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Towards agreement on intermediary development aid objectives - preference for modest and non-binding contribution based on air tickets rather than on kerosene taxation

Luxembourg, 17/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - The EU finance ministers have not yet all subscribed to the new intermediary official development aid (ODA) objectives, but have moved on to an additional method of aid financing, with a contribution from air passengers. During the informal session of the Ecofin Council in Luxembourg, the ministers also called for a pilot version of the International Financing Facility (IFF) to be implemented, devoted to vaccination. The technical and operational...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU-Russia: Positive development even if it currently consists of more announcements than accomplishments
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Warsaw summit decides to improve collaboration between European organisations - Jean-Claude Juncker is entrusted with covering future relations between Council of Europe and EU
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: 46 Heads of State and Government of Council of Europe renew commitment to common values - Towards more transparency and efficiency?
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: 3rd Summit reinforces human dimension of Council of Europe with new social cohesion pillar
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/YOUTH:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Next week's high-level meeting could be decisive
(EU) EU/UZBEKISTAN: Commission calls for calm from Uzbek authorities
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Worrying economic situation - euro coins bearing effigy of enlarged Europe and reflection on external representation of euro zone
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Towards agreement on intermediary development aid objectives - preference for modest and non-binding contribution based on air tickets rather than on kerosene taxation
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/ECB: Despite growth differences between Member States, ECB monetary policy is appropriate, Trichet repeats
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: No progress on 2007-13 financial framework - Juncker to present compromise between extreme positions
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Support for better financial crisis management
(EU) EU/WTO/TRADE: Appointment of Pascal Lamy as head of WTO should be confirmed on 26 May by general council in Geneva
(EU) EU/TRADE/TEXTILES: Peter Mandelson wants to launch formal consultations with Beijing at WTO on two categories of textiles
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: In Berlin, Danuta Hübner meets Joschka Fischer and representatives of German, Polish and Czech trade unions - DGB, Solidarnoscz and CMKOS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/EPIZOOTIES/CORRECTION:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Third progress report on cohesion presented by Danuta Hübner highlights “clear link” between objectives of renewed Lisbon Strategy and cohesion policy
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission vetoes decision by German regulator on call termination in fixed telephone networks
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/SERVICES: EU-DLC wants dental profession to be excluded from “services” directive
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Europe must seize development opportunities offered by on-line film, says Viviane Reding
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: “Quality assurance” and European framework of qualifications on agenda of Bergen conference on Bologna Process
(EU) EU/EESC/CHANGES TO WORKING TIME: Committee says director's proposal on certain changes to working time is “real step backwards”
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 30 million loan for SMEs and urban infrastructure in Bosnia-Herzegovina
(EU) EU/COMPANIES:
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE/INNOVATION:
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