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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8915

24 March 2005
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/defence
Netherlands wants to entrust key role of coordination of military means and development cooperation to EU planning cell

Luxembourg, 23/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - During their informal meeting of 18 March in Luxembourg, defence ministers of the EU Member States welcomed the document by their Dutch colleague, Henk Kamp, which presented ideas for a coordinated approach to crisis management combining military security with development cooperation. The Netherlands wonder to what extent the new civil-military planning cell within the EU Military Staff (that is to begin operating from April on) can improve...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CROATIA/SPRING SUMMIT: Task force to verify level of Croatian cooperation with ICTFY
(EU) EU/UN/SPRING SUMMIT: EU firmly resolved to playing a major role in United Nations
(EU) EU/LISBON/SPRING SUMMIT: EU reaffirms position
(EU) EU/CHINA:
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Netherlands wants to entrust key role of coordination of military means and development cooperation to EU planning cell
(EU) EP/DEFENCE: Karl von Wogau calls for additional means against weapons of mass destruction
(EU) EU/SERBIA-MONTENEGRO: Feasibility study on Serbia-Montenegro would be on European Commission's agenda for 12 April
(EU) EU/ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: Peace with Israel and reforms at heart of debates in Algiers - Zapatero presents Alliance of Civilisations proposal
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Stability Pact reforms, Lisbon Strategy relaunched and many controversial points of “Services” directive clarified, says Jean-Claude Juncker - Hopes of agreement on financial perspectives in June - Lisbon Strategy to answer citizens' real concerns, says Juncker
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(EU) EU/CLIMATE: European summit works on compromise - EU to keep up impetus for post-2012 by defending target of reducing emissions in all industrialised countries by 15-30% in run up to 2020 - No explicit targets for 2050
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT/RESEARCH/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT/SERVICES: 25 underlines that services directive must respond to two imperatives - opening up of services market and respect for European social model
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT/STABILITY PACT: Heads of State endorse, without change, report by finance ministers on Stability and Growth Pact
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT/WORLD BANK: Paul Wolfowitz expected to be given hearing on his programme before 31 March
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Member States ready to go into battle - Chirac renews attack against British cheque
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRANSPORT: Initial cautious contact with view to resumption of negotiations on aviation agreement
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Commission sends formal notice to Greece on European public procurement legislation
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Three infringement procedures underway against six Member States
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises acquisition of Hungarian stock exchange and clearing house
(EU) EU/SPACE: Experts' report emphasises strategic dimension of space for European security
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission welcomes “e-mobility” platform, set up by 15 companies
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan of nearly 121 million EUR for Soyouz Arianespace project
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan of 30 million EUR for sanitation infrastructure in Turkey
(EU) EU/ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION/ITALY/LIBYA: Frattini - Pisanu meeting
(EU) OECD/IMMIGRATION: Most recent OECD report reveals trend towards stabilisation in immigration flows
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