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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8921
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/vatican/comece

05/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - In a declaration following the death of Pope Jean-Paul II, COMECE (the Bishops' Conference of the European Community) spoke of “an energetic pontiff who was courageous and visionary” and who had tried to “build bridges between all the people of the world…and who had strengthened inter-religious relations, deepened ecumenical understanding between the different Christian faiths”. Members of the COMECE executive committee - Mgr Josef Homeyer, Mgr Adrianus...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Financial perspectives 2007-2013: the views of the European Parliament
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Mr Zoellick receives support of MEPs in favour of keeping embargo on arms sales to China in place
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EP/UN/HUMAN RIGHTS: European Parliament delegation in Geneva
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS/EGYPT: concerns about fate of Ayman Nour
(EU) EP/NORTHERN IRELAND: McCartney sisters at Socialist group
(EU) EP/BELGIUM: Former MEP Fernand Herman dies
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/HULMAN RIGHTS:
(EU) EU/VATICAN/COMECE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission seeking to strengthen meshing of European research - support for SMEs and regions - EUR 12 billion for essential research
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/RESTRUCTURING: Vladimir Spidla underlines Commission communication to accompany restructuring process through coordination measures that prevent negative social repercussions
(EU) EU/AUSTRALIA/AIR TRANSPORT: Meeting on Thursday to conclude horizontal air agreement
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) eu/usa: zOELLICK CRITICISES mANDELSON'S ATTITUDE TO AIRBUS/bOEING AFFAIR- SUPPORT FOR pASCAL lAMY AT wto
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Microsoft proposes changes to software inter-operability but discussions continue
(EU) EU/FISHERIES/BUDGET: Commission earmarks 2.6 billion EUR over seven years to implement reform of Common Fisheries Policy
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Debate with national MPs on eve of Commission's proposal confirms differences of opinion on 2007-2013 budget - Mr Lamassoure suggests review of “revenue” plank of budget
(EU) EP/EPP-ED: Presidents of the political groups of the EPP in Europe of 25 raise question of Union funding for 2007-13, revival of Lisbon strategy and ratification of European Constitution - Alain Lamassoure proposes “Financial Constitution for Europe”
(EU) FINANCIAL SERVICES: MEPs want to play greater role in inspections of CESR's democratic accountability
(EU) EU/BAVARIA: Edmund Stoiber wants earlier intervention before national parliamentary committee on European legislative proposals
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: President Jean-Claude Juncker invites Committee to state its position on implementation of cohesion policy, to be forwarded to European Council in June
(EU) EU/MOROCCO/SOCIAL INTEGRATION: Nouzha Chekrouni sees culture as response to problems of integration - Union should be Morocco's interlocutor when negotiating concrete projects
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(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Alliance for a competitive Europe calls for principles of efficiency, independence, credibility and consistency to be respected when conducting impact assessments of European legislation
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial producer prices up by 0.4%
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: European Disability Forum and organised civil society urge European Commission to ensure it is possible for all citizens to benefit from accessible infrastructures
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: EurailFreight Conference on 29 and 30 May in Munich
(EU) EU/INSURANCE:
(EU) OECD/SOCIAL: OECD Social Affairs ministers discuss social protection
(EU) EU/YOUTH: AEGEE calls for more flexibility on visas
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(EU) EP/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY/YOUTH:
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(EU) IEA/ENERGY: International Energy Agency calls on OECD countries to take drastic measures to reduce their demand for oil
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EuroCommerce considers it high time to create conditions favourable for growth and employment
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: 56th World Congress of International Union of Public Transport (UITP) from 5 to 9 June in Rome
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