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Stoiber visits European Commission

Brussels, 04/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - Bavarian minister president, Edmund Stoiber, met the European Commission president, José Manuel Barroso on Monday, as well as the vice president Gunther Verheugen (industry) and Commissioner of the information society and media, Viviane Reding., with whom he discussed the future of public radio/television broadcasting in Germany. The exchange of views with Mr Barroso focused on the Lisbon strategy, the “services directive”, financial perspectives...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The debate in France on the Constitution is timely and useful, despite (temporary?) advancement of the “no-vote” and the anti-Europeans' lies
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Washington ready to extend talks on Airbus/Boeing beyond 11 April, but WTO remains option if talks break down
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: President Khatami seeking agreement with EU on nuclear power for civilian use - new negotiations session between European and Iranian experts in Geneva next week
(EU) EU/GULF: Jean Asselborn prepares ministerial on 5 April
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Javier Solana in Moscow
(EU) EU/BURMAH: Burmese living in Europe protest against “independent report” by European Commission
(EU) EU/VATICAN: European institutions pay homage to Jean-Paul II
(EU) EP/CHINA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: European Commission's spring economic forecasts show moderate growth in 2005 - Commission soon to examine risk of excessive deficit in Italy and Portugal
(EU) EU/GERMANY: Stoiber visits European Commission
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Commission calls on Council for mandate to open negotiations with Argentina on Galileo - State of progress of discussions and talks underway
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE: Washington “disappointed” by European trade sanctions in Byrd Amendment affair
(EU) EU/TRADE/COUNTERFEITING: Conference in Budapest
(EU) EU/GULF/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs launches reinforced energy dialogue with oil producer countries from Gulf Cooperation Council
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Euro-Mediterranean forum contribution to tenth anniversary of Barcelona declaration
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Kiev suspends visa regime for European nationals for four months - Ms Ferrero-Waldner wants negotiations on visas before October
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Curcuma palm oil must be certified Sudan-free to be imported into EU
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Parliament set to take position next week on specific visas for researchers
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/DRUGS:
(EU) EP/GREENS/GERMANY: First joint meeting of EP Greens/EFA group with Bundestag's Bündnis90/Die Grünen group
(EU) EP/EPP-ED/BULGARIA: EPP-ED bureau meets in Sofia
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Eurochambres opposes Reimer Böge's proposals
(EU) EU/TURKEY/EUROCHAMBRES:
(EU) EP/APRIL SESSION: Accession applications from Romania and Bulgaria, Commission's annual strategic report, Spring Summit, security policy, Balkans reconstruction - Space of freedom, security and justice - Fight against malaria, 'flu pandemic - Transport, fish stocks
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Lehne report in line with Council position on directive relating to cross-border mergers between companies with share capital
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET/SERVICES:
(EU) EU/LIBERAL PARTIES:
(EU) EP/APRIL FOOL:
(EU) EU/EESC/APRIL PLENARY: Future regional policy, EU/India relations, single market priorities 2005-2010 - Participation of Commission vice-president Margot Wällstrom
(EU) EU/REGIONS/CPMR: Conference of peripheral maritime regions of Europe says spring summit conclusions are “encouraging and motivating” for regional players - memorandum of the regions in favour of including regional competitiveness and employment for 2007-13 in European June council address
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment rate rises to 8.9%
(EU) EP/COMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/COHESION: Joint conference with Danuta Hübner and Nicolas Schmit
(EU) EU/COMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/SLOVENIA: Peter Straub says competitiveness requires more power on the ground for local and regional bodies
(EU) EU/REGIONS/CPMR: seminar on “regional and territorial state aid - What future after 2006?” (Oviedo, 18 april)
(EU) OECD:
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