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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8957
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fishing

30% increase in serious infringements to CFP rules - Commission calls on Member States to withdraw licences, for breaches of rules

Brussels, 30/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Monday the European Commission adopted a report on action that seriously infringed the Common Fisheries Rules (CFP) rules in 2003. The report shows the number of serious breaches went up from 6,756 in 2002 to 9,502 in 2003. 5 Member States detected 88% of reported infringements: Spain 3158 (with a fleet of 14397), 2569 in Italy (15639 boats); 1316 in Portugal with (10313 boats), 766 breaches in Greece (18979 boats) and 596 in France (8047). The...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Constitution: negative repercussions of French choice, particularly on new “financial perspectives” on European agriculture
THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: France says it will keep a close eye on CAP
(EU) EU/RIO GROUP: Europeans and South Americans reaffirm common faith in multilateralism with a view to UN Summit
(EU) EP/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Parliament wants to be involved in union's future agency on fundamental rights
(EU) EP/ARMAMENTS: Parliament calls for more effort from EU for elaborating treaty on small arms control
(EU) EP/TURKEY/ARMENIAN PROBLEM:
(EU) EP/SIMONE VEIL:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FISHING: 30% increase in serious infringements to CFP rules - Commission calls on Member States to withdraw licences, for breaches of rules
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council is divided over crisis management measures
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/CHINA/TRADE/TEXTILES: Displeased with Brussels/Washington commitment on emergency measures to restrict Chinese textile exports, Beijing threatens trade war
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: New Commission attempt to revive Airbus/Boeing talks
(EU) EU/AIR SECURITY: Creation of warning system for Member States and strengthened Community legislation in wake of Onur Air case
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Commission proposes new selection process for European capitals of culture
(EU) EP/REGIONAL/COHESION FUNDS: With adoption of Hatzidakis, Fava and Andria reports, parliamentary committee sets out priorities for cohesion policy in 2007-2013
(EU) EU/TRADE: Positive reactions and positions taken after appointment of Pascal Lamy at Head of WTO
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Green week 2005 tackles climate change
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Researchers need infrastructure and administrative simplification - fundamental research funding has to be ensured
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: UEAPME says vocational training should be on same footing as other types of education
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Conference on high definition television in Europe
(EU) EU/MEDIA: Federation of European Publishers says copyright has to be retained
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Young disabled boy appeals against Aventis Pasteur in vaccination case
(EU) EU/CHURCHES:
(EU) EU/ANTI-SEMITISM:
(EU) EU/CHARLEMAGNE PRIZE/ITALY:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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