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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8951

21 May 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/brazil
Massimo D'Alema welcomes launch of EUBRASIL

Brussels, 20/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - Last week in Strasbourg, Massimo D'Alema, President of the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with Mercosur, welcomed the creation of EUBRASIL, an association (of which he is the honorary president) that aims to support the development of fruitful business, political and cultural links between the European Union and Brazil. EUBRASIL, which was officially launched on 16 May in Sao Paolo on the occasion of a visit by the delegation chaired by...

Contents

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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