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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8900

3 March 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social council/spring summit
Social affairs ministers ready to adopt key messages for March European council

Brussels, 02/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - EU social and employment affairs ministers met up on 3 March under the presidency of François Biltgen (also attended by European Commissioner Vladimir Spidla) to adopt a document containing key messages for the spring summit 22-23 March. Ministers will adopt joint reports on jobs and social protection. The report on jobs contains, for the first time, the analysis of the 25 EU Member States' application of the guidelines for employment and the Council's...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: China and the role of EU trade policy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Mr Abbas wants greater political role for EU within Quartet - “EU will be with Palestinians until your dream of a Palestinian State comes true”, says Mr Solana
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: in London, financial support on behalf of the international community for the Palestinians, who have committed themselves to the reform process. Israel reminded of its obligations. Quartet: a viable Palestinian State “with adjoining territory in the West Bank”
(EU) EP/SYRIA/LEBANON: hearing at the end of March on the political situation in Syria. Reporter, Ms De Keyser, “agrees on political pressure, but not on the conditions” prior to the signature of the association agreement.
(EU) EU/NATO/CROATIA: The President of Croatia speaks in his country's defense to the EU and NATO and claims that Croatia is striving to arrest General Gotovina
(EU) EU/BURUNDI: Louis Michel acknowledges the smooth conduct of the constitutional referendum
(EU) EU/DRC: Javier Solana condemns the attack on the blue helmets of MONUC - A request to disarm the militia and armed groups in Ituri
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/NEIGBOURHOOD POLICY: Recommendation for intensifying relationship with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Egypt and Lebanon will see Commission taking step forward in neighbourhood policy
(EU) EU/EMU/STATISTICS: Commission intends strengthening Eurostat powers for guaranteeing quality of budget statistics
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/EMU: Meeting between Jean-Claude Juncker and Gerrit Zalm on stability and growth pact
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission explains that Member States revised budget data for 2004 does not yet involve increased monitoring
(EU) EU/SOCIAL COUNCIL/SPRING SUMMIT: Social affairs ministers ready to adopt key messages for March European council
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Conference on cohesion and Lisbon agenda to be debate in way that regions can contribute to Lisbon objectives
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/ECB/GROWTH:
(EU) EU/MARITIME POLICY: Commission launches debate on EU maritime policy
(EU) EU/WTO/TRADE: Ministerial “Mini-session” in Mombassa
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission brainstorming on how to help farmers tackle crises
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/CHEMICALS: ALDE group gets behind consensus on balanced “REACH” regulation
(EU) EP/LISBON STRATEGY: Creation of network of Green MEPs and MPs - Dispute between EPP-ED and PES continues
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Willi Piecyk calls on Commissioner Barrot to abandon new proposed directive on liberalisation of port services
(EU) EP/JHA: EP approves upgrading of information exchange between police records
(EU) EP/MARCH SESSION: Spring summit - situation in Lebanon - Revision of nuclear non proliferation treaty - budgetary orientations 2006 - debates on EIB, attended by Philippe Maystadt - second reading on social security and access to natural gas networks
(EU) EP/URBANISM: Urban housing Intergroup set up
(EU) EU/PATENTS/SOFTWARE: Commission reply on application from Parliament - decision without debate at Competitiveness Council on 7 March
(EU) EU/ASylum: Asylum demands continue to fall sharply apart from in some NEW MEMBER States
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/INHERITANCE:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/SERVICES: Studies on liberalisation of services in internal market
(EU) COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Hearing on role of regional parliaments with legislative powers in democratic life of Union
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/TRAINING:
(EU) EU/REGIONS:
(EU) EU/NEIGHBOURHOOD:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N. 2400: Euro-Mediterranean relations: European Parliament's requests at tenth anniversary of Barcelona Process
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