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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8903

8 March 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 42
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/togo
EU calls for free and transparent elections following Faure Gnassingbé's resignation, as well as opening of domestic political dialogue

Brussels, 07/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - The announcement of presidential elections on 24 April in Togo, following the resignation by Faure Gnassingbé from the presidency (he had been placed there by the military as a successor to his father), was welcomed by the international community as a positive development towards constitutional order. But it is only a step. All would like to see free, reliable and transparent elections - the African Union, ECOWAS; the International Organisations for...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: In the absence of a wholly satisfactory solution to the problem of languages in the EU, pragmatic but partial measures will have to do
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: EU denounces violent suppression of women's demonstration in Turkey
(EU) EU/FRANCE/GERMANY/CONSTITUTION: Gerhard Schröder bets on ratification in second half of May
(EU) EU/EPP: Rome to host 2006 congress for party's 30th birthday
(EU) EU/ALBANIA: Albania to send 50 soldiers to Bosnia-Herzegovina - Belgium and Albania strengthen their military cooperation
(EU) EU/TOGO: EU calls for free and transparent elections following Faure Gnassingbé's resignation, as well as opening of domestic political dialogue
(EU) EU/LIBYA/LEBANON: Solana calls for deadline mechanism for withdrawal from Lebanon
(EU) EU/BURUNDI:
(EU) EP/CROATIA: EPP wants negotiations to start on 17 March
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: GUE/NGL sets up European network of local Communist and progressive councillors rejecting constitution - mobilisation against “services directive”
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/GERMANY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT/FRANCE/GERMANY: Jacques Chirac and Gerhard Schröder want Pact to be geared more to growth and Bolkestein Directive to be re-examined from every angle
(EU) EU/EMU/MACRO-ECONOMIC DIALOGUE: Commission's spring forecasts finally to be adopted after Easter
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL/PATENTS: Common position is formally adopted on patenting computer-implemented inventions - Commission declaration in Strasbourg on Tuesday
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL/RESEARCH: Luxembourg Presidency hopes to prepare way for concluding 7th programme under British Presidency - Council on 18 April could be decisive for ITER
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: After intense debate ministers of economy of EU 25 adopt contribution for European spring summit on rejuvenating Lisbon strategy
(EU) EU/GMO: EFSA returns favourable opinion on marketing of 1507 GM maize, to be used by European Commission to authorise it in food
(EU) EU/GULFCC: Meeting of Gulf Cooperation Committee- Negotiations resume
(EU) EP/SAUDI ARABIA/WOMEN:
(EU) EU/LEBANON/NEIGHBOURHOOD: Political crisis holds back deadline for EU relations
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Agreement on fight against organised crime is closer
(EU) EU/UKRAINE:
(EU) EP/STABILITY PACT:
(EU) EP/SEAT:
(EU) EU/USA/TRADE: “Urgency for establishing certainty” on definition of public aid to Boeing and Airbus
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission investigates public service obligations on 18 air liaisons with Sardinia
(EU) EP/ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT: Energy efficiency should be first goal of framework directive “Eco-design for energy-using products”, says Peter Liese
(EU) EU/EMPLOYERS/LISBON/ITALY: Luca Cordero Montezemolo visits Brussels and highlights need for research, simplification, competition, liberalisation, infrastructure and Mezzogiorno
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment of 8.8% in euro-zone and EU25
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Retail trade down 0.6% in euro-zone - Up 0.9% in EU25
(EU) EU/OECD/ECONOMIC REFORM: OECD feels reducing administrative burden on business, boosting competition in network industries and reducing agricultural support should be EU's priorities
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/SERVICES:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/LISBON STRATEGY: President Barroso hopes for “decisiveness and solidarity between Member States” from March Summit - Conference on coherence and Lisbon Strategy confirm importance of communication for Lisbon Strategy
(EU) EU/MEDICATION: European Medicines Agency not worried about production problems at certain GSK sites
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/TERRORISM: FIDH concerned at security excesses by pan-European organisation
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(EU) EUJHA/SEMINARS:
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(EU) EU/EUROPOL:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/AZERBAIJAN/PRESS:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 632
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