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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8936

27 April 2005
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey
Association Council with mixed results - EU welcomes initialling of agreement to extend customs union but criticises side-slipping and insists that reforms be implemented

Luxembourg, 26/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - In Luxembourg on Tuesday, the European Union welcomed Turkey's initialling of the protocol designed to extend the EU/Turkey customs union agreement to the new Member States including Cyprus, but voiced concern at several recent events in Turkey and insisted that reforms be implemented. This is the only association council between the European Council of last December, which decided that accession negotiations could start under certain conditions, and...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Association Council with mixed results - EU welcomes initialling of agreement to extend customs union but criticises side-slipping and insists that reforms be implemented
(EU) EU/CROATIA: No improvement in Croatia according to Carla del Ponte who hopes for changes before June
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Council gives go-ahead to conclude talks on four spaces - Firmness shown on link between visa facilitation and readmission
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/FRANCE: Chancellor Schroeder, alongside President Chirac, urges for heart-felt, reasoned yes-vote and assures Franco-German link cannot be broken
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/CZECH REPUBLIC:
(EU) EU/BALKANS: EU prepares to start negotiations with Serbia-Montenegro on SAA “as soon as possible” - Council's disappointment at local elections in FYROM
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/CONSTITUTION: “With or without European Constitution, Bulgaria and Romania will join in 2007” says Juncker
(EU) EU/LEBANON:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/GMO: EU to take action to prevent further non-authorised GMO contamination
(EU) EU/TRADE/RUSSIA: Commission calls on Member States to speed up harmonised phytosanitary certificate
(EU) EU/FISHING: Adoption of regulation setting up fishing inspection agency - simplification of CFP rules
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2006: Commission proposes payment appropriations above 5.9% - budget flexibility for reconstruction of Asian countries affected by tidal wave
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Juncker increases pressure on Member States to reach agreement in June, refusing to give figures
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Juncker and many MEPs criticise stance taken by Six
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: MEPs sceptical about utility of code of conduct for applying Stability and Growth Pact reform
(EU) EU/TRADE/CHINA:
(EU) EU/CHINA/TRADE/TEXTILES: Commission's inquiry to start Friday - Paris makes formal request to Commission to condense informal consultation procedure with China
(EU) EU/TRADE/DOHA: Mr Schmit calls for negotiations to resume
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS/TAXATION: Future Customs 2013 and Fiscalis 2013 programmes table on trans-European computerised networks and cooperation
(EU) EU/INDUSTRIAL POLICY: Work of 5th Franco-German Council focuses on industrial cooperation and innovation
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Mr Farage to ask conference of presidents to call on Mr Barroso to explain invitations he has received to EP and threatens to table motion of censure
(EU) EP/SERVICES:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/UNITED STATES: Better access to American market remains focus of air negotiations resumed with United States, Council states
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: European Medicines Agency warns against use of antidepressants in children and adolescents
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EP/WORKING TIME: Trade union side finds Committee vote on Cercas report encouraging but GUE/NGL Group finds it insufficient
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Impact of Chernobyl is still with us, Greens say
(EU) EP/ACP: Speaking before Joint Assembly, Astrid Lulling stresses responsibility of Europeans but also of ACP countries
(EU) EP/REGIONAL/COHESION: Danuta Hübner announces next stages in reform of cohesion policy
(EU) EU/EXTREMELY REMOTE REGIONS: MEPs from these regions urge Danuta Hübner to keep increased part-financing rates
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Decentralisation at centre of work of European Summit of Regions and Cities, with Jean-Marie Halsdorf and Danuta Hübner
(EU) EP/REGIONAL:
(EU) Eu/REGIONAL: President Barroso meets presidents of Pyrenees-Mediterranean Euroregion
(EU) Eu/REGIONAL/ebrd: Danuta Hübner and Jean Lemierre discuss initiatives in central and eastern Europe - Commission/eib/ebrd meeting to follow agreement on financial pespectives
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB lends EUR 20 million for environmental improvements in St Petersburg, russia
(EU) EU/SOCIAL DIALOGUE:
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Luxembourg presidency wants answers to questions from young citizens
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Luxembourg presidency says cultural industries help European economy expand
(EU) EU/media: International federation of journalists calls on governments to guarantee media quality
(EU) EP/ETHICS:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/ETHICS:
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