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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8907

12 March 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 45 / 54
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/medicines

11/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - Luxembourg's health minister, Mars di Bartolomeo was in London on 11 March in his capacity as President of the EU Health Council, to attend the tenth anniversary celebrations of the European Medicines Agency. The Commission was represented by Director General Horst Reichenbach (DG Industry), who stressed the importance of innovation in the pharmaceuticals sector. He said that the Commission was currently thinking of ways to improve the “positive experience”...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CROATIA: No agreement within EU on opening accession negotiations with Zagreb on 17 March as Member States seek compromise
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Statements to Madrid anti-terrorism conference - Brussels schoolchildren come to Parliament to pay tribute
(EU) EP/PES: Martin Schulz calls on centre-left to pull itself together
(EU) EP/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK:
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA:
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA:
(EU) EP/PORTUGAL:
(EU) EU/ASIA: EU and ASEAN hope to intensify non-trade cooperation - EU adopts “critical dialogue” strategy toward Burmese regime
(EU) EP/TIBET: Commission says it will continue to raise question of Tibet in its contacts with China
(EU) EP/BELARUS: EP calls for action programme for democratic forces and freezing of President Lukachenko's personal assets
(EU) EP/SAUDI ARABIA: EP focuses on women's rights and calls for Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Javier Solana to visit Riyadh
(EU) EP/CAMBODIA: EP calls for immunity to be restored to three opposition parliamentarians and for the EU to send an ad hoc delegation
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA: EU to appoint Special Envoy for Moldova
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: EU considering boosting team of EU Special Representative for Southern Caucasus
(EU) EU/IRAQ:
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: German, Dutch and Swedish finance ministers want to put “revenue” plank of budget under microscope
(EU) EU/TEXTILES: Before adopting safeguard measures against China, Commission is waiting for “guidelines” (within weeks) and exact figures (within days)
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE-FISHERIES COUNCIL: Monday's Council discusses fisheries control, phytosanitary problems with Russia and rural development
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Tenders for intervention wheat exports
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Council calls on Spring Summit to give environment its rightful place in relaunch of Lisbon Strategy
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT Council: GMOs and Services directive on Council agenda - Commission to debate GMOs on 22 March - Other Council results
(EU) ACP/WTO: Jaya Krishna Cuttaree explains that his standing for post of Director General of WTO will help developing countries to take ownership of multilateral trade system
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Charlie McCreevy announces proposal on European payments area
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Detailed investigation into Blackstone's takeover of Acetex
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead to Sephora/El Corte Ingles partnership in Spain
(EU) EP/EUROMED: 1st ordinary session of EuroMed Parliamentary Assembly
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Parliament supports doubling budget of seventh JRDP and creation of European Research Council
(EU) EP/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: EP rejects Figueiredo Report on social situation in EU25
(EU) EP/SPRING SUMMIT:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL/LISBON STRATEGY: Fourth World European Committee calls on Heads of State to keep eradication of poverty and social exclusion at core of revised Lisbon strategy
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Social economy platform in Luxembourg
(EU) EU/WOMEN/EUROCHAMBRES:
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: UNICE lists nine basic criteria for high quality public calls for tender
(EU) EU/ENTER/LISBON: e-learning conference in Brussels in May
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL/ICELAND:
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/OHIM:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission surveys citizens on how to reduce impact of air traffic on climate change
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission approves Charter for Researchers and recruitment code of conduct
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/SCIENCE: Boosting role of science in the EU
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: Industry makes new demands to promote development of orphan medicines
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: HAI brand may be registred as community brand despite opposition from Bangkok COmpany
(EU) EU/FOOD:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
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