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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8922

7 April 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/gcc
15th session of joint ministerial council on speeding up negotiations on free trade and concluding them by end of 2005 - Mandelson worried about separate bilateral agreements

Manama, Bahrain 06/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - The EU and the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) finished work at the 15th session of the Joint Cooperation Council in Manama (Bahrain) on the common commitment to intensify negotiations for concluding a free trade agreement. The EU delegation, chaired by Jean Asselborn, minister of foreign affairs in Luxembourg and president of the Council of the European Union, also included members of the European Commission, Peter Mandelson,...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Constitution: French debate seen from the outside
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/FRANCE: Socialist Group initiates campaign for “yes vote” in French referendum, with Socialists from Member States
(EU) EP/ITALY: ALDE and Greens/EFA Groups welcome success of centre-left in regional elections
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA:
(EU) EU/UN/MILLENNIUM SUMMIT:
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU criticises elections of 31 March as not being free or democratic
(EU) EU/BELARUS: EU calls on Belarus authorities to ensure Marinitch gets sutiable medical care
(EU) UE/IRAQ:
(EU) EP/UN/REFUGEES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES 2007-2013: Commission finalises package of legislative proposals for financial framework 2007-2013 - Commissioner Grybauskaité warns of risk of “blocking Europe”
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commissioner Potocnik presents 7th FPRD project to Parliament - Coreper welcomes doubling of Community research effort - Jerzy Busek is Parliament rapporteur
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/HOME AFFAIRS: Proposal for sharply increased justice and home affairs budget, especially for asylum and immigration
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/RETAIL TRADE:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES/COHESION: Hubner says that with a new expanded thematic field, a reduced activation threshold and a rapid intervention system, the new solidarity fund will be easier to use - Nicolas Schmit warns that not getting political agreement in June will have high political cost
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: EUR 2.6 billion proposed for implementing common fisheries policy
(EU) EU/TRADE/TEXTILES: Commission adopts guidelines with view to possible application of safeguard measures in event of surge in textile imports from China
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: EU wants “amicable solution” to Airbus/Boeing dispute, says Mandelson, unmoved by Zoellick's criticism
(EU) EU/EMU/GREECE: Commission satisfied by Greece's efforts to bring down deficit in 2006 - No next stage in excessive deficit proceedings - Talks continue between Athens and Eurostat
(EU) EP/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/COHESION: In its final declaration, joint council of Brussels refuses to renationalise cohesion policy as proposed by some Member States and calls for budget equal to 1.2% of GNI
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/HEALTH/CONSUMERS: Commission presents EU's action programme for health and consumer protection 2007-2013 (for 1.2 billion EUR)
(EU) EU/CHEMICALS: Commission takes pains to remove last obstacles to practicability of REACH, but it will not re-write proposal before Parliament's first reading
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET/SERVICES: Greens/EFA and social platform seminar highlights specific nature of social sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for acquisition of Edinfor by EDP and LogicaCMG
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: According to an external report, Commission has to take new initiative for strengthening competitiveness in European forest-based industry
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EP/SERVICES/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/GCC: 15th session of joint ministerial council on speeding up negotiations on free trade and concluding them by end of 2005 - Mandelson worried about separate bilateral agreements
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