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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8951

21 May 2005
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/general affairs
Packed agenda for Council on Monday and Tuesday, to be extended to defence and development ministers

Brussels, 20/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - The “General Affairs/External Relations Council” to be held on Monday and Tuesday under the Presidency of Jean Asselborn (and to be preceded on Sunday evening by a conclave on the forthcoming financial perspectives of the EU, see EUROPE 8950) will have a multitude of items on its agenda under the “defence”, “general affairs”, “external relations” and “development” planks. The configuration of the Council will vary depending on the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: A few comments on recent events
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Packed agenda for Council on Monday and Tuesday, to be extended to defence and development ministers
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/BELGIUM: Massive yes from House of Representatives
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/FRANCE: Jean-Claude Juncker states there is no “plan B”
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/FRANCE/NETHERLANDS: JEF-Europe campaign
(EU) EU/REGIONS/CONSTITUTION: General mobilisation for yes-vote at Wroclaw summit - Peter Straub says Constitution is under no circumstances codification of neo-Liberal ideology
(EU) EP/CUBA: Hans-Gert Pottering and Louis Michel protest at two MEPs being refused entry to Cuba
(EU) EU/IVORY COAST: EU welcomes 'significant progress' and calls for free and fair elections to be held in October 2005
(EU) EP/RUSSIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CHINA/TRADE/TEXTILES: Chinese negotiator in Brussels next week to clarify Beijing's intentions, after recent announcement of average increase of 400% in its export customs duty
(EU) EU/EMU/ITALY: Mr Berlusconi opposes excessive deficit proceedings against Italy - Commissioner Almunia makes his intentions known
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: On 22 June, Commission to propose radical reform of common market organisation for sugar
(EU) EU/FRANC/ITALY/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/WROCLAW SUMMIT/COHESION: Danuta Hübner and Jean-Marie Halsdorf calls for more means for regional and local authorities
(EU) EU/WROCLAW: Final declaration highlights role of cities and regions in the enlarged Europe
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 157 million for transport infrastructure in Hungary
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves joint venture between Belgacom and Swisscom
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL: Work focuses on incentive to hatred in third country broadcasting, youth participation and information, new education and training indicators
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Jan Figel and Viviane Reding look at how to harness eLearning for growth
(EU) EU/SPORT: At World Anti-Doping Agency conference, Luxembourg Presidency stresses zero tolerance for doping
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: First UN meeting devoted to combating climate change as Kyoto brings no progress
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: EUR 620,000 in aid to Eritrea
(EU) EP/BRAZIL: Massimo D'Alema welcomes launch of EUBRASIL
(EU) EP/BRUSSELS SESSION:
(EU) EU/SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST: CEEP lists ten fundamental principles to safeguard and guarantee SGIs
(EU) EP/CLONING:
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Nikiforos Kiamandouros urges European Parliament to bring OLAF into line
(EU) EU/LANGUAGES/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Italy complains about linguistic discrimination in job adverts - Commissioner Figel urged not to follow in Commissioner Kinnock's footsteps
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents No. 2415/2416 Warsaw Summit:
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