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Council president Nicolas Schmit wants assurances on funding while calling on parliament and council to play part in financial perspectives - Commissioner Barrot, calls on Member States to make commitment and expects much from future “coordinators”

Strasbourg, 11/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday in Strasbourg the debate on Trans-European transport network was sparked off with a question from Paolo Costa (ALDE, Italy), president of the transport committee. Once again MEPs expressed their frustration ten years after the European Council had decided in December 1994 in Essen to launch these major infrastructure projects. The president of the Council Nicolas Schmit sought to provide assurances but admitted that there had been delays in...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Financial perspectives 2007-2013: taking stock - Funding of the cohesion policy creates a rift between Member States
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EUROPE 60 YEARS AFTER END OF SECOND WORLD WAR: “World War has finally come to an end - long live enlargement”, Jean-Claude Juncker says stressing our duty to remember and also to speak the truth
(EU) EP/GERMANY:
(EU) EP/USA/DATA PROTECTION:
(EU) EP/LUXEMBOURG: Grand Duke Henri calls on young generation to make rebirth of Europe their vision of society
(EU) EP/KYRGYZSTAN: Situation in Kyrgyzstan remains critical
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/FRANCE/EPP/ALDE: Brok more confident about vote in France
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/GREENS: French Greens support yes-vote
(EU) EP/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/CONSITUTION: Austria ratifies European constitution
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Bulgaria ratifies accession treaty
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Commissioner Rehn visits Cyprus on Thursday and Friday - two regulations still blocked at Council
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU insists on “full and entire” Israeli withdrawal
(EU) EU/LEBANON:
(EU) EU/DRC:
(EU) EU/ETHIOPIA: EU parliamentary election mission on 15 May
(EU) WEU/DEFENCE: Stef Goris emphasises three key words: ambition, power and autonomy, which will enable Europe find its place on international stage
(EU) EU/SCHUMAN DECLARATION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Council approves micro-economic plank of integrated guidelines and Competitiveness and Innovation Programme - Rebirth of industry is possible
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Commission and Russian government to meet “end June, beginning July” to discuss four spaces implementation
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Two consortiums in running for concession for European Galileo satellite navigation system to submit joint offer
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Discussion on funding reconstruction
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission mobilises EUR 28.3 million to aid most vulnerable Palestinians
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Temporary committee leaves door open for co-funding of market agricultural expenditure
(EU) EP/SOCIAL/WORKING TIME: With adoption of Cercas report, Parliament takes stance in favour of doing away with opt out and calls for respect of Court of Justice rulings regarding time on-call
(EU) EP/TRANS-EUROPEAN NETWORKS: Council president Nicolas Schmit wants assurances on funding while calling on parliament and council to play part in financial perspectives - Commissioner Barrot, calls on Member States to make commitment and expects much from future “coordinators”
(EU) EP/VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Agreement on qualification levels should help avoid conciliation
(EU) EP/ECB: Parliament approves choice of Lorenzo Bini-Smaghi as board member
(EU) EP/JHA: Franco Frattini explains importance of new action plan D
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission analyses Banca Italia's response
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: New maritime dossier on Commission's table
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Austria called upon to transpose European directive banning discrimination on grounds of race or ethnic origin in to national legislation
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: “Long-term Care for Older Persons conference in Luxembourg on 12 and 13 May
(EU) EU/UNIONS/CHINA: John Monks writes to Ms Ferrero-Waldner - China must fully respect human rights and unions
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/CINEMA: In 2004 European Union cinema admissions tops one million
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS: High level WCO strategic group ratifies draft framework standards structure for formal adoption in June
(EU) EU/EIB:
SUPPLEMENT (UNDER SEPARATE COVER)
EUROPE/Document N° 2413/2414: EU human rights policy with regard to rest of the world: European Parliament's demands
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