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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8910

17 March 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/euro

16/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - Austria will be putting a new two euro coin into circulation to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Austrian Treaty of State. 7 million coins will display the signatures of the US and Soviet Union foreign affairs and ambassadors, as well as those of the United Kingdom and France (the four occupying powers at the end of the Second World War) and that of the Austrian foreign affairs minister at the time, Leopold Figl. They will be available from 11 March.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The mistakes Mr Barroso made with the Bolkestein directive
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Accession negotiations postponed until Zagreb cooperates fully with ICTY - Arrest of General Gotovina is no pre-requisite
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS: EU announces several CHR initiatives on Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories
(eu) EU/TERRORISM: United States challenges Hezbollah to “prove” it is not a terrorist organisation
(EU) EP/EUROMED: End of EMPA session - Josep Borrell takes up chairmanship for a year
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT/BRUSSELS: MEPs displeased with postponement of negotiations debate
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/CZECH REPULIC:
(EU) EU/CHINA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/SPRING SUMMIT/NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS: Juncker says summit will “confirm three Lisbon dimensions” (which go “together” with Stability Pact), focus on governance and adopt declaration on sustainable development - Services Directive will not be adopted as it is, as summit will state “one way or another”
(EU) EU/EMU: Juncker does not plan to propose a list of “relevant factors” for deciding whether to launch procedure for excessive deficit
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/SERVICES: Jacques Chirac deems services directive “unacceptable”, while Evelyne Gebhardt deems Barroso's proposals “cynical”
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Foundation for Israeli-Palestinian cooperation in transport sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS/LISBON: Commission presents its action plan on “better regulation”
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Proposed regulation on low-priority civil or commercial cases
(EU) EU/JHA/G5:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Reasoned opinions to six Member States for failure to transpose into national law of EU Directives on internal gas and electricity markets
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/TRADE: Agreement on plant product exports
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission called on to pursue its reflection on risk and crisis management for agricultural sector
(EU) EP/COMPETITION/CORRECTION:
(EU) EU/TRADE: WTO panel recognises validity of European protection of geographical indications
(EU) EP/TRADE: No rush to decide safeguard measures against chinese textile imports, mandelson says
(EU) EP/CULTURE/SERVICES: MEPs say Bolkestein directive is woefully inadequate for audiovisual services
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET/SERVICES: Liotard report on services directive calls for exclusion of principle of country of origin
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/INFORMATION STRATEGY: Commission hopes to meet and listen to European citizens
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commitment from European social partners on Lisbon strategy in form of joint declaration addressed to tripartite Social Summit and Spring Council
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Green Paper on ageing of European population poses question of consequences for society
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: 70 billion EUR to fight decline of European scientific empire
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE/GLOBALISATION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Increase in labour costs
(EU) EU/ECB: Losses of more than one euro one billion in 2004
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE/RURAL DEVELOPMENT: EESC calls for nesw CAP orientations to be integrated into mid-term review of Lisbon strategy
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE/COMPANIES:
(EU) EU/EURO:
(EU) EU/EURO:
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