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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8931

20 April 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 39 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/alde

19/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - A mistake was made in our article on the commentary from the ALDE group at the EP on the regional elections in Italy (EUROPE 8922). It should have read: Graham Watson, Scottish Liberal (and not English).

 

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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