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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8954

26 May 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 31
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/russia
MEPs underline Russia's strategic importance but highlight respect of European principles and values

Brussels, 25/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - The EP debate on the report by Cecilia Malmström (ALDE, Sweden) on EU/Russia relations demonstrated on Wednesday again demonstrated the democratic deficit in Russia and the absence of a political solution in Chechnya weighing down on the possibilities of deepening future relations with Moscow. Nobody questioned the importance of Russia as a “strategic partner” with which the EU should not only share economic and trade interests but also the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Financial perspectives: moving further from compromise?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EP/CONSTITUTION/FRANCE: Common declaration from Junker and Barroso after referendum - Juncker says re-negotiation is “strictly unimaginable” - Josep Borrell warns that French no-vote will not be a “tsunami” that brings any good
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/FRANCE: Intergroup at EP organises human chain
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/AUSTRIA: Yes at Bundesrat
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Turkish minister of economy is chief negotiator for EU membership
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Benita Ferrero-Waldner calls on Colonel Gaddafi to release Bulgarian and Palestinian medical personnel
(EU) EU/SUDAN: EU presents Addis Ababa with global support package for Darfur mission
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/CENSURE MOTION: General outcry from overwhelming majority of MEPs against Nigel Farage's censure motion against José Manuel Barroso, considered groundless - Commission president willing to discuss creation of advisory group on standards in public life
(EU) EP/RUSSIA: MEPs underline Russia's strategic importance but highlight respect of European principles and values
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BORDER: Ilkka Laitinen from Finland to supervise European border agency
(EU) EU/CHINA/TRADE/TEXTILES: Commission gives green light to formal consultations with Peking for two textile product categories
(EU) EU/ACP: Council green light for releasing a billion from EDF “conditional” on progress in funds disbursement
(EU) EU/RIO GROUP: 12th ministerial meeting between EU and Rio Group - EU-Mercosur meeting to discuss resumption of negotiations on trade agreement between two sides
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/GMO: Batch of gluten containing unauthorised BT10 maize intercepted by Irish authorities
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Commission conditionally approves Italian allocation plan for greenhouse gas emissions trading
(EU) EU/CHILDREN'S RIGHTS: Franco Frattini to unveil 'comprehensive strategy on the protection of children' at the end of 2005 or start of 2006
(EU) EU/SPACE: Commission presents first elements of future European space programme
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Juncker says June agreement less likely
(EU) EU/STATISTICS: Commission proposes code of conduct
(EU) EU/OECD: OECD underlines sluggish growth in euro zone and calls for lower interest rates
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL: Conclusions on new assessment indicators - Ministers insist multilingualism must be included in education systems
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL: Resolutions on increasing young people's involvement in democracy and facilitate access to information
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET/SERVICES: Second part of “Gebhardt” report boosts role of “one-stop shop” and control by host State
(EU) EP/PATENTS: Michel Rocard says patenting of computer controlled inventions will allow for exclusion of software patents
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: EP concerned a sugar reform proposals
(EU) EU/TRADE/CORRECTION:
(EU) EP/TUNISIA: Tunisian NGOs and civil society brief European Parliament on progress after ten years of first Association Agreement in EuroMed zone
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: European conference on public awareness and development education for North-South solidarity
(EU) EU/REGIONS/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: CPMR President Claudio Martini says 'No to Europe paying the price of derisive budget agreements'
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: EEB stresses role of European Parliament in funding of Natura 2000
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 25/05/2005: