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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8920

5 April 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/comittee of the regions/slovenia
Peter Straub says competitiveness requires more power on the ground for local and regional bodies

Brussels, 04/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - Visiting new EU Member States of the EU to explain the role of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the advantages of decentralisation constitutes a priority of the President of the Committee Peter Straub. In this context, President Straub visited Ljubljana (Slovenia) on 30-31 March, to meet national and regional political leaders, notably the president of the Republic Janez Drnovsek, presidents of the National Assembly, France Cukjati and of the...

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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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