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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8931

20 April 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/committee of the regions/social
Stormy debate at committee on opt-out clause to maximum working time - adoption of Hanham recommendation on working time adjustment - entire socialist group against

Brussels, 19/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - The debate was turbulent at the plenary of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) last Thursday. Opposition took an “unusual head-on” collision between the Socialist group on the one side, and on the other most of the other political forces represented at the CoR. Divergences centred on the on draft directive on introducing changes to working time legislation. The plenary vote on the recommendation of Joan Hanham (EPP-ED, United Kingdom) was close and...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Constitution: A few conditions to redress the balance in France
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/IRAN: Teheran ready to resume dialogue on human rights - Satisfaction after first visit by EP delegation
(EU) EU/NATO: Ukraine and NATO's political role, especially in Middle East, at top of agenda at informal meeting in Vilnius
(EU) EP/RUSSIA: Russia hopes to reinforce cooperation with EU, but Major General Gennady Savostyuk of Russia's mission to EU feels that latter is more reluctant
(EU) EP/SPACE: EP delegation at EU Satellite Centre in autumn
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/CFSP:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/ECB/BOARD: Mr Bin Smaghi wants to guarantee price stability and reduce public deficits of euro zone whilst giving citizens confidence - Parliamentary committee gets behind him
(EU) EU/EMU: Didier Donfut hopes to apply Eurogroup model to other Council formations to combat social dumping in EU - Euro zone summits
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE/BUDGET: Hearing of parties in Andreasen affair is postponed till 3 May
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/RESARCH: Commission and scientists will have to resist different take-over bids at European research council
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Danuta Hübner announces Commission's support for West Midlands further to collapse of MG Rover
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Debate continues on risk and crisis management measures in agricultural sector
(EU) EU/BSE: France reacts to risk of transmission of BSE to sheep
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/HEALTH: Vladimir Spidla, François Biltgen and Hans-Horst Konkolwesky launched European anti-noise campaign
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/USA: Dimas, Luxembourg and Lord Whitty appeal for fight against climate change
(EU) EU/information society: Twenty best projects likely to win European “IST” prize
(EU) EP/WTO/TRADE: Cuttaree awaits “final” with Pascal Lamy in race for head of WTO
(EU) EU/ENERGY/TURKEY: International Energy Agency wants more liberalisation in Turkey
(EU) ACP/EU: Joint Parliamentary Assembly expresses concern about inequitable liberal globalisation and continuing conflicts in Africa, but hope such conflicts will be resolved and ACP/EU partnership will contribute to achieving Millennium Development Goals
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Commissioner Kyprianou presents Commission working paper on INfluenza Pandemic Preparedness and Response Planning
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Reducing ship pollution
(EU) EP/PORTUGAL: Aid for farmers hit by drought
(EU) EP/HUMANITARIAN AID: Support for immediate emergency aid for Sahouri refugees
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EP/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/SERVICES: Draft “Gebhardt” report along right lines but clarification needed, say Greens
(EU) EP/SERVICES: ALDE group for country of origin principle “more than ever”
(EU) EP/SERVICES/EPP-ED:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/SOCIAL: Stormy debate at committee on opt-out clause to maximum working time - adoption of Hanham recommendation on working time adjustment - entire socialist group against
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Inflation remains unchanged at 2.1%
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/ERDF: Mountainous regions included in new regulation, scarcely populated areas, cross border zones and areas next to abandoned factories
(EU) EU/COurt of Justice: Germany not obliged to take into account bonuses to detached workers when assessing their salaries
(EU) EU/EUF/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EP/ALDE:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents No. 2406: Enlargement: European Parliament gives assent for Romania and Bulgaria's accession in 2007
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