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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8896

25 February 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 33
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha council
Further discussions on racism but no ban on Nazi insignia

Brussels, 24/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday the Council decided to kick-start discussions on the framework decision for harmonising definitions and sanctions on racism but this did not include a ban on Nazi or racist symbols. Ministers considered that discussions on this text, suspended mid-2003, were already too complex and did not need any further complications. British, Hungarian and Danish ministers specifically spoke against including these symbols in this text. Robert Castelli...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Stakes and prospects for a European industrial policy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMME: Parliament approves 2005 programme with PES, Greens/EFA and GUE/NGL voting against
(EU) EP/MEDITERRANEAN: EP calls for Euro-Mediterranean summit - Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon will be “crucial” for signing EU/Syria agreement
(EU) EP/EGYPT: EP mobilising in support of opposition leader Ayman Nour
(EU) EU/UNA/MILLENNIUM SUMMIT: Louise Fréchette visits Commission to prepare New York summit
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: President Bush reiterates support for European initiative - President Khatami finds talks too slow but is optimistic about outcome
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Schnabel says approaches towards Iran are complementary - Satisfactory account of Bush's visit
(EU) EU/CITIZENS/CONSTITUTION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Further discussions on racism but no ban on Nazi insignia
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Max Peter Ratzel of Germany to be new Europol director
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Road fines and 38 other kinds of offences to be automatically imposed in other Member States
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Agreement on certain harmonisation of sanctions on hackers
(EU) EU/ACP: EU and ACP partners come to understanding on review of Cotonou Agreement within time set - Revised agreement to be signed in June, in Luxembourg
(EU) ACP COUNCIL/TOGO: ACP Council calls on Togolese authorities to return to constitutional legality
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: European Commission and Member States discuss presence of banned colourings in food products on sale
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/COMMISION: General support for Barroso Commission's 2005-09 programme - structured regional dialogue has to continue - Straub - cohesion is key to success of enlargement
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission investigates glass sector
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES 2007-2013: Commissioner Grybauskaité insists on agreement in June - “something in the middle must be found” but lack of agreement will compromise unprotected areas - Against over-complex and insufficiently transparent budgetary correction
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: At second reading, EP approves compromise on proposal for directive on maritime pollution penalties
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP hopes to replace all driving licences with single European model
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Recognition of diplomas for sailors to be facilitated on Community territory
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Towards harmonisation of information services on inland waterways in EU
(EU) EP/TRADE/END OF TEXTILE QUOTAS: MEPs want to speed up implementation of safeguard measures to tackle flood of Chine imports
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: EP bestows new tasks on inspection agency
(EU) EP/FISHERIES/TSUNAMI: Despite strong reservations, Parliament approves plans to send EU fishing boats to Asia
(EU) EP/BEPG: Goebbels report, adopted against opinion of rapporteur, insists on cleansing of Member States' public finances
(EU) EP/EMU: Karas report calls for more structural reforms
(EU) EP/RELIGIONS: Five MEPs hope Parliament will debate on Islamic headscarf and other external religious signs
(EU) EP/ITALY/LANGUAGES: Cristiana Muscardini criticises marginalisation of Italian language within European institutions and announces strike
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Retailer challenges Commission's refusal to open investigation into abuse by Aéroports de Paris on commercial concessions market
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIA: European conferences and seminars March 2005
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