policy set out in proposals for 2007-2013 financial perspectives
(EU) EUREKA/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AGENDA: In general, new social agenda is welcomed but some criticism is voiced on employers' side
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/UN: Marie-Josée Jacobs presents EU social policy to UN since World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen
(EU) EU/EESC/COMMISSION: Broad consensus between Anne-Marie Sigmund and José Manuel Barroso on Commission programme
(EU) EU/EESC/PLENARY: Partnership for change requires social dialogue, says François Biltgen, emphasising “extraordinary role of the Committee, which brings people together”
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Foreign language learning becoming more common in primary education, confirms Eurydice report
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/NORTH AMERICA: First Eurojust coordination meeting on terrorism, with US and Canada
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Arbitration panel to rule on disputes between travel agents and their clients has no access to European justice
(EU) EU/ADMINISTRATION:
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