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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8912

19 March 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/spring summit/social
Commission proposal on adjustment of working hours is neither realistic nor practical, says Carola Fischbach-Pytell (EPSU) and MEPs Alejandro Cercas and Stephen Hugues before major demonstrations on Saturday

Brussels, 18/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) is to take part in a Euro-demonstration organised on Saturday in Brussels with a view to the European Council for defending Social Europe. The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) will also take part to warn against the Commission's proposal to amend the Working Time Directive (see EUROPE of 23 September 2004, pages 7 and 8).

“It is mainly on this last point that we shall be demonstrating....

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: work starts on planning cell for EU civil and military operations in April
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: EU plans to reduce mission in Bosnia
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: European Parliament hopes to remain involved in monitoring procedure for accession of Bulgaria and Romania
(EU) EU/ESDP: Speaking before WEU Assembly, Ambassador Paul Duhr stresses EU's priority interest in Africa
(EU) EU/OSCE: EU accepts idea of rebalancing OSCE missions as long as human dimension is safeguarded
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(EU) EU/TERRORISM/LEBANON:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: With or without list of relevant factors, Commissioner Almunia trusts finance ministers will reach agreement on Pact, on Sunday
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Public deficit in 2004 falls in euro zone and EU25 but public debt rises in both zones
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT/SOCIAL: Commission proposal on adjustment of working hours is neither realistic nor practical, says Carola Fischbach-Pytell (EPSU) and MEPs Alejandro Cercas and Stephen Hugues before major demonstrations on Saturday
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/MICROSOFT: Commission has doubts on Microsoft's conformity with obligation to keep rivals informed about interoperability
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/DEVELOPMENT: Louis Michel invites Paul Wolfowitz to speak - American candidacy raises furore in EU
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Visits of Commissioners Ferrero-Waldner and Mandelson
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission proposes single value-added method for determining origin of goods
(EU) DEVELOPMENT/TRADE: Peter Mandelson tells Development Committee that free trade should no longer be viewed as mutual opening of markets
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: 2005 growth prospects not yet high enough to improve employment, says UNICE
(EU) EU/TRANSPORTS: European Commission and rail industry combine to boost interoperability of European railways
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2003: Cocobu calls on Member States to establish new financial control instruments
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2003: Good implementation of European Parliament budget - Considerations on Statute of officials, seat of EP in Brussels and smoking
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission takes action against Member States with air agreements with USA
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Infringement proceeding against Germany, Greece, Luxembourg and United Kingdom
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Nearly 3.3 million EUR for SNCM
(EU) EU/ENERGY: European Commission notifies nine Member States over delays in implementing biofuel legislation
(EU) EU/ENERGY/STATE AID: Green light for EUR 350,000 aid for Slovak mining company Hornonitrainske Bane Prievidza S.A.
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light to aid for mercury-free chlorine production in Italy
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light to 3.8 million EUR to ACEA group, conditional upon repayment of previous aid ruled illegal
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Proposal on conservation of resources in Baltic Sea
(EU) EU/ETHICS: European Group on Ethics calls for caution in electronic implants in human body
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/ENERGY: Hydrogen platform outlines its strategy
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: True integration cannot fail to be multilingual, says Jan Figel
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/LISBON STRATEGY: Committee advocates “decentralised” Lisbon strategy
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: UEAPME calls on Member States
(EU) EU/INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for Lukoil to buy Teboil and de Suomen
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB approves appointment of Lorenzo Bini Smaghi
(EU) EU/CALENDAR: Main European activities from 21 to 24 march 2005
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