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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8890

17 February 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 4 / 39
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/constituion/france
May referendum?

Brussels, 16/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - Wednesday's edition of Libération asserted that Jacques Chirac wanted to put forward the referendum on the European Constitution planned for 5 or 12 June in order to “leave as little space as possible for a no vote”. Possible dates are 15, 22 or 29 May.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Constitution: Hope (still slim) in United Kingdom, side-slipping in France
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Europeans and Iranians seek agreement
(EU) EU/NATO/GERMANY: Schröder reiterates his NATO reform proposal that “a more political debate” would strengthen NATO and trans-Atlantic relations
(EU) EU/CONSTITUION/FRANCE: May referendum?
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/PORTUGUESE ELECTIONS: Spokesperson says Barroso had right to take part in 36 second slot
(EU) EU/BURMA/MYANMAR: EU welcomes reconvening of national convention
(EU) EU/FYROM:
(EU) EU/LEBANON:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/GERMANY: Mr Schröder lists his concerns about and requirements of service liberalisation - “Commission is ready to discuss practical implementation of Bolkestein directive” - Berlin in favour of early agreement on financial perspectives
(EU) EU/EMU: Joaquin Almunia says March pact reform is necessary - Hans Eichel asserts that procedures for excessive deficit should only be triggered in event of serious shortcomings in Member States
(EU) EU/USA/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/EP/UKRAINE:
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission is reasonably pleased after examining multi-annual programmes of seven Member States
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Mr Barrot and International Air Carrier Association voice misgivings about tax on kerosene
(EU) EU/TEN: Commission to prepare Green Paper on networks
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commissioner adopts its proposals for strengthening passenger rights
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: EU welcomes entry into force of Kyoto Protocol as first victory in fight against global warming - Renewed appeal for the US to join 140 countries already on board to prepare for post-2012
(EU) STATE AID: Commission refers Germany to Court of Justice for failure to recover illegal aid to Kahla
(EU) EU/SPACE: more than 40 countries to take part in international conference in Brussels on space cooperation
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: PES Group and national parties of same family sketch out “Social Democrat response” to services directive
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: GDP rises in euro zone and EU25 in fourth quarter of 2004 - slightly lower forecasts for first half of 2005
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: According to CESifo, global economic climate is worsening
(EU) EU/EUROSTAT: clarification of EU budget accounts processing in Member States
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) UE/CONCURRENCE:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/LISBON: Jan Figel says that relaunch of Lisbon Strategy will require creation of knowledge-based society
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Viviane Reding welcomes swift expansion of mobile telephony and pledges to help sector
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Racism barometer in Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, France, Macedonia and Turkey
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Colloquium on Europe and Western Balkans
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST/STUDENTS: Mario Mauro proposes “Israeli-Palestinian Student Mobility Programme
(EU) EP/ITALY/PRESS:
(EU) EU/TRADE: Cameroon and Ivory Coast deny being in a position to invade European banana market
(EU) EU/LIBYA:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/PRESIDENT BARROSO:
(EU) UN/SOCIAL: In Budapest, ILO discusses Mr Somavia's report “Governance and Decent Work”
(EU) EU/JUSTICE:
SUPPLEMENT
« EUROPE »/Documents No. 2396/2397: Lisbon Strategy: Commission communication at spring European Council
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