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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8936

27 April 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/industrial policy
Work of 5th Franco-German Council focuses on industrial cooperation and innovation

Brussels, 26/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - President Chirac and Chancellor Schröder presided the 5th Franco-German Council of Ministers in Paris on Tuesday. The Council was largely devoted to joint industrial innovation projects. The two presidents of the Franco-German working group on economic cooperation set in place at the last Council in October 2004, Jean-Louis Beffa (Saint-Gobain CEO) and Gerhard Cromme (Thyssen Krupp CEO) presented four programmes aimed at giving Germany and France the...

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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
(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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