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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/culture

Mies van der Rohe 2005 award goes to Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas

Brussels, 12/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 11 April in Barcelona, the European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Multi-Lingualism, Jan Figel, and the Mayor of Barcelona, Joan Clos, awarded the EU prize for contemporary architecture work to Rem Koolhaas, a Dutch architect, for the Netherlands Embassy Berlin. The Emerging Architect Special Mention award of 10,000 euros goes to the Basketbar project in Utrecht (Netherlands), by architects Pieter Bannenberg, Walter van Dijk,...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: In France the pro-Europeans begin to get their voices heard and the constitution begins to get understood for what it really is
THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) EU/SERBIA-MONTENEGRO: Commission recommends opening talks with Serbia-Montenegro to conclude stabilisation and association agreement, but calls for more cooperation with ICTY
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(EU) EU/SUDAN: Commission announces readiness to contribute at least €590 M to Sudan for 2005-2007 but promise is on condition of implementation of peace agreement and progress in Darfur
(EU) EU/FEDERALIST: Mercedes Bresso to succeed Jo Leinen at head of EUF - European Citizens Convention in Genoa to reflect on future
GENERAL NEWS
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(EU) EU/ECOFIN/GREECE: No new procedures in excessive debt procedure
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Member States stick to 1 July for entry into force for savings tax legislation
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council remains divided on additional funding for development aid
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Council requests proposal on minimum excise duties
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Italy finally adopts European arrest warrant
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Unconditional green light to Czech Republic's national plan on emission quotas - Commission formally rejects UK request
(EU) EU/BORDERS/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Commission proposes five-year work programme (2005-2010) to give impetus to Barcelona process
(EU) EU/LISBON PROCESS: Commission adopts new integrated guidelines on economic policy and employment for 2005-2008
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2003: Commission quitus
(EU) EP/BUDGET/ROMANIA/BULGARIA: EP/Council tough it out
(EU) EU/JAPAN/RESEARCH: EU and Japan hope to reach agreement on site of ITER project before July G8 Summit - Commissioner Potocnik hopes to boost cooperation with Tokyo in field of science and technology
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Decision on Alitalia in May possible but not certain
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(EU) EU/GMO: Commission may decide to suspend maize gluten imports from US until Syngenta supplies detection methods for Bt10 maize which entered EU illegally
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Ms Fischer Boel hopes to boost controls of cattle exports to third countries
(EU) EU/EDUCATION AND TRAINING/LISBON STRATEGY: Commission publishes Report 2005 on progress towards Lisbon objectives in education and training
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Mies van der Rohe 2005 award goes to Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Commission adopts annual financial assistance programmes for Macedonia, Serbia-Montenegro and Kosovo
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(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/APRIL PLENARY: Peter Straub calls for Constitution to be adopted - Danuta Hübner takes part - Debate focuses on regional policy, European neighbourhood policy and working time
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