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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8948
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) council of europe

3rd Summit reinforces human dimension of Council of Europe with new social cohesion pillar

Warsaw, 17/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - The mission of the third Summit of the Council of Europe was to redefine the mandate of the pan-European organisation. This objective led some to fear drastic cuts in the activities of the Council of Europe. However, the wish of certain countries of the European Union to focus the organisation's activities on its fields of excellence (human rights, democracy and the rule of law) met with the opposition of others, which wanted to continue cooperation in...

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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:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 641
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