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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8889

16 February 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/climate change
Franis Wurtz criticises communication from Commission - Peter Liese insists on rapid entry into force of directive on energy consuming devices

Brussels, 15/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - Although the Greens/EFA group is ready to celebrate the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol by demonstrating on Wednesday in Brussels, the president of the United Left/Nordic Green Left at the European Parliament, Francis Wurtz is leading a delegation to the Conference of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on the island of La Réunion on February 16-18. In a press release, Wurtz criticised the European Commission for having sent an...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Lisbon Strategy: The Commission's considerable efforts to balance all three strands of the Strategy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Mr Juncker meets Mr Kharrazi
(EU) EP/DEFENCE: Parliamentary delegation may visit Bosnia-Herzegovina in April
(EU) EP/ARMAMENT: Monica Frassoni and Angelika Beer oppose development of German-Italian/US air defence programme
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU COUNCIL/DEVELOPMENT/TSUNAMI: Development ministers hope to improve aid coordination and communication between Member States without duplication - Monitoring use of funds
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Development ministers state commitment towards combating AIDS and lay foundations for effective and sustainable response to pandemic based on integral, global and country-by-country approach
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Development Council supports innovative financial sources for official development aid as long as they can be accumulated - preliminary guidelines for summit to review Millennium Goals
(EU) EU/TRADE/DEVELOPMENT: Market opening is best way to boost economic growth, jobs and development, Mandelson says
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/WTO:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE: Differences on definition of “subsidies” to Airbus and Boeing persist
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Commission opposes Italian position on co-financing of agricultural expenditure
(EU) EU/COMPANIES: In 5th Implementation Report on SMEs, Commission welcomes progress in raising enterprise cultural awareness, better regulation and needs for skilled workers
(EU) EU/ASYLUM: Agreement on cooperation between Commission and HCR - launch of joint pilot project in North Africa but difficulties with Libya and Morocco
(EU) EU/JHA: 2005-2008 action plan against drugs: information exchange and operational cooperation
(EU) EP/EMU: ALDE group presents proposals to improve application of Stability Pact
(EU) EP/EMU/LISBON: Pervenche Berès wants Stability Pact reform in step with Lisbon objectives
(EU) EP/SERVICES/GERMANY: Joachim Wuermeling criticises Chancellor Schröder for having “made a scene” about “Bolkestein directive”
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Progress at technical level for new rural development funds for 2007-13
(EU) EU/OECD/DEVELOPMENT:
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Group of NGOs calls on EU to allocate 0.7% of its GDP to public development aid by 2010 and on G7 to grant up to 100% debt relief for poorest countries
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Jean-Claude Juncker highlights ILO as example for all those in Europe seeking a better organised society
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Probe into Siemen's acquisition of VA Tech
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Ish and Iessy merger referred to German authorities
(EU) EU/WOMEN/LISBON STRATEGY: Inclusion of gender dimension will help towards Lisbon objectives, says Commission - Interim goal of 57% employment rate for women in 2005 still possible - Achieving “equality of the sexes”
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Women and elderly crossing digital divide, but poor still lag behind
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/PATENTS/SOFTWARE: Demonstration on Thursday against “software” directive
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Pan-European conference on future of railway freight on 30 March in Munich
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Cardiovacular diseases cost European economy EUR 169 billion a year
(EU) EU/GREENPEACE/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: reach necessary for dangerous substances in perfumes
(EU) EP/CLIMATE CHANGE: Franis Wurtz criticises communication from Commission - Peter Liese insists on rapid entry into force of directive on energy consuming devices
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: European Commission loses appeal for annulment of Court of First Instance ruling in Tetra Laval/Sidel affair
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
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