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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8906

11 March 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 45
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/chechnya

10/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - Cecilia Malström (ALDE, Sweden), EP rapporteur on relations with Russia called on Javier Solana and Benita Ferrero-Waldner to elaborate an emergency EU strategy for Chechnya, following the assassination on 8 March of Chechen nationalist, President Aslan Maskhadov. Speaking on behalf of the same group, Emma Bonino deplored the “further step towards a military solution of the crisis in Chechnya…Maskhadov was the only potential negotiator for the Chechen...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The real reasons for the differences of opinion on the Stability Pact
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Ceremony in Strasbourg and Madrid to commemorate attack of 11 March 2004
(EU) EP/IRAQ/PRESS:
(EU) EU/CUBA: EU insists all political prisoners should be released
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Balkans, EU military capabilities and counter-terrorism on agenda of informal EU defence ministers' meeting on 18 March
(EU) EP/LEBANON: Agreement with Syria requires commitment from Damascus on total troop and intelligence services withdrawal
(EU) EP/USA/UN:
(EU) EP/NUCLEAR ARMS: EP calls on Iran and North Korea to respect TNP
(EU) EP/CHECHNYA:
(EU) EP/LIBYA: New unanimous appeal for release of health workers sentenced to death in Tripoli
(EU) EP/CHINA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Snatched agreement on targets for greenhouse gas emissions to be negotiated for post-2012 period - a powerful signal for spring summit
(EU) EU/TEXTILES: Commission awaits Chinese import figures - Euratex calls for safeguard measures
(EU) EU/WTO/KOREA: EU manages to have some Korean aid withdrawn from shipyards but loses in substance
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: New Commission Directorate on cartels
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT:
(EU) EU/DATA PROTECTION:
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission agrees to grant humanitarian aid of EUR 12 million to victims of internal conflict in Colombia
(EU) EUZIMBABWE/HUMANITARIAN AID: EUR 15 million for vulnerable in Zimbabwe
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission looks at possible measures to help farmers tackle natural disasters and epizooties
(EU) EP/TRADE: MEPs call for tighter ceiling to exclude certain competitive exporters from SGP and textiles - decision on new SGP expected 14 March
(EU) EP/SERVICES:
(EU) EP/MEDIA MONOPOLIES:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament hopes to scale down sugar reform
(EU) EP/EIB: EP casts more positive judgement on EIB activities
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: MEPs bolster proposal to bring in Community licence for air traffic controllers
(EU) EP/PATENTS: Greens/EFA group claims victory against bio-piracy with cancellation of patent on Indian tree
(EU) EU/ASIA: 100 million in aid for Sri Lanka - EU wants to extend dialogue with ASEAN to non-trade issues
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Dialogue on reform of regulatory framework lifts more obstacles
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Danuta Hübner and Peter Straub announce new partnership for open days 2005 - Danuta Hübner insists that timetables for negotiations on financial package and new generation of structural programmes be adhered to
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 10/03/2005: