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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8913

22 March 2005
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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
The revised Lisbon Strategy is soon to be a reality, and it's up to the Member States to make it so

Mr Juncker's convictions. The agreement on the mid-term revision of the Lisbon Strategy is almost a done deal, and the Heads of State and Government will give it their blessing on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a few last nips and tucks. Why am I so sure of this? For at least two reasons:

a) President Jean-Claude Juncker would not have anticipated the contents of the revision with such confidence and in such detail before the national MPs of the Member States (see our bulletin of 17 March,...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The revised Lisbon Strategy is soon to be a reality, and it's up to the Member States to make it so
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Steering committee meeting on 23 March
(EU) EU/DEFENCE/TSUNAMI: - Solana reflecting on rapid response procedures for military
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Javier Solana not budging on EU accession conditions
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: DEFENCE MINISTERS ADMIT EDSP DOES NOT PLAY “CRUCIAL ROLE” IN COMBATING TERRORISM
(EU) EU/CHINA: Taiwan and lifting arms embargo on China at centre of discussions between Li Zhaoxing, Asselborn and Solana
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/FRANCE: 52% no and 48% yes according to latest poll - MEPs appeal for yes among members of the Assemblée nationale
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EP/RUSSIA/CHECHNYA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: “Real” Spring Summit to revitalise Lisbon Strategy - Mr Juncker does not expect “long debate” on Stability Pact - Some Member States have misgivings about quantitative post-Kyoto objectives - “Services” directive and Mr Wolfowitz's nomination to be debated
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT: Mr Barroso counts on support of Member States for proposals to revitalise Lisbon and welcomes Stability Pact “which is a friend to Lisbon Strategy” - Call for agreement on financial perspectives in June - French leaders to clarify situation in “services” directive
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT/ENLARGED EUROGROUP: Ministers overcome last difficulties and suggest Pact with more margin of interpretation - European Council should approve text without much debate, Juncker stresses
(EU) EU/TRIPARTIE SOCIAL SUMMIT: Jean-Claude Juncker and Jose Manuel Barroso call on European social partners to give views on reactivation of Lisbon process and on initiative in favour of European youth pact
(EU) EU/USA: EU denounces Washington's “unilateral” withdrawal from negotiations on Airbus/Boeing and says it is ready to start negotiations up again
(EU) EU/GMO: First orientation debate at Barroso Commission on GMOs
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET/SERVICES: Opposition between old and new Member States serves as backdrop to debate on “Services” directive
(EU) EP/STABILITY PACT/EPP: Outcry of CDU/CSU MEPs against Sunday night's agreement
(EU) PES/LISBON STRAGETY: Poul Nyrup Rasmussen says role of women is crucial for “survival” of our social model
(EU) EP/LISBON STRATEGY/PES/BELGIUM:
(EU) EP/PATENT/SOFTWARE/FRANCE:
(EU) EP/TERRORISM/ICJ: Divergences on posisble competency of International Court of Justice on terrorist crimes
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE/BUDGET: New appeal against rural development funding cuts
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Hassi report calls on plenary to stick to its initial demands on reducing air pollution by boats at sea in a way that is far more radical than Council's proposal
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIUM: conferences and European seminars and april 2005
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 634
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