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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8929

16 April 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport/united states
Protest follows ban on lighters on aircraft

Brussels, 15/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, without debate, the Ecofin Council approved the sending of a note to the State Department to protest against the new regulation banning cigarette lighters on board aircraft. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) added lighters to its list of objects prohibited on board aircraft that are travelling to and from the United States or on domestic US flights from 14 April on. In their note, the Member States will state their concern...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: A few observations On the Chinese textiles affair and on EU-China economic relations in general
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Juncker and Bush discuss embargo on arms to China
(EU) EU/CHINA/GYMNICH: Work on lifting embargo continues
(EU) EU/SERBIA-MONTENEGRO: Visit by Olli Rehn on 18 and 19 April
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/SOCIAL PARTNERS: Support of Philippe de Buck and John Monks
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/CFSP/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EP/BALKANS: Parliament wants review of Dayton Agreement - New appeal to countries in region to cooperate properly with ICTY
(EU) EP/IRAN:
(EU) EP/DENMARK:
(EU) EP/CFSP: Parliament approves security strategy and recalls its opposition to lifting embargo on arms to China
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Difficult negotiations on readmission agreement with Russia
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Council favorable to cooperation with Libya on illegal immigration
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/UNITED STATES: Protest follows ban on lighters on aircraft
(EU) EU/ARREST WARRANT/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/EUROPOL:
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Work to focus on draft 7th framework programme for research and latest Commission proposals to support revival of Lisbon strategy
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE: Member States stick to positions on own resources and remain divided on budget for European Development Fund
(EU) EU/G7:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/GMO: EU to force Americans to certify all maize gluten exports from next week - Measure appropriate in view of EU, disproportionate in that of US
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Green Paper on “financial services” action plan on 3 May
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2006: Parliament wants matter of level of payment appropriations to be priority of budgetary procedure
(EU) EP/TIMETABLE: Parliament adopts timetable for 2006
(EU) EU/ACP: Sudan, Great Lakes, budgetisation of EDF and millennium objectives on menu for parliamentary assembly in Bamako
(EU) EP/SERVICES:
(EU) EU/SERVICES:
(EU) EP/PATENTS:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/COHESION: Innovation, transport networks, human resources, environmental protection and administrative capacity to be five priority themes of strategic guidelines for cohesion, says Danuta Hübner
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/INDUSTRIAL POLICY: Messrs Herzog and Monti exchange arguments for competitive European industrial policy
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Eurostat confirms forecasts for fourth quarter of 2004 - 0.2% growth in euro zone and 0.3% in EU 25
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Reasoned opinions to ten Member States for breaching Community rules on electronic communications
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Infringement proceedings against Ireland and Germany
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan of 220 million EUR for Stockholm ring-road
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