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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8944

11 May 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 28
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competitiveness council
Main textile producer countries restate their request to Commission to shorten informal consultation procedure with Beijing

Brussels, 10/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - The work of the Competitiveness Council on 10 May in Brussels chaired by Luxembourg Minister for the Economy Jeannot Krecké partly focused on two points closely related to the Lisbon strategy. These were: the integrated guidelines (LDI) adopted by the Commission on 12 April this year (EUROPE 8926) which encompass the broad economic policy guidelines (BEPG) and the guidelines for employment - the Council mainly tackled micro-economic aspects of the...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: President Karzai tells Parliament he is counting on Europe's multi-annual commitment to his country and stresses his determination to fight drugs
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EP/NORTHERN IRELAND: Parliament expresses solidarity with McCartney sisters and calls for assassins of their brother to be tried - Bairbre de Brun says Sinn Fein supports sisters and seeks justice
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Moscow summit adopts roadmaps for four common spaces - Step towards “Greater Europe”, Putin says - “Love affair” between EU and Russia, according to Juncker
(EU) EU/CHINA: Ministerial Troika in Beijing to mark 30th Anniversary of EU-China Diplomatic Relations
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission's detailed programme for freedom, security and justice programme over next five years
(EU) UE/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Comparative graph of legal systems in Europe
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/BANKING:
(EU) EU/STATE AID/ALITALIA:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council shows political resolve to help young farmers face demographic and innovation challenges
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Winners and losers of possible co-financing for farm expenditure
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/FRAUD:
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Main textile producer countries restate their request to Commission to shorten informal consultation procedure with Beijing
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Japanese and Europeans move forward toward agreement on building international thermonuclear experimental reactor (ITER)
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Two cases relating to marine industry currently under President Barroso's jurisdiction
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Directive on cross-border corporate enterprise mergers one step closer to adoption at first reading
(EU) EP/SOCIAL/WORKING TIME: Vladimir Spidla rejects all amendments suggested by EP in relation to renunciation clause
(EU) EP/PORT SECURITY: Plenary adopts Hennis-Plasschaert report on improved port security
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament's second reading illustrates level of ambition on bathing water quality
(EU) EP/MERCOSUR: Commission hopes ministerial meeting to resume negotiations on trade agreement will take place before July
(EU) ACP/EU/WTO: ACP group deeply disappointed by decision of WTO appeals body condemning sugar regime but counts on EU to get commitments to ACP respected
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: ALDE reflects on future European development aid strategies
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: FERRMED association presents study on Rhine-Rhone-Mediterranean rail axis for freight transport
(EU) EU/SCHENGEN/VISAS:
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