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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8918

1 April 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/united states
Little hope of agreement on Airbus/Boeing by 11 April says Zoellick

Brussels, 31/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - Former US trade representative Bob Zoellick, who is now Undersecretary of State, expressed serious doubts over the prospects of an EU / United States agreement on the ban on subsidies to Airbus and Boeing before the 11 April deadline. The two sides agreed a three-month truce on 11 January to negotiate an agreement but dialogue broke down on 21 March after deep divisions emerged on the definition of state aid (see EUROPE no. 8913). “My most recent...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Financial perspectives 2007-2013: two or three things we know about them
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Action plan will allow sound and effective partnership between EU and Ukraine, Asselborn says during Troika's visit to Kiev - Visa negotiations to begin by October
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: EP will follow Bulgaria and Romania's accession preparations “very closely”, says Mr Brok
(EU) EP/EPP-EE: Summit of Parliamentary group Presidents
(EU) EU/CHINA: Beijing demands “clarifications” from Luxembourg Presidency on lifting arms embargo
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EP/TUNISIA: Borrell welcomes remarkable achievements in economic and social development in Tunisia but stresses need for more progress when it comes to good governance
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
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GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE: Commission suggests sanctions in Byrd amendment affair
(EU) EU/TRADE: arbitration procedure at WTO on bananas
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Little hope of agreement on Airbus/Boeing by 11 April says Zoellick
(EU) EU/TRADE/SERBIA:
(EU) EU/TRADE/VIETNAM:
(EU) EU/TRADE/ANTIDUMPING:
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Rapporteur Böge recommends slight reduction in funding proposed by European Commission
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission gives green light to acquisition of MGM by Sony
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Honeywell to acquire Novar subject to relinquishing part of latter's Italian operation
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Eurostat estimates stable inflation for march at 2.1%
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) INTERNAL MARKET/BANKS: Commission looks favourably on creation of single market in banking sector
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: COST launches 17 new research projects
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: COST acts on neurone vulnerability
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission proposes dozen measures to avoid company restructuring resulting in human and social drama - Launch of second consultation phase with social partners on company restructuring and European Works Councils
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Social troika and informal Labour and Employment Council focus on industrial restructuring (7-8 April)
(EU) EU/EESC/SOCIAL: Minister François Biltgen and Henri Malosse are pleased with results of Spring Summit
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: Mitigated reaction from European economic players after Spring European Council
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents No. 2405: Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly: Plenary session in Cairo
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