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Parliament approves choice of Lorenzo Bini-Smaghi as board member

Strasbourg, 11/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - Unsurprisingly, the European Parliament approved the nomination of Lorenzo Bini-Smaghi on 11 May as a member of the board of the European Central Bank, to replace Tommaso Padoa Schioppa, who is retiring (see EUROPE 8931 for Mr Bini-Smaghi's hearing in parliamentary committee). 410 voted in favour of Mr Bini-Smaghi, 88 against and 92 abstained. Mr Bini-Smaghi will certainly make “a good central banker”, said French Socialist Pervenche Berès,...

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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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